Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart Prediction & Betting Tips

Stuttgart make the trip to Borussia-Park this Sunday to take on Borussia Monchengladbach in the return to the Bundesliga after the winter break. Monchengladbach need a big three points to kick-start the second half of their season whereas Stuttgart will continue to hunt down the likes of Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.

• Mönchengladbach and Stuttgart to draw @ 14/5 on Paddy Power
• Under 2.5 goals @ 6/4 on William Hill
• Both teams to score @ ⅖ on Paddy Power

These odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Date: 14/01/2024

Kick-off time: 16:30

Location: Borussia-Park

The Bundesliga returns this weekend and sees a middling Borussia Monchengladbach take on the high-flying Stuttgart. The hosts have had a rollercoaster season and see themselves stuck in the bottom half, whereas Stuttgart have stuck in the top spots despite finishing 16th last season.

Borussia Monchengladbach currently sit 12th in the Bundesliga after 16 games. The Foals have four wins, five draws and seven losses, leaving them on just 17 points, only seven points above the relegation zone.

Monchengladbach actually have one of the better attacks in the Bundesliga, with 31 goals in 16 games, an average of 1.94 goals a game. However, their defence is another story. Monchengladbach are ranked 17th in the Bundesliga for goals conceded, having conceded 35 goals in 16 games, keeping just one clean sheet.

Stuttgart, on the other hand, sit third in the Bundesliga. In 16 games, Stuttgart have 11 wins, one draw and four losses which leaves them on 34 points, four points behind Bayern Munich and eight points behind Leverkusen.

Much like Monchengladbach, Stuttgart’s attack are delivering, scoring 37 goals already this season, an average of over two goals a game. But unlike Monchengladbach, Stuttgart are just as defensively sound. Stuttgart have kept six clean sheets, the second most in the league, and have conceded just 19 goals in 16 games.

Borussia Monchengladbach and Stuttgart have met 30 times in their histories. Stuttgart have the slightly better record in the fixture with 14 wins in comparison to Monchengladbach’s ten wins, with the other six games ending in a share of the points.

In 15 of the 30 meetings, both teams have been on the scoresheet and in 24 of 30 there has been over one goal.

Borussia Monchengladbach Team News

Gerardo Seoane has a substantial list of injuries to manage coming into this weekend. Mamadou Doucoure, Jonas Onlin, Lukas Ullrich and Tomas Cvancara are all unavailable. Franck Honorat can return from illness this weekend and Maximilian Wober can return from his suspension, whereas Ko Itakura has been called up to the Japan team for the Asian Cup.

Stuttgart Team News

Sebastian Hoeneb only has two injuries, to Roberto Massimo and Lilian Egloff, but the real threat to his squad is the international competitions. Serhou Guirassy, Woo-yeong Jeong, Hiroki Ito and Silas are all away at either the Asian Cup or the African Cup of Nations.

In their last five games in all competitions, Monchengladbach have two wins, one draw and two losses.

Monchengladbach and Hoffenheim saw out a goalless first half, but just ten minutes into the second half, a penalty from Alassane Plea gave Monchengladbach the lead. Wout Weghorst equalised just two minutes later but Nathan Ngoumou’s goal gave Monchengladbach the 2 - 1 win.

In the Round of 16 of the DFB Pokal, Monchengladbach hosted Wolfsburg. In 120 minutes of football, Monchengladbach had 11 shots and just three shots on target, but in the last minute of extra time, Manu Kone grabbed a goal to give Monchengladbach the 1 - 0 win and the spot in the next round.

Back in the Bundesliga, Monchengladbach took on a struggling Union Berlin. A penalty from Kevin Volland and goals from Benedict Hollerbach and Mikkel Kaufmann gave Union Berlin a 3 - 0 lead going into the final 15 minutes of the game. Plea did manage to get on the scoresheet but it was too late to fully launch a comeback.

Rafael Santos Borre Maury opened the scoring in the seventh minute for Werder Bremen but Rocco Reitz drew Monchengladbach in the last minute of the first half. Reitz then completed his brace just four minutes into the second half but a goal from Marvin Ducksch secured a 2 - 2 draw for Werder.

The last time out before the winter break Monchengladbach faced Eintracht Frankfurt. Maximilian Wober gave Monchengladbach the early lead, a lead they kept all the way until the end of normal time. However, following the red card to Wober, Aurelio Buta and Robin Koch both scored in the extra time to give Frankfurt the 2 - 1 win.

In their last five games in all competitions, Stuttgart have three wins, one draw and one loss.

Deniz Undav opened the scoring for Stuttgart in the 17th minute and a penalty from Guirassy doubled the lead as Stuttgart beat Werder 2 - 0.

In the Round of 16 of the DFB Pokal, Stuttgart hosted Borussia Dortmund. Stuttgart managed to restrict Dortmund to just four shots on target as Guirassy and Silas both scored in the second half to give Stuttgart another 2 - 0 win.

Next time out for Stuttgart was against top-of-the-league Bayer Leverkusen. Chris Fuhrich gave Stuttgart the lead just before halftime, and despite having seven more shots on target than Leverkusen, Florian Wirtz scored to grab a 1 - 1 draw.

The one draw came against a Bayern team who are chasing down Leverkusen. Harry Kane’s first goal came in the second minute and he completed his brace in the 55th minute. Kim Min-jae also scored for Bayern in the 3 - 0 win over a Stuttgart team who only managed two shots on target.

The most recent outing for Stuttgart before the winter break was against Augsburg. Undav, Guirassy and Fuhrich all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Stuttgart where Augsburg had just six shots.

Monchengladbach’s poor season may continue after the winter break as Stuttgart look the more likely winner this weekend. This fixture has historically seen both sides on the scoresheet, which is likely to be replicated this weekend.

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Borussia Monchengladbach vs Stuttgart will be broadcasted by DAZN.

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