B. Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-02-17 14:30.
Any hopes of gatecrashing the European places are slipping away as each game goes by for Borussia Mönchengladbach, after they fell to a fourth winless match from five since the restart last time out (W1, D1, L3). Manager Daniel Farke insisted that his men will “learn lessons” from that 4-1 defeat to relegation-threatened Hertha, and they’ll certainly need to have done their homework before ten-time consecutive German champions, Bayern Munich, come to town.
This doesn’t seem like the ideal fixture for Gladbach to finally secure their first home league win of 2023 (D1, L1), especially after failing to score against relegation-bound Schalke here last time out (0-0). Football is a funny game though, and no side has recorded more league wins against the Bavarian giants than Gladbach’s 27 (D31, L51), although that said, this is the second most played fixture in Bundesliga history.
Perhaps this could be the perfect time to strike against Bayern, who head here following a successful midweek trip to Paris which saw the German giants beat PSG 1-0. That trip might hamper their preparation for this game, yet without a domestic defeat since the restart (W3, D3), only the brave would boldly back against Julian Nagelsmann’s side.
Both Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund remain within striking distance of Bayern, so anything less than victory will leave the visitors susceptible to being ousted from top spot on Sunday. Perhaps soothing any doubts around such an outcome is Bayern’s incredible 11-game unbeaten run of away games with the menacing visitors scoring an impressive 31 goals in the process (W9, D2).
Key battle: Marcus Thuram has contributed to 37% of Gladbach’s league goals this term (G10, A3), but is yet to score since the restart. Perhaps facing his old teammate, Yann Sommer, could be the catalyst for success. The Swiss stopper made the switch from Gladbach to Bayern in January after making 335 appearances for the Foals, yet he only recorded his first Bundesliga clean sheet for his new side in the previous round.
Hot stat: As Bayern manager, Nagelsmann hasn’t faced any side as often as Gladbach without ever winning a game (D2, L2).