B. Monchengladbach vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-03-03 14:30.
Borussia Mönchengladbach would undoubtedly have been brimming with confidence after beating Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 3-2, but their failings as a team were glaringly apparent once again as Mainz gave the Foals a swift reality check by beating them 4-0 last weekend. Gladbach boss Daniel Farke said his side must “come back stronger", although with nine points to make up on the top-six, a top-half finish could prove the limit of their ambitions this season.
The downturn since the winter break has been notable for Gladbach and another defeat here would see them equal their loss tally from the first half of the season (W6, D4, L5) in what will be just their eighth league game of 2023 (W2, D1, L4). Edging ahead will likely be key to avoiding such a fate, with Gladbach impressively the only Bundesliga side yet to drop a point when leading in a home league game this season (W7).
Whilst Gladbach underperform, Freiburg continue to push for what would be an incredible European finish under the Bundesliga’s longest serving manager, Christian Streich. Never in his 11 years in charge, or club history for that matter, have Freiburg held at least 41 points at this stage of a Bundesliga season, and sitting just five points off the title pace ahead of the round, fans can dare to dream with a European knockout tie against Juventus on the horizon.
It’s been an incredible turnaround for Freiburg on their travels too, after putting together consecutive 2-0 wins following a pair of defeats with 11 goals conceded to open their 2023 away schedule. If that’s not enough to send Freiburg here with confidence, then they only have to look back to this corresponding fixture last season in which they secured their all-time record Bundesliga win (6-0)!
Players to watch: Gladbach midfielder Christoph Kramer is set to make a milestone 250th Bundesliga appearance here, although don’t bank on him marking it with a goal as his last league strike came back in 2019! In stark contrast, Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo is the Bundesliga’s highest-scoring midfielder with 12 goals, five of which were decisive in victory.
Hot stat: Gladbach have just one clean sheet across the last 15 rounds and have conceded a league-high ten goals across the past three.