Hoffenheim vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-19 13:30.
[p]Dreams of returning to European competition have dwindled in recent weeks for Hoffenheim, who have fallen off the pace after losing four of their last five league matches (W1). Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men, who were thumped 4-1 by Mainz last week, are six points adrift of the top-six pre-round, and getting back to winning ways against Borussia Mönchengladbach looks a tall order considering they have lost the last four H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Heading back to the PreZero Arena may not be a positive, as despite losing just two of their last nine home league games (W3, D4), only the bottom-two clubs have accumulated fewer points on their own turf than Hoffenheim’s 16 this term. That’s owing in part to a 12-month wait for a Bundesliga clean sheet in front of their own fans, keeping just one at any venue in this competition all season![/p]
[p]Mönchengladbach perhaps head into this contest with more to play for, with their pre-round five-point gap to the danger zone meaning they’re far from safe yet. The Foals have won just twice in the Bundesliga since mid-January (D5, L5), and manager Gerardo Seoane will certainly hope they don’t come to regret not capitalising on playing against ten men for most of the second half of their 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund last week.[/p]
[p]Gladbach’s problems certainly can’t be blamed on their forward line, as they’ve outscored every other side below the division’s top-five heading into the weekend with 50 season goals. The travelling faithful have become used to seeing goals conceded, as despite winning their last away outing (3-1 v Wolfsburg), the Foals have won just three away league games in two years (D15, L15).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hoffenheim striker Wout Weghorst has netted three times across eight previous meetings with Gladbach, but failed to win any of those three games he scored in (D2, L1) including a 2-1 defeat in this season’s reverse fixture. Opposite number Alassane Pléa is a veteran of this fixture, directly contributing to 11 goals (G4, A7) in ten H2Hs, only losing once (W5, D4).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: This fixture has averaged 3.55 total goals across 31 previous top-flight meetings, with both sides scoring in each of the last eight.[/p]