B. Monchengladbach vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-02-21 14:30.
[p]Surviving relegation by the skin of their teeth last season appears to have been just the wake up call that Borussia Mönchengladbach needed, as their 34 points at this stage of the season is their best tally since 2019/20. The Foals sit within striking distance of the European places after a four-match unbeaten run in the Bundesliga (W3, D1) – the perfect response after opening 2025 with three successive defeats.[/p]
[p]Their most recent outing was a 2-1 win over Union Berlin, although that result came at a cost as first-choice goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas suffered a season-ending injury. That’s far from ideal preparation for a meeting with an Augsburg side they’ve won just one of the last five H2Hs against (D1, L3), with that streak including successive 2-1 defeats, one of which came in last season’s corresponding fixture.[/p]
[p]Doing the double over Gladbach for just the second time ever appears a tall order for Augsburg at present, as they have failed to score in three successive matches across all competitions. It’s the first time they’ve endured such a run in the same season since April 2021, but fans are unlikely to be too pessimistic as their side are now unbeaten in six league games (W3, D3), keeping four clean sheets in the process.[/p]
[p]No side across Europe’s top-five leagues has conceded fewer than their three goals since the turn of the year, but that stern defence is likely to be tested here as Augsburg have failed to keep a clean sheet on their last 12 visits to Gladbach (W3, D2, L7). The Fuggerstädter are certainly more confident travellers of late though, remaining unbeaten in four successive top-flight outings on the road (W2, D2) – they last managed to go five in a row back in 2016![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Gladbach’s Robin Hack assisted their opener against Union Berlin, but is yet to win or directly contribute to a goal in five previous meetings with Augsburg (D2, L3). Phillip Tietz’s ten-game scoring drought is a prime reason for the visitors’ struggles in front of goal, but he was on target at this ground last season and has lost just one of his last 14 matches when scoring (W9, D4).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Gladbach are unbeaten when scoring first in the Bundesliga this season (W9, D1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]