B. Monchengladbach vs FC Koln prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-11-07 17:30.
[p]Saturday evening’s Bundesliga offering is the 99th top-flight Rhine Derby between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Cologne.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Gladbach emphatically recorded their first league victory at the ninth time of asking as they swept aside St. Pauli 4-0 in the previous round, although that wasn’t quite enough to lift them out of the bottom three. This remains the Foals’ worst start to a Bundesliga season since they sat on an identical six points at this stage of the 2010/11 campaign, a season in which they ended up surviving only by way of a successful relegation play-off. Playing at home would typically alleviate fears of continuing their sleepwalking into relegation trouble, but Gladbach haven’t won a home league game since March (D3, L5). [/p]
[p]Cologne defeated fellow promoted side Hamburg in the previous round to resume their strong start to the season. Sitting on a higher points tally than at the same stage of their last six top-flight campaigns, Cologne have established themselves as the Bundesliga’s surprise package who are looking likelier for a European push than a battle against relegation. Few would back against them strengthening their surprise European challenge this weekend, as they’re unbeaten against any teams outside the top four in league action this season (W4, D2).  [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Gladbach have won more Bundesliga games against Cologne than against any other side (W52, D18, L28), but it’s Cologne who’ve enjoyed this fixture more across the last seven top-flight meetings (W4, D2, L1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Gladbach have failed to score in a pre-round joint-league high five games. [/p]
[p]Gladbach have scored first in just one of their nine league games this term. [/p]
[p]Cologne have trailed at half-time just once in the Bundesliga this season (HT: W3, D5). [/p]
[p]Only two sides have made fewer Bundesliga fouls than Cologne (84) pre-round. Â [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Franck Honorat assisted in his last two appearances for Gladbach and has also contributed to goals in both of his personal H2Hs against Cologne (G1, A1) despite winning neither (D1, L1). Jakub Kamiński scored and assisted in second-half stoppage time last weekend, with that strike being his second of four goals this season to arrive beyond the 90th minute. [/p]
[p]Gladbach contend with a lengthy injury list but have no fresh concerns, while Cologne’s Joel Schmied is doubtful after sustaining a knock. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Cologne have what it takes to continue to chip away at their negative Rhine derby record, so we’re backing an away win against the odds. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]