B. Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-05-13 16:30.
While Borussia Mönchengladbach know victory should see them secure a top-half finish, Adi Hütter’s side also know defeat could see them finish as low as 13th if results elsewhere conspire against them. A three-match unbeaten run (W1, D2) has set Gladbach up nicely for this final-day showdown, though a top-half finish could’ve been secured by now had they not spurned a lead in the two draws during that run.
Gladbach’s 18 points dropped after scoring first in the Bundesliga is amongst the league’s worst, and the hosts would actually be sitting in the UEFA Champions League spots had those points not been dropped! A leaky Gladbach defence is largely to blame, with their 60 goals conceded being the Bundesliga’s third-highest number, with a whopping 17 of those coming during the first half of home games!
Hoffenheim find themselves in a similar position to that of Gladbach, where they have little to play for other than finishing the season strongly. That’s not been much motivation in recent weeks with their winless Bundesliga run stretching back to early March (D3, L5), though those eight games have at least been entertaining with an average of 3.5 goals per game.
Eerily similar, the last 12 league H2Hs between these sides played at Gladbach have averaged 3.58 goals per game (HOF: W3, D5, L4), so a final day goalfest ought not to be ruled out. Hoffenheim boss Sebastian HoeneĂź might not be worried about goals, but he may be about extending his unbeaten managerial run against Gladbach (W2, D1), although his side are looking to secure a third-straight final day Bundesliga win after doing so in the last two campaigns.
Players to watch: Gladbach’s Jonas Hofmann has scored the decisive goal in three of his last four home goalscoring appearances, whilst Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić has enjoyed playing against Gladbach, with three goals in his last three personal H2Hs.
Hot stat: Hoffenheim’s average of 1.05 points per game across the 20 games in which they have conceded first is the Bundesliga’s second-highest average (W6, D3, L11).