Dortmund vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-18 19:30.
[p]A Borussia Dortmund side plagued by inconsistency of late look to get back on track when they host Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Borussen derby.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Dortmund gave up the lead a combined three times across draws with Freiburg (1-1) and Bodö/Glimt (2-2) in their last two games, while a return of three stalemates across their last five Bundesliga outings (W2) has dampened any faint title ambitions. With widespread reports of discontent in both the dressing room and boardroom, boss Niko KovaÄŤ will hope to steady the ship here and can take heart from their unbeaten league record at Signal Iduna Park this term (W4, D2), with their last reverse in this competition on home turf coming back in March (W8, D2) – the last six of those wins were accompanied by a clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Mönchengladbach’s near-perfect November (W3, D1) has failed to translate into December, as the Foals were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal before posting mixed results in the Bundesliga (W1, L1). A poor performance in defeat against Wolfsburg last time out (3-1) prevented Eugen Polanski’s men from climbing into the top half, and as they start the round just five points clear of the drop zone, they’ve not yet banished fears of a relegation battle. Hitting the road could help alleviate those worries as Gladbach have won a joint-club record three straight away league games without conceding, albeit each of those victories came against the pre-round bottom-three.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Dortmund are unbeaten in the last five H2Hs (W4, D1), with those matches producing a whopping 23 goals with each seeing both teams score. They boast more home wins against Gladbach than any other side (41), winning each of the last 12 in a row![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Dortmund have lost just one of their last 40 Friday-held Bundesliga home games (W30, D9), but it was their most recent such fixture.[/p]
[p]Dortmund have scored first in a league-high 12 games this season.[/p]
[p]Twelve of Gladbach’s 18 league goals this season came after half-time.[/p]
[p]Gladbach have led just three league games at half-time this season, going on to win each time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Three of Felix Nmecha’s four goals this term came after half-time, yet he was on target before the break in last season’s corresponding fixture (W 3-2). Kevin Diks’ last six club goals have come in victories, including both strikes for Gladbach this term with each arriving between the 45th and 65th minute.[/p]
[p]Dortmund’s lengthy absentee list now includes the suspended Jobe Bellingham, while Ramy Bensebaini has departed for the Africa Cup of Nations. Gladbach’s Tim Kleindienst has been ruled out for the rest of the calendar year. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Dortmund’s dominant H2H returns means we can only see one winner here, but with their attack not firing on all cylinders, we’re backing a Dortmund win with under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Daniel vom Bruch[/i][/p]