Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia Monchengladbach – Prediction (19.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Borussia Dortmund have won each of their previous eight Bundesliga meetings with Gladbach. Neither side had ever won as many consecutive games in this fixture before. Dortmund have dropped 15 points from winning positions in 2019 – only Hoffenheim (19) and Düsseldorf (17) have lost more in the Bundesliga. They have thrown away six points alone in their last three games. None of the previous 46 competitive meetings between Dortmund and Gladbach have ended goalless. The last time these two sides played out a scoreless draw came back in April 1994, in Mönchengladbach.

Three 2-2 top-flight draws in a row, with all three seeing the opener scored within the first 20 minutes, and Borussia Dortmund give up the lead a combined five times, has Dortmund lagging behind the top six after seven rounds (W3, D3, L1). Forever the entertainers though, their fixtures have averaged a league-high 4.29 total goals so far. Borussia Dortmund have drawn each of their previous three Bundesliga matches, with each game ending 2-2, having led 2-1. Dortmund have now scored at least two goals in 20 consecutive Bundesliga home games, and have been leading at half-time in two of their three top-flight home fixtures this campaign (HT: W2, D1). In fact, there’s been four match goals in the opening ten minutes alone in their home league fixtures this term.

Having collected more points than any other team after seven fixtures, Borussia Mönchengladbach (W5, D1, L1) will have their eye on ending an eight-game losing streak against their hosts. All three of their away league games saw Gladbach score before half-time (HT: W2, D1), and with just one goal conceded on the road they possess the league’s joint-best away defence ahead of the round. Dortmund’s winning streak against Gladbach is longer than against any other current Bundesliga side (8 wins). Notably, it’s been the first and last 15 minutes of matches that have catapulted Gladbach to their lofty league position, with ten of the 15 league goals that they’ve scored arriving within those time periods.

Match Info.

Competition: GERMANY: Bundesliga – Round 8
Kick off: 19.10.2019, 16:30 UTC.
Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund).
Referee: Stegemann S. (Ger).

Quick Facts.

Pre-match League Table.