Borussia Monchengladbach vs Wolfsburg – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sreya

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Wolfsburg – Borussia Monchengladbach host Wolfsburg at Borussia Park on 20th December, Tuesday in a crucial Bundesliga fixture. Both these clubs have struggled spectacularly on the domestic front and are in desperate need for points.

Borussia Monchengladbach are thirteenth in league standings with sixteen points, having won only one of their last six league matches. Wolfsburg are two places behind on the fifteenth position with thirteen points and in a similar poor stretch of form.

Wolfsburg won 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt in their last game – their first win in five matches while Monchengladbach were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Augsburg.

Team News

Mamadoue Doucoure, Christoph Kramer, Patrick Hermann, Ibrahima Traore and Fabian Johnson are sidelined through injuries while Marvin Schulz is unfit. Wolfsburg will be without the injured Ismail Azzaoui, Marcel Schafer and Daniel Didavi.

Borussia Monchengladbach Possible Starting Lineup: Yann Sommer, Julian Korb, Andreas Christensen, Jannik Vestergaard, Nico Elvedi, Thorgan Hazard, Tobias Strobl, Mahmoud Dahoud, Oscar Wendt, Lars Stindl, Raffael.

Wolfsburg Possible Starting Lineup: Diego Benaglio, Jeffrey Bruma, Luiz Gustavo, Ricardo Rodriguez, Daniel Caliguiri, Paul Seguin, Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Arnold, Yannick Gerhardt, Julian Draxler, Mario Gomez.

“I hope that we can now take a more liberated approach on the back of the victory. Gladbach are also going through a difficult phase and not nearly as convincing as they were a few months ago. I imagine this could be quite a physical tie.”

– Valerien Ismael, Wolfsburg.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Borussia Monchengladbach vs Wolfsburg H2H Stats, the last five meetings between these two clubs have resulted in three wins and two losses for Wolfsburg.

However, Borussia Monchengladbach are undefeated in their last 6 home matches against Wolfsburg in all competitions. In fact, Borussia Monchengladbach are undefeated in fourteen of their last fifteen home matches in the Bundesliga.

A 1-1 draw is the most probable outcome.