Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Sreya

Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach – Hertha Berlin host Borussia Monchengladbach at Olympiastadion, Berlin on 4th Novemeber, Friday in a Bundesliga fixture. Hertha Berlin are coming off a 1-0 loss to Hoffeinheim which has placed them in fifth position with seventeen points after nine matches.

Borussia Monchengladbach have failed to win any of their last four games and are now eleventh in league standings with twelve points. Borussia Monchengladbach have conceded six goals in their last four games and failed to score any – a trend they must break soon to get back into the top half of the league table.

Team News

Ondrej Duda, Vladimir Darida, Nils-Jonathan Koerber, Sebastian Langkamp and Marvin Plattenhardt will miss the game through injuries while Valentin Stocker is suspended.

Borussia Monchengladbach will be without Josip Drmic, Alvaro Dominguez, Mamadour Doucoure, Marvin Schulz and Andreas Christensen, all of whom are sidelined through injuries. Ibrahima Traore has been listed as a doubt.

Hertha Berlin Possible Starting Lineup: Rune Jarstein, Peter Pekarik, Niklas Stark, John Brooks, Maximilian Mittelstadt, Fabian Lustenberger, Per Skjelbred, Mitchell Weiser, Salomon Kalou, Genki Haraguchi, Vedad Ibisevic.

Borussia Monchengladbach Possible Starting Lineup: Yann Sommer, Julian Korb, Jannik Vestergaard, Nico Elvedi, Fabian Johnson, Tobias Strobl, Christoph Kramer, Oscar Wendt, Lars Stindl, Andre Hahn, Raffael.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach H2H stats, the last five Bundesliga matches between these two clubs resulted in victories for Borussia Monchengladbach. In fact, Borussia Monchengladbach have won six of their last seven matches against Hertha Berlin in all competitions.

While Borussia Monchengladbach have failed to win fourteen of their last fifteen away matches in the league, Hertha Berlin have won their previous four home fixtures in the Bundesliga.

The visitors have struggled with injuries to their key players and would look to avoid defeat at any cost tonight. It should be a closely contested affair but Hertha Berlin are likely to win 2-1.