Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th March 2024

Borussia Moenchengladbach play host to FC Koln, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Bundesliga this coming Saturday at Borussia-Park.

Ranked as number 12 in the Bundesliga standings, Borussia Moenchengladbach, have so far collected 26 points this season, while FC Koln collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 24 rounds.

Borussia Moenchengladbach are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with FC Koln and odds favour them to pull it off.

Borussia Moenchengladbach are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

FC Koln travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding 15 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Borussia Moenchengladbach played against FC Koln. It finished 3-1 in a great match between the pair.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Prediction

Borussia Moenchengladbach Form

Borussia Moenchengladbach have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against RB Leipzig, they came out empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 5-2 win against Bochum. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

FC Koln Form

In their past three games, FC Koln lost 0-1 against Werder Bremen, drew 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart, and lost 0-2 against Bayer Leverkusen. FC Koln only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Borussia Moenchengladbach renew FC Koln their acquaintance.

Borussia Moenchengladbach recorded 13 points following three wins from their last nine games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 20 goals, but also conceded 15. Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed six wins, eight draws as well as ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln are looking at three wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Squads

Borussia Moenchengladbach Squad

Gerardo Seoane will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Koln from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jan Olschowsky (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/2), Maximilian Bruell (0/0), Moritz Nicolas (0/22), Tobias Sippel (0/0), Fabio Chiarodia (0/5), Joseph Scally (1/23), Ko Itakura (2/10), Luca Netz (0/21), Lukas Ullrich (0/0), Mamadou Doucoure (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (0/16), Maximilian Woeber (1/19), Nico Elvedi (2/21), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/6), Tony Jantschke (0/3), Christoph Kramer (0/14), Florian Neuhaus (3/20), Franck Honorat (2/24), Grant-Leon Ranos (0/9), Julian Weigl (2/22), Kouadio Kone (1/16), Robin Hack (2/20), Rocco Reitz (5/24), Alassane Plea (7/19), Jordan Pefok (5/18), Nathan N'Goumou (4/23), Patrick Herrmann (0/5), Shio Fukuda (0/3), Tomas Cvancara (4/13).

FC Koln Squad

Listed below is the full squad of FC Koln players that the manager Timo Schultz will choose from for the upcoming game:

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/24), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/15), Dominique Heintz (0/8), Julian Chabot (0/22), Leart Paqarada (0/13), Luca Kilian (0/12), Max Finkgrafe (1/15), Rasmus Carstensen (0/20), Timo Huebers (0/22), Dejan Ljubicic (0/22), Denis Huseinbasic (0/18), Eric Martel (1/21), Faride Alidou (2/16), Florian Kainz (3/23), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/4), Jan Thielmann (1/15), Linton Maina (1/22), Davie Selke (5/15), Florian Dietz (0/4), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (2/15), Justin Diehl (0/6), Mark Uth (0/7), Sargis Adamyan (0/11), Steffen Tigges (0/16).

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Team News

At the time of writing, Borussia Moenchengladbach have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet FC Koln on Saturday.

Christoph Kramer, Tomas Cvancara and Jonas Omlin nurses various injuries and won't take part for Borussia Moenchengladbach against FC Koln at Borussia-Park.

FC Koln face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Dejan Ljubicic and Jan Thielmann can't be called upon by FC Koln, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Davie Selke and Mark Uth all face a spell on the sidelines for FC Koln due to various injuries.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Lineups

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Borussia Moenchengladbach played against FC Koln. It finished 3-1 in a great match between the pair. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Borussia Moenchengladbach won four times, while FC Koln ran out winners five times. A home win gets you odds at 17/20 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 3/1.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Koln. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies on Saturday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Nathan N'Goumou, who is performing well for Borussia Moenchengladbach. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against FC Koln.The visitors will be looking to Faride Alidou to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for FC Koln in recent matches.

Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing one. FC Koln won two of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost three of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Borussia Moenchengladbach on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for FC Koln in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Borussia Moenchengladbach managed an average of 1.6 goals, while FC Koln averaged 1.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Borussia Moenchengladbach, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for FC Koln, who managed to score one time in those matches.