Monchengladbach vs Bayern Prediction

🔊 Will Kompany's team continue to dominate in all components? The 16th round of the German football championship will be marked by a match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich. The visitors are the league leaders. Their attack impresses both spectators and the goals of any opponent. "Borussia-Park" will rely on counterattacks from their favorites. However, we cannot predict a struggle for victory from the hosts.

📊 HEAD-TO-HEAD

The last clash between these opponents resulted in a 3:1 victory for Bayern. Interestingly, in the last 5 head-to-head meetings, the teams have exchanged goals.

⚫ BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH

Gladbach has reached decent form and has closely approached the group of leaders. The 8th place and 24 points is a situation that allows them to break into the top three with a few successful matches. But it's unlikely to happen after the meeting with Bayern. In most cases, games against top opponents don't go well for Gladbach: losses to Eintracht (1:2), Stuttgart (1:3), Bayer (2:3), and a draw with Dortmund (1:1). The home field factor may allow the team to set up decent counterattacking football. On average, Mönchengladbach scores 1.6 goals per match. But more focus should be on defense. They will have to defend significantly more against the Munich team, which seems to be a challenge-Gladbach is usually used to controlling the ball (51.3% possession). Even a recent friendly with NEC Nijmegen (2:2) showed that Borussia is not in the best defensive condition.

🔴 BAYERN MUNICH

Kompany's team is striving for the championship title. They are leading the table and have the best indicators in almost all attacking components. Before the new year, the visitors had to play without Kane, which at times didn't allow their attack to fully unfold. This was particularly evident in the match against Mainz (1:2). But overall, Munich's results are in perfect order-they managed to thrash Leipzig 5:1 just before Christmas. Fresh in memory are also successful matches against Shakhtar (5:1), Heidenheim (4:2), and PSG (1:0). Gladbach is not an opponent that will cause many problems in creation. Even the potential absence of Musiala and Gnabry won't lead to failures in attack. However, Upamecano's suspension might slightly worsen the defense's position. This Bundesliga season, Munich has conceded 3.4 more goals than expected by statistics.

⚽️ GOAL PREDICTION

Matches involving Gladbach tend to be quite bright in terms of attack. This is reflected in the average total of 2.93 goals. For Bayern, this figure is even more impressive-4 goals per game. We believe that the visitors' total control will lead to an abundance of scoring opportunities. A solid mid-table team like Gladbach may look decent at times, but the class difference should be evident. It's unlikely that Munich will be far from their average scoring rate (3.13 goals). We anticipate counterattacks from the hosts but suggest focusing on the more top-tier team. We propose betting on Bayern's total over 2 goals.

🚩 CORNER PREDICTION

The first part of the championship clearly showed that Bayern dominates possession and makes an incredible number of raids into the opponent's penalty area per match. On average, the visitors have 35.2 chances for a shot on goal. This logically leads to one of the best corner stats-6.6 per game. Gladbach is quite modest in this regard, but their statistics are based on matches with noticeably weaker opponents as well. Such an approach won't work against Munich. Moreover, even in the last round against Hoffenheim (2:1), Borussia allowed 8 corners at their goal. We find it appropriate to bet on Bayern's total corners over 5.

📝 EDITORIAL PREDICTION

Bookmakers highlight an obvious favorite-the Munich club. We understand that Bayern will dominate in all game components, and even rare counterattacks from Gladbach won't change the structure of the match. Kompany's team will, like a conveyor belt, create chances: Kane and company can easily score three goals. For many teams, a long break is a problem in terms of form, but for a team of Bayern's caliber, it's an opportunity to rest. We believe that another "high-scoring" match will be played with the participation of the league leader. It could end with a score of 1:4. A reliable decision seems to be betting on Bayern's total over 2 goals.