Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Borussia Monchengladbach are enduring a poor run of form as they slip away from the top seven ahead of the visit of a Hoffenheim still looking to secure their Bundesliga status.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 3rd March, 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – ESPN+
Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Collapsing Gladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach come into this one on the back of a 4-3 defeat to relegation-battling Holstein Kiel at Holstein-Stadion last weekend in a game in which the hosts took a 2-0 lead within 23 minutes before Tomas Cvancara and Alassane Plea brought parity for Gladbach.
However, Armin Gigovic re-established Holstein Kiel’s lead and then Franck Honorat did equalise again in the 86th minute. However, Holstein Kiel condemned Borussia Monchengladbach to a third successive defeat due to a 96th minute winner.
Hoffenheim Preview: Battling the drop
Hoffenheim, who parted company with Pellegrino Matarazzo in November and replaced him with Sturm Graz boss Christian Ilzer, as they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just five points outside of the bottom three with three games of the season to go.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a third defeat in four matches with their most recent outing being a 3-2 defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund last weekend due to a late winning goal scored in second-half stoppage-time by Waldemar Anton.
Borussia Monchengladbach Team News: A few issues
Borussia Monchengladbach are dealing with a few issues ahead of the visit of Hoffenheim this weekend as both Moritz Nicolas and Nathan Ngoumou are confirmed absentees for the hosts.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Scally, Itakura, Chiarodia, Ullrich; Reitz, Weigl; Cvancara, Plea, Hack; Kleindienst
Unavailable: Nicolas (Injured), Ngoumou (Injured)
Questionable: Elvedi (Injured), Sander (Injured)
Hoffenheim Team News: Several doubts
Ahead of the trip to Borussia-Park, Hoffenheim are dealing with several injury doubts for this one such as Ozan Kabak, Christopher Lenz, Diadie Samassekou and Ihlas Bebou.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Baumann; Chaves, Ostigard, Hranac; Kaderabek, Geiger, Stach, Bulter; Toure, Kramaric; Hlozek
Unavailable: Gendrey (Injured), Promel (Injured)
Questionable: Kabak (Injured), Lenz (Injured), Samassekou (Injured), Akpoguma (Injured), Moerstedt (Injured), Bebou (Injured)
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim Prediction
Borussia Monchengladbach, with former Bayer Leverkusen and Young Boys boss Gerardo Seoane at the helm, have been entertaining to watch throughout Seoane’s reign and their 31 Bundesliga matches have consisted of 101 goals thus far. Hoffenheim are fighting but may not have to fight too hard to secure top-flight status for next season and they have finally started to show some attacking cohesion under Ilzer so an entertaining watch for the neutral looks the way to go for this one.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim Tip: Over 2.5 goals
