Hamburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Hamburg have been a fascinating watch this season and now they take on an entertaining Borussia Monchengladbach at the Volksparkstadion.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – ESPN
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – ESPN+
Hamburg preview: Fascinating Hamburg
Following promotion back to the top flight, at long last, last season; Hamburg, with the help of some reasonably ambitions moved in the summer transfer window have punched just above their weight thus far.
The hosts do though head into the weekend on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Freiburg in a game in which they will be immensely frustrated to have taken a second half lead.
Borussia Monchengladbach preview: Fun Gladbach
Under the management of Eugan Polanski, Borussia Monchengladbach had been improving and they began the post-winter break stage of the season with an impressive 4-0 hammering of Augsburg at Borussia-Park last weekend.
However, their Jekyll and Hyde nature was exposed in midweek as they succumbed to a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Hoffenheim due to an Andrej Kramaric hat-trick as well as strikes from Tim Lemperle and Max Moerstedt.
Hamburg team news: A few issues
Hamburg are dealing with a couple of key doubts as Rayan Philippe and Fabio Balde deal with illness, while experienced Danish striker Yussuf Poulsen remains out with an ankle injury.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Fernandes; Capaldo, Vuskovic, Torunarigha; Mikelbrencis, Sambi Lokonga, Remberg, Muheim; Vieira, Dompe; Downs
Unavailable: Omari (Injured), Elfadli (Suspended), Poulsen (Injured)
Questionable: Soumahoro (Injured), Philippe (Illness), Balde (Illness), Jatta (Injured), Glatzel (Injured)
Borussia Monchengladbach team news: A few injuries
The visitors head to Hamburg with a few confirmed absentees, such as attacking duo Robin Hack and Tim Kleindienst, while Marvin Friedrich also remains a doubt, too.
Predicted XI (4-2-2-2): Nicolas; Sander, Elvedi, Diks; Scally, Engelhardt, Ullrich; Reitz, Castrop; Honorat, Tabakovic
Unavailable: Chiarodia (Injured), Ngoumou (Injured), Hack (Injured), Kleindienst (Injured)
Questionable: Friedrich (Injured)
Hamburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction
Playing in their back three setup but with a bit more ingenuity in the final third, courtesy of former Arsenal man Fabio Vieira, Hamburg are able to throw a few punches of their own creatively, which is a rarity for a newly-promoted side. They now face a Borussia Monchengladbach side that will head to the Volksparkstadion expecting to bounce back from their midweek annihilation and it should be a fun watch for the neutral.
Hamburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach tip: Both teams to score
