Heidenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Heidenheim will hope the international break can serve as a fresh start as the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed side host Borussia Monchengladbach
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Heidenheim preview: Rock bottom
Heidenheim have just five points to their name after ten rounds of Bundesliga fixtures, losing seven games in total and winning just once. This leaves them at the bottom of the table and in danger of being cut away from safety if they don’t start picking up points soon.
Their latest defeat just prior to the international break was the most damaging of all so far, a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen. Such a scoreline saw Heidenheim’s goal difference take a severe hit, which could come back to haunt them down the line.
Borussia Monchengladbach preview: Winning streak
Borussia Monchengladbach had just started to click before the international break came along. After what had been a terrible start to the campaign, consecutive wins represented a huge upturn and saw them move into the relative safety of midtable.
Those victories came against St Pauli and FC Cologne respectively, with their attacking verve proving the most impressive aspect of those wins. Gladbach racked up seven goals over the course of those two matches, conceding just once.
Heidenheim team news: Four players missing
Up to four players remain out for Heidenheim, with three of them being due to knee injuries and the other a groin problem. Among them is winger Sirlord Conteh, a big miss for the hosts.
Predicted XI: (4-4-2): Ramaj; Traore, Mainka, Siersleben, Fohrenbach; Ibrahimovic, Dorsch, Schoppner, Honsak; Pieringer, Zivzivadze
Unavailable: Conteh (Injured), Feller (Injured), Kaufmann (Injured), Paqarada (Injured)
Questionable:
Borussia Monchengladbach team news: Machina back
With Machina available again following injury, it would be no surprise to see him get the nod up top ahead of Honorat to partner Haris Tabakovic. Tim Kleindienst is also edging closer to a return.
Predicted XI: (3-5-2): Nicolas; Elvedi, Friedrich, Diks; Scally, Reitz, Engelhardt, Neuhaus, Ullrich; Machina, Tabakovic
Unavailable: Chiarodia (Injured), Ngoumou (Injured), Omlin (Injured), Sander (Injured), Urbich (Illness)
Questionable: Kleindienst (Injured)
Heidenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction
Heidenheim desperately need to pick up points at home and it’s a fixture such as this which stands out as one that they really should be getting something from. But they are running into a Borussia Monchengladbach side in the best frame of mind that they’ve been in all season, having finally discovered the winning formula.
The Borussia Monchengladbach side we’ve seen of late has been a clinical one, playing with freedom and excitement, not to mention creativity, whilst keeping the door shut at the other end of the pitch. Backing them to beat the league’s bottom-placed side via the safety of the draw no bet market looks a smart play.
Heidenheim vs Borussia Monchengladbach tip: Borussia Monchengladbach draw no bet
