The Matchday 34 clash in the Bundesliga between Borussia Monchengladbach and Wolfsburg will take place on May 17 at Borussia-Park. Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Wolfsburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Borussia Monchengladbach
In the previous round, Gladbach suffered a 0-2 away defeat to Bayern Munich, extending their winless streak in the league to six matches (2 draws, 4 losses). Moreover, Gerardo Seoane's side failed to score for the first time in their last 10 Bundesliga games. This poor run has prevented Borussia from entering the race for European competitions, and they cannot finish higher than 8th place. Additionally, the club has conceded 56 goals, a tally surpassed by only four other teams.
- At least three goals have been scored in 9 of Gladbach's last 12 Bundesliga matches.
- The team has not won in 5 of their last 6 home league games (2 draws, 3 losses).
- In 6 of their last 8 home matches in this tournament, Borussia has not scored more than once.
Predicted lineup for Borussia Monchengladbach (4-5-1)
Jonas Omlin – Lukas Ullrich, Fabio Chiarodia, Nico Elvedi, Stefan Lainer – Julian Weigl, Rocco Reitz, Robin Hack, Franck Honorat, Philipp Sander – Tim Kleindienst.
Goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas and forward Nathan Ngoumou are injured.
Wolfsburg
After two consecutive defeats without scoring, Wolfsburg drew 2-2 in a high-scoring encounter with Hoffenheim in the last round. However, Wolfsburg's streak of conceding goals in the league has now reached 12 matches. In the main standings, the club sits in 12th place, but Daniel Bauer's side is the only team in the lower half of the table with a positive goal difference of 55:54.
- The team has lost 6 of their last 8 Bundesliga matches (2 draws).
- Wolfsburg has not conceded more than one goal in 5 of their last 7 away league games.
- The club has scored against their upcoming opponent in 5 of their last 7 head-to-head meetings in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
Kamil Grabara – Kilian Fischer, Denis Vavro, Joakim Maehle, Kostas Koulierakis – Aster Vranckx, Patrick Wimmer, Yannick Gerhardt, Jakub Kaminski – Jonas Wind, Mohamed Amoura.
Referee
Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Matches – 15 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 55;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 13%.
Match Prediction: Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Wolfsburg
Both opponents are not in the best shape and lack tournament motivation for the final round. In such a scenario, it's hard to favor one team. However, I believe Gladbach has a better chance of ending the season on a high note.
Borussia has not won in 6 consecutive league matches, but during this period, they faced teams from the European competition zone. Additionally, they played four of these games away. At home, Gladbach has not lost in 10 of their last 14 Bundesliga matches (7 wins, 3 draws).
Wolfsburg has an even longer winless streak in the league. The change of coach hasn't significantly improved the team, which shared points with Hoffenheim in the last round, a team not yet secured in the Bundesliga. Away from home, Wolfsburg is winless in four consecutive matches in this tournament. Moreover, Wolfsburg has defeated Gladbach only once in their last 10 league meetings (4 draws, 5 losses).
My prediction: Borussia Monchengladbach with a handicap (0)
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
