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It’s derby time on the Rhine again. On matchday 21 the two rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln will meet for the 123th time in their club history. The game will take place on Sunday afternoon from 14:30 p.m. in Borussia Park. When the best home team in the league meets the third weakest away team, the starting point seems clear. But the Cologne team are absolutely on the up under the new coach Gisdol.
Can the billy goats annoy the foals and thus gradually settle into the secure midfield of the table? Or are the Gladbachers celebrating their ninth home win in a row? Do you trust before the Derby Gladbach vs. Cologne’s odds of bookmakers speak a lot for the success of the hosts. The betting base also comes to the same result as the betting provider and bet Gladbach vs. Cologne their tip on a home threesome.
Gladbach:
From the 7th to the 14th matchday, Borussia from Mönchengladbach led the Bundesliga table. In the meantime, the foals were four points ahead of the first chase. VfL was even up to seven points ahead of record champions Bayern. In the meantime, the team of coach Marco Rose has slipped back to fourth place.
The Munich leaders are now three points ahead of the Gladbachers. Nevertheless, the men from the Lower Rhine do not have to give up their dream of the first championship since 1977. After a poor performance in the first competitive game of the year at Schalke, which was lost 0: 2, the foals showed on the last day at RB Leipzig why they are still rightly among the top four teams in the league.
After an extremely strong first half, in which the hosts were hardly allowed to develop with a lot of aggressiveness and a good room layout, Borussia led 2-0 at the break. If Keeper Sommer hadn’t blundered in the second round and Plea hadn’t caught a yellow-red card, the Rose-Elf would have taken all three points from the Red Bull Arena.
But these two actions brought RB back into play better and saved at least one point with a 2-2. The coach played a large part in the masterpiece at Leipzig. At first Rose had surprised the hosts with a three instead of four chain, but also helped the game of his team to much more stability. This change also had a positive effect on counterpressing and the switching game.
Furthermore, it paid off that the coach Florian Neuhaus and Jonas Hofmann had put in the starting line-up, who had been the decisive men on the pitch with sensational performances. Overall, the team also appeared as a unit that acted with a lot of courage, fighting strength and conviction. The foals had missed these important virtues from time to time during their last guest appearances.
Now it’s time for a home game again. With eight wins and only one draw and one defeat, Gladbach is the best home team in the league. The Gladbachers have all won the last eight games in Borussia Park. Anyone who expects their ninth home win in a row should take part in the Derby Gladbach vs. Cologne dare a tip on a success of the home side.
In addition to the blocked plea, the injured Bensebaini, Jantschke and Bennetts cannot participate here either. The use of world champion Kramer is still questionable after his concussion. Benes returns to the squad. Stindl should also be an alternative for the starting eleven.
Cologne:
You can see what a coaching change can do at 1. FC Köln and his new trainer Markus Gisdol. After the 14th matchday, billy goats were the bottom of the league with eight points. The gap to the saving bank was four points. But then EffZeh started a series with five wins from the last six games.
During this period there was only one setback with the 1: 5 at BVB on the penultimate matchday. Cologne today are in 14th place, six points ahead of relegation place 16. In a special Gisdol table, which only takes into account the last nine match days, the men from the cathedral city would be sixth on the Europa League course. In addition, only Bayern got more points than billy goats from the last six games.
The newcomer has made some progress under the new trainer. The team appears with a lot of passion, courage, conviction and fighting strength. The EffZeh is also constantly developing in terms of football and tactics. The clear bankruptcy in Dortmund was rigorously worked up. The reasons for this were analyzed and the trainer team then placed it at the top of the agenda for the upcoming training work.
With 4: 0 at home against Freiburg last weekend, the Cologne team gave a great answer to the defeat on the previous day. The cathedral town was again very compact. Together with the counter pressure, mistakes of the opponent were forced again. The EffZeh is still struggling outside. Two wins and a draw from ten guest appearances mean the third worst away record in the league.
In the last eight away games, Cologne has won, but has lost six times. Anyone who expects this balance to continue should look at the Derby Gladbach vs. Cologne refrains from a forecast on the guests despite the good shape. Against the Borussia, the guests only have to do without Clemens, who still has a training deficit.
It is quite possible that Gisdol will not make any changes to his starting eleven. However, Rexhbecaj and Thielmann had to stop training during the week. It is still questionable whether they will make it into the squad.
B. Monchengladbach vs FC Koln head to head matches
14.09.19 BUN FC Koln B. Monchengladbach 0 : 1
14.01.18 BUN FC Koln B. Monchengladbach 2 : 1
20.08.17 BUN B. Monchengladbach FC Koln 1 : 0
08.04.17 BUN FC Koln B. Monchengladbach 2 : 3
19.11.16 BUN B. Monchengladbach FC Koln 1 : 2