Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach Predictions

• Borussia Dortmund have scored more goals at this stage of only one other Bundesliga season.
• Borussia Monchengladbach have kept a joint league-low two clean sheets (with Cologne).
• Dortmund have lost two of their last four home league games, conceding nine goals.

A cracking centenary in prospect

Ahead of the 100th Bundesliga clash between Dortmund and Monchengladbach, it is perhaps the visitors who enter this in higher spirits despite Dortmund having the edge in the 99 games to this point (W40, D28, L31).

The 99 prior top-flight encounters have often been exciting affairs, with a sizeable 328 goals being scored for a 3.3 total goals per-match average. Moreover, there were over 3.5 goals scored in four of the five prior touchline meetings between managers Marco Rose and Adi Hutter.

Wounded animals

Dortmund head into this clash on the back of a humbling 4-2 home defeat to Rangers, which was closely followed by a 5-1 chastising at the hands of Leverkusen! It is these porous defensive displays that raise questions around them keeping Gladbach at bay in this clash.

Visiting Gladbach recently ended a four-game winless run with a 3-2 win over Augsburg last time out, but they have been pretty consistent scorers despite often being on the wrong end of the result. Notably, just one of their last nine opponents kept them from scoring, while eight games also saw both teams score.

Given the leaky defence and formidable attack of both sides, I predict over 2.5 goals with goals at both ends in this clash. For smaller stakes, I am going for a high-scoring 2-2 draw between two sides seeking consistency.

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