Bayern Munich will be hosting their arch nemesis the past few years, Gladbach, on Saturday, October 22nd. Gladbach have managed to stay undefeated for almost 3 years against Bayern Munich, and they will surely want to continue that run. On the other hand, Bayern Munich are coming off a very convincing 1-4 win against PSV for the Champions League, and their 3 match winless streak is now over.
Bayern Munich really needed to take a solid win on Wednesday against PSV in order to restore balance to the team after 3 consecutive unsuccessful results. The result was a dominant 1-4 win in favor of Bayern, who dismantled their opponents’ defenses with 2 goals in each half. Prior to that, Bayern Munich had 2 consecutive draws and one defeat before that. Despite all that, Bayern Munich (5-0-2) have been undefeated at their domestic league, while they also sit at the top of the Bundesliga with 17 points. As usual, they have dominated in every home match they have played so far (3-0-1), having scored 12 goals against just 2 conceded. However, they have a very tough time defeating Gladbach the past few years, as they have 0-2-4 against them since 2014. Of course, Gladbach have been great in those seasons, while this season they are not doing so good, especially on the road. Bayern Munich won’t be missing any major players for this match-up, except Franck Ribery who has been injured since forever, and there are no indications as to when he is going to play.
On the other hand, Gladbach (3-2-2) are sitting at the 9th spot of the Bundesliga with 11 points, 6 points behind their upcoming opponents. They boast a solid 3-0-1 record at home, where they also have the 2nd best defense so far in the league with just 2 conceded goals. However, they have been tragic on the road in 3 matches so far, as they have lost to Freiburg with 1-3, to Schalke with 0-4 and also they have a 1-1 draw against Leipzig. If you go beyond the Bundesliga, Gladbach defeated a 4th tiered team with 1-0 for the Cup, they lost to Manchester City with 0-4 for the Champions League, while they won their match against Celtic for the same competition on Wednesday. It was an unexpected result, as Gladbach were playing without two of their best forwards, but the team managed to pull it together and win with 2-0. That win puts them at the 3rd place of the Group, just 1 point behind the 2nd Manchester City. There are 3 more matches to be played, as Gladbach have to play 2 of them at home, so they could make a run for a qualification spot. Valuable forward Hazard is still injured, along with Johnson and Schulz. However, the other valuable forward, Raffael has some chances to participate on this match.