RB Leipzig vs Mönchengladbach Prediction: Bundesliga Match on 11.03.2023

RB Leipzig will bid to return to winning form when they host Mönchengladbach on Saturday at the Red Bull Arena at 14:30 GMT.

     

The clash between these two matches will be closely contested because three points will have top-four implications for RB Leipzig while potentially aiding Mönchengladbach to move into the top half of the table. 

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Key Highlights

RB Leipzig’s Inconsistency

Leipzig have largely blown hot and cold this season, especially in recent matches, which have curtailed their efforts to challenge for the title alongside Dortmund and Bayern.

Marco Rose and his men have had two wins in their last attempts; this run also includes a draw and two losses.

In comparison, Bayern have only lost once in their last five, while Dortmund have won all five of their last five outings. As a result, Leipzig are 7 points from the two joint table-toppers in the Bundesliga. 

Last time out, they lost 2-1 against Dortmund after they lost at home to Union Berlin and could only draw 0-0 away to Koln. 

Marco Rose will look to stem out this inconsistency when they face Mönchengladbach on Saturday.

Mönchengladbach’s Poor Form in the League

Mönchengladbach are mired in 10th on the Bundesliga table, closer to the relegation zone than the top of the table. 

They have only won once in their last five outings, including two losses and two drawn matches. The haul of 5 points out of the available 15 in this run highlights the poor form Daniel Farke and his man are in currently.

Last time out, Mönchengladbach held SC Freiburg to a 0-0 stalemate despite having Ramy Bensebaini sent off.

Daniel Farke will look to get his side back to form and build their confidence ahead of an even tougher examination away to the Red Bull Arena on Saturday. 

Injury Report

RB Leipzig

Marco Rose will be without the services of several of his first-team options in the home clash against Mönchengladbach.

Goalkeeper Peter Gulasci is sidelined with a cruciate ligament rupture, while center-back Abdou Diallo is missing in action with a knee problem.

Leipzig will also be without Dani Olmo; the 24-year-old attacking midfielder is out with a torn muscle fiber. Goalkeeper Timo Schlieck is also sidelined with a meniscal injury.

Second striker Christopher Nkunku is also sidelined with a torn muscle fiber since March 4th, whereas the central midfielder is nursing a syndesmotic ligament tear. 

Mönchengladbach

Daniel Farke has to pick a team to face Leipzig this weekend without several players from the first team who are sidelined due to injury issues.

Defensive midfielder Julian Weigl (ruptured syndesmotic ligament), center-back Tony Jantschke (torn meniscus), and goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (thigh muscle strain) are missing in action ahead of the trip to the Red Bull Arena.

     

Farke will also be without goalkeeper Jan Olschowsky (abdominal influenza), sidelined ahead of the clash with Leipzig on Saturday. Goalkeeper Tobias Sippel (knee injury) is a doubt.

Possible Lineups

RB Leipzig

A. Meyer; M. Wolf, N. Sule, N. Schlotterbeck, J. Ryerson; E. Can, J. Brandt, J. Bellingham, S. Ozcan, M. Reus; S. Haller

Mönchengladbach

T. Sippel; J. Scally, K. Itakura, N. Elvedi, M. Gulde; C. Kramer, K. Kone; J. Hofmann, L. Stindl, A. Plea; M. Thuram 

Prediction

RB Leipzig will look to bounce back to winning ways after losing away to Dortmund last time out in the Bundesliga.

Marco Rose will get his team to play on the front foot, dominate possession, control the midfield, and set the tempo. They will press Monchengladbach and force them into mistakes in the final third.

Monchengladbach will look to be proactive in their play while retaining their solidity at the back and dynamism at the attacking end.

RB Leipzig will win the match and bounce back to winning form.

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