Friday, April 22, 2011

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23.04. (Sat) 18:30 Borussia MG - Borussia D.



DID YOU KNOW?

* Borussia Monchengladbach have earned more points away from home (14) than at the Borussia-Park (12).

* The Fohlen have won just one of their last five matches.

* Gladbach have lost four of their last five fixtures against Dortmund.

* Only seven Bundesliga players have produced more combined goals and assists than Marco Reus, the most prolific player among Lucien Favre's side.

* Borussia Dortmund could wrap up the Bundesliga title with a win, depending on whether Bayer Leverkusen drop points earlier on Saturday.

* BVB can surpass Bayern Munich's Bundesliga season points record should they win their four remaining matches.

* Dortmund have conceded 18 goals this year, three fewer than the Bundesliga's record low. They have not conceded more than one goal in a match since the first round of the season.

* Jurgen Klopp's men will be without star midfielder Nuri Sahin, who has been ruled out of the final four matches of the season with a knee injury..

LAST MEETING

November 27, 2010: Dortmund 4-1 Monchengladbach

When these teams last met, Marco Reus stunned the hosts with a wonderful opener on 33 minutes, a thunderous strike from distance after a long solo run. Dortmund fought back and equalised on the stroke of half-time thanks to a fine header from defender Neven Subotic. After the interval, BVB blitzed Gladbach into submission: Shinji Kagawa (52'), Kevin Grosskreutz (76'), and Lucas Barrios (88') all struck before the death to seal three points for the league leaders.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Borussia Monchengladbach: ter Stegen; Daems, Dante, Stranzl, Jantschke; Arango, Nordtveit; Arango, Reus, Herrmann; Idrissou

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Bender, da Silva; Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Grosskreutz; Lewandowski

Prediction
Gladbach will fight hard, but cannot be expected to take any points against a Dortmund side that wil be keen to wrap up the Bundesliga if possible on Saturday. The hosts' home record is very poor, and BVB are in peak form; a comfortable win for the visiting side appears most likely.

Mönchengladbach 0-3 Borussia