German Bundesliga
2021-02-20 - Borussia Monchengladbach vs Mainz
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Borussia Park – Monchengladbach
Saturday, 20th February 2021 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach have lost only 1 of their last 10 Bundesliga games, but they are sitting 7th on the table coming to this weekend. Currently winless in 3 consecutive matches (2 draws, 1 defeat), Borussia Monchengladbach are now under pressure to deliver a victory and keep pace with teams above them.
Last weekend Borussia Monchengladbach played a goalless draw against Wolfsburg, which was their first goalless draw this season. Wolfsburg are a strong side so that draw was not bad, but any other option but a victory against Mainz will be a disaster for them.
This season Borussia Monchengladbach were relatively strong in their home games, remaining unbeaten in 9 of 11 matches. They won 5 of those, and recently they were on a series of 3 straight home wins before losing their last home game against Koln. Interestingly, their only 2 home defeats this season came against teams from the bottom of the table – TSG Hoffenheim and Koln.
Anyhow, Borussia Monchengladbach have a very strong recent record against Mainz in the Bundesliga. They are unbeaten in 6 straight matches against them, beating them 5 times. Besides that, they scored 3+ goals in 4 of those 5 wins against them, which points to how dominant they were.
For this match, only French midfielder Marcus Thuram is questionable for selection with a knee injury.
Mainz
Mainz are second from the bottom in Bundesliga, 4 points behind the safety, but they showed some solid displays in recent weeks.
After beating Union Berlin with 1-0 a couple of weeks ago, last weekend Mainz stunned Bayer Leverkusen and drew 2-2. That point was like a victory for Mainz because they were losing 2-0 until the 89th minute of the match. Scoring 2 goals within the last two minutes of the match felt like they won the league, so they are traveling to Monchengladbach in an improved mood.
Despite their recent positive results, Mainz are still a terrible away team. They only won 1 of their 10 away games this season, and now travel to face big favorites as winless in 6 successive away games (3 losses, 3 draws).
The Betting Verdict
Borussia Monchengladbach will come hungry for a victory in this match, hoping to break their negative run of 3 winless games in a row. Another winless game would further distance them from the Champions League spots, so they should be very motivated in this game. Also, a victory in this match would certainly improve their confidence before their big game against Manchester City in the Champions League next week.
Mainz played very poorly in all their away games this season, they are conceding lots of goals, and their team quality is much lower than their opponents.
All things considered, Borussia Monchengladbach should record a nice home victory in this game by scoring a couple of goals.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Mainz
