German Bundesliga
2012-10-07 - Monchengladbach vs Frankfurt
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Football : Germany : Bundesliga
Sunday, October 7th, 2012, 2:30PM GMT
PREVIEW
Another bit of value here, as 2nd placed Eintracht Frankfurt are priced at 3.10 to win at Borussia Monchengladbach, who are 13th.
Frankfurt have won 5 of their 6 Bundesliga matches, drawing the other against reigning champions Dortmund, and even there they managed to score 3 goals. Away from home, Frankfurt have picked up 2 wins from 2, scoring 6 goals and conceding just 1.
Monchengladbach have had European distractions, and lost here on Thursday to Fenerbahce 4-2. That followed a Bundesliga thrashing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund, who came here and won 5-0. That's 9 conceded in just 2 games. Monchengladbach have just 1 win and a pair of draws from their opening 6 league matches, and have not won in their last 5 matches in the league since an opening day win.
Frankfurt are second only to Bayern Munich, who have won all their games so far. They have been better than their hosts defensively, allowing 8 to their league worst 12, but the offence is even better, scoring 16 so far, 9 more than Monchengladbach!
Frankfurt have registered more Bundesliga wins against Monchengladbach than any other team, and won 4-0 on their last visit here. They are dominating possession against opponents so far and have been very dangerous from set pieces, scoring a league high 4 goals from corners.
So why the massive, massive price? Because Frankfurt are on the road, and because layers expect them to falter, seeing as they are a newly promoted side. Well, there is nothing wrong with them at the moment, so I'm not going to second guess them. 5 wins and a highscoring draw against the champions suggests good form. They also have not had to play on Thursday, which their hosts did, and no doubt they will be feeling the effects of having conceded 9 in their last 2 matches, getting thrashed each time.
BETTING VERDICT
There is an outside chance of a draw if Frankfurt suffer a letdown but my gut says they know they have overachieved and that they need to win games like this just in case they begin losing down the road to better sides.
Take Eintracht Frankfurt to take this one and keep pace with Bayern Munich.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Monchengladbach 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
