Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln Prediction: The home side will win

Day 25 of 2023/2024 Bundesliga action sees Borussia M'gladbach welcome Koln at Borussia Park on 9th March 2024 at 17:30 (GMT+3). When FC Koln visits Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday, they'll be hoping to keep their Bundesliga standings from becoming any worse.

In the later stages of the season, Die Fohlen have nothing to gain since they are mired in the middle of the league, but they undoubtedly want to go back to winning ways after a 1-1 stalemate with Mainz. Alassane Plea and Tomas Cvancara are both out due to injury, although the host team does not have any players on suspension.

Despite FC Koln's desperate attempts to stave off automatic relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, we think there's a strong value in backing the home team given their dismal road record. Borussia M'gladbach defeated Koln 5-2 in their most recent match at this location, and we believe history will repeat itself. The situation for the opposition is further worsened by the suspensions of Jan Thielmann and Dejan Ljubicic.

Entering this game, Monchengladbach sits four spots ahead of FC Koln, who are in the relegation playoff spot. Monchengladbach has collected 26 points from 24 games played, with four of those points coming from the last two games. They failed to duplicate their effort from the 5-2 victory over Bochum earlier in their 1-1 draw with 10-man Mainz. Any points gained from this point will be considered a positive for Monchengladbach, provided they can avoid losing. They have only won two of their previous eleven league games, thus they are hardly on a winning streak to be proud of. Along with only one clean sheet in five games, they have also failed to score in two of their past four games. In their past five home games, Monchengladbach has accrued eight of a possible fifteen points. But in those five home games, they were only able to record one clean sheet.

FC Koln really needs three points going into this match. If they make a mistake today, they may finish this game week in the automatic relegation zone. With 17 points as of right now, they are barely one point above the red zone. With only three of them here, they will have to make do with six miles to safety. They just have survival on their mind after losing the German Cup in October. In their last four games, the Billy Goats have failed to win. The most recent finished with a 2-0 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the league leaders. In their previous four games, they had suffered two losses. FC Koln has only triumphed once in their previous 11 games due to their patchy performance.

However, the visitors might use the three consecutive draws as a starting point and work their way up. With just one victory in 13 away league games, there is still much room for improvement.

This weekend, both clubs will be eager to win as many points as possible since a win would almost ensure their continued existence the next season and increase their chances of placing in the top half of the standings.

With Monchengladbach playing better football, we expect a high-scoring game with over 3.5 goals. The game may end in a 3-1 win for the home side or a 2-2 draw.