Hoffenheim vs Mönchengladbach - German Bundesliga

TSG Hoffenheim vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bundesliga : Round 10
Date : 22 October 2011
Stadium : Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Hoffenheim

TSG Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach, these two are amongst the best defensive lines of the Bundesliga. When both teams meat on Saturday afternoon in Hoffenheim, obviously the first goal could decide the whole match.

Once again the TSG Hoffenheim played strong football and created many chances, but once again they had nothing in hand at the end of the day, when lost 0:2 in Stuttgart last Saturday. The conversion of chances is the big problem in Hoffenheim at the moment, the team hasn't scored since three games. Simular stories before in Köln (0:2) and at home against Bayern (0:0), were they played well, but couldn't score. At least striker Ibisevic returned from injury in Stuttgart and may finds back to form soon. At home Hoffenheim has beaten Dortmund 1:0 and Wolfsburg 3:1, but lost 1:2 against Bremen. Goalkeeper Starke will be injured.

Also for Borussia Mönchengladbach the conversion of chances is a big problem. In the last match against Leverkusen (2:2) they could score twice, but nine shots on target show that they failed to convert most of their chances. Also in the five matches before they were dominating, but just scored three goals in this five games. However, last season almost relegated, Mönchengladbach plays a great season, is 2nd in the table and has a very strong defence, that conceded just six goals in nine matches. Away from home they won their first match 1:0 at Bayern, beat Hamburg with the same result and lost 0:1 in Schalke and Freiburg.

Head to Head :
Last Meeting : 5 March 2011, Mönchengladbach vs Hoffenheim 2:0
Wins Hoffenheim : 5
Wins Mönchengladbach : 1
Draws : 3

Recent Performance :
Hoffenheim - Win / Win / Lose / Draw / Lose
Mönchengladbach - Win / Win / Win / Lose / Draw

Possible Line-Ups :
Hoffenheim : Haas - Beck, Vorsah, Compper, Braafheid, Rudy, Kaiser, Obasi, Firmino, Babel, Ibisevic .
Mönchengladbach : Stegen - Jantschke, Stranzl, Dante, Daems, Nordtveit, Neustädter, Herrmann, Arango, Reus, Hanke.

Betting Tip / Prediction :
An open match where everything seems possible. As both teams have quite strong defensive lines, but big problems to score, few goals might be the safest choice.
Our predict for this game is a draw.