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Borussia Dortmund will host Borussia Monchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park in the Bundesliga on Friday. The hosts have won eight of their 14 league games and are third in the standings with 29 points. The visitors have four wins and are 11th in the standings with 16 points.
The hosts have won just one of their four games this month. They extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to three games last week, playing a 1-1 draw against Freiburg in the Bundesliga. Ramy Bensebaini gave them the lead in the 31st minute, and Lucas Höler pulled Freiburg level in the 75th minute.
Monchengladbach have seen decisive outcomes in their three games across all competitions this month, suffering two defeats. They hosted Wolfsburg in their previous league outing and suffered a 3-1 loss.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off 134 times in all competitions. The hosts have the lead in the head-to-head record with 61 wins. Monchengladbach have 37 wins, and 36 games have ended in draws.
- They last met in the Bundesliga in April, and Dortmund registered a 3-2 home win, extending their unbeaten streak in this fixture to five games.
- Six of their last seven meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals.
- Borussia Monchengladbach have won their last three Bundesliga away games while keeping clean sheets.
- Borussia Dortmund have suffered just one defeat at home in all competitions this season, with that loss coming against Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal earlier this month.
- The hosts have seen under 2.5 goals in three of their last four games in December.
- Dortmund have the second-best defensive record in the league this season, conceding 12 goals, 10 fewer than the visitors.
Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction
Die Borussen have drawn their last two games and will look to bounce back in this home game. They have won four of their last five meetings against the visitors, scoring 15 goals, and are strong favorites.
Waldemar Anton and Aarón Anselmino are sidelined with injuries. Jobe Bellingham will serve a suspension, while Ramy Bensebaini will miss this match on account of the Africa Cup of Nations. Salih Özcan was absent against Freiburg and is expected to sit this one out as well.
Die Fohlen have won just one of their last four games, with that triumph secured away from home. They have scored eight goals in their last three away games without conceding and will look to build on that form.
Captain Tim Kleindienst was injured in the DFB-Pokal and is sidelined for a couple of weeks. Marvin Friedrich, Franck Honorat, Nathan Ngoumou, and Robin Hack remain sidelined. Shuto Machino, Florian Neuhaus, and Joe Scally are back in contention to start.
Dortmund are on a 12-game winning streak at home against the visitors, and should be able to secure a win here.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Borussia Dortmund to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
