On the 5th of December, Borussia M’gladbach will play host to Freiburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Borussia M’gladbach sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Köln. Dejan Ljubičić scored the first goal for Köln in the 55th minute, then Jonas Hofmann tied it up for Borussia M’gladbach in the 74th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Borussia M’gladbach should be reasonably happy with their performance, while freiburg sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Bochum. Philipp Lienhart struck first for Freiburg in the 51st minute on a feed from Vincenzo Grifo, then Sebastian Polter got the equalizer for Bochum in the 54th minute on a feed from Gerrit Holtmann But luckily in the 82nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Milos Pantovic. Freiburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Borussia M’gladbach won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Vincenzo Grifo has been the most effective weapon for Freiburg lately. The Italian midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Jonas Hofmann has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Borussia M’gladbach
Breel Embolo, Christoph Kramer, Mamadou Doucouré, Tony Jantschke, Stefan Lainer, Nico Elvedi and Jordan Beyer are unavailable to play for Adolf Hütter’s team, while Christian Streich’s squad will be without Jonathan Schmid, Roland Sallai and Nils Petersen.