In this 34th week match, on Sat May 14th, Borussia M’gladbach will play host to Hoffenheim in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Borussia M’gladbach recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Alassane Pléa struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 4th minute on a feed from Stefan Lainer, then in the 66th minute, Daichi Kamada sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Gonçalo Paciência earning them at least the one point. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Georginio Rutter scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 22nd minute, then Patrik Schick tied it up for Bayer Leverkusen in the 34th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby Finally they completed the comback in the 76th minute on a goal by Patrik Schick to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Borussia M’gladbach and Hoffenheim last played eachother at the Prezero Arena on Dec 18th. Hoffenheim and Borussia M’gladbach battled to a 1-1 draw. Breel Embolo struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 35th minute, then Kevin Akpoguma tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Georginio Rutter has been the most effective weapon for Hoffenheim lately. The French attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Breel Embolo has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia M’gladbach in his last 5 matches with three goals
Borussia M’gladbach will be without Marcus Thuram and Matthias Ginter, while Hoffenheim will be without Dennis Geiger, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit, Florian Grillitsch, Chris Richards and Marco John.