Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich Live
Gladbach became just the fourth team to be beaten by Hertha Berlin as they succumbed to a 4-1 loss in the capital on Matchday 20, as the Foals’ stuttering start to 2023 continued. They have just one win from five matches since the turn of the New Year and, with nine points separating them from both sixth and 16th, Daniel Farke will be keen to get his side moving towards a late European push rather than be sucked into a relegation battle. He could welcome back Julian Weigl from suspension after missing the trip to Berlin, but the midfielder has been suffering with a stomach bug this week. Joe Scally‘s involvement has also been thrown in doubt by a muscular issue, while a calf problem has kept top scorer Thuram out of training. However, he’s expected to be fit to go, looking to add to his 10 league goals this term.
Match stats
- Four matches is Thuram’s longest barren spell in front of goal this season.
- Gladbach’s 27 Bundesliga wins against Bayern is more than any club has managed against the record champions. Their 32 points against the Bavarians since summer 2011 (W9, D5, L9) is also 13 more than any other team has taken off Bayern in that time.
- This will be the 110th top-flight meeting between the clubs. Only Bayern and Werder Bremen have met more often in Bundesliga history (111 games).
- Only Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani has more goal involvements to his name in this season’s Bundesliga (19) than Musiala (17).
- Sommer made 335 competitive appearances for Gladbach between 2014 and 2023. His save percentage for the current campaign has fallen from 77 to 55 percent since he switched to Bayern in January.
- Nagelsmann is without a win in his last four meetings with Gladbach (D2, L2). It’s his longest winless run as Bayern coach against a particular team.
Probable teams
Gladbach: Omlin – Lainer, Itakura, Elvedi, Bensebaini – Kramer, Kone – Hofmann, Stindl (c), Plea – Thuram
Out: –
Doubtful: Scally (muscular), Weigl (ill)
Coach: Daniel Farke
Bayern: Sommer – Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt – Cancelo, Kimmich, Musiala, Davies – Sane, Müller (c) – Choupo-Moting
Out: Hernandez (knee), Mane (leg), Mazraoui (heart), Neuer (leg)
Doubtful: Coman (calf)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
