In this 14th week match, on Sun Dec 5th, Borussia M’gladbach and Freiburg will play a match in Mönchengladbach in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Köln. Dejan Ljubičić struck first for Köln in the 55th minute, but Jonas Hofmann got the equalizer for Borussia M’gladbach in the 74th minute. Borussia M’gladbach should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Freiburg is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Bochum. Philipp Lienhart scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 51st minute, but Sebastian Polter got the equalizer for Bochum in the 54th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by Milos Pantovic to cap off a wild match. Freiburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Borussia M’gladbach won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Vincenzo Grifo has been the most effective weapon for Freiburg lately. The Italian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Jonas Hofmann has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has 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 Jonathan Schmid, Roland Sallai and Nils Petersen are unavailable to play for Freiburg.