On Sat May 14th, in week 34, Borussia M’gladbach will host Hoffenheim in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 10th placed 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 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 2-4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Georginio Rutter struck first 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 But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Patrik Schick. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Borussia M’gladbach and Hoffenheim last played eachother at the Prezero Arena on Saturday Dec 18th. Hoffenheim and Borussia M’gladbach battled to a 1-1 draw. Breel Embolo scored the first goal 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 Hoffenheim a comeback draw.
Georginio Rutter has been the most effective weapon for Hoffenheim lately. The French attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Borussia M’gladbach’s top weapon lately has been Breel Embolo, who has three goals in the last five matches
Marcus Thuram and Matthias Ginter are unavailable to play for Adolf Hütter’s team, while Hoffenheim will be without Dennis Geiger, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit, Florian Grillitsch, Chris Richards and John.