Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 27th where RB Leipzig hosts Borussia M’gladbach in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. RB Leipzig sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hertha BSC. Marcel Sabitzer struck first for RB Leipzig in the 28th minute on a feed from Daniel Olmo, then Nordi Mukiele added another in the 71st minute In the end, Hertha BSC couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 8th placed Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Manchester City. Bernardo Silva scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 29th minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 65th minute In the end, Borussia M’gladbach couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
RB Leipzig and Borussia M’gladbach last played eachother at the Stadion Im Borussia-park on Oct 31st. Borussia M’gladbach won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Hannes Wolf struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 60th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed RB Leipzig couldn’t manage to score, and Borussia M’gladbach took the shutout win.
Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram are the top scorers for Borussia M’gladbach in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. RB Leipzig’s top weapon lately has been Marcel Sabitzer, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Julian Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig squad will be without Benjamin Henrichs, Konrad Laimer, Emil Forsberg and Kevin Kampl, while Denis Zakaria, Marcus Thuram, Famana Quizera and Reitz are unavailable to play for Borussia M’gladbach.