Borussia Monchengladbach hosts Bayern Munich in round 1 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Friday, August 13th at Borussia-Park (Mönchengladbach)
Borussia Monchengladbach finished in 8th place in the previous championship and did not make it to the European cups for the first time in 3 years. After the end of the season, head coach Marco Rose left the team, as he reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund in February. Rose was succeeded by Adi Hutter. The Austrian, who spent 3 seasons at Eintracht Frankfurt, signed a preliminary agreement with the Colts in April and began his work on July 1. Borussia did not have the brightest transfer campaign. The club bought out the midfielder Hannes Wolf from Leipzig, and got the defender Luca Netz from Hertha. At the same time, several older players said goodbye to the team (goalkeeper Max Grün, defenders Oscar Wendt and Mikael Lang, and winger Ibrahim Traore). Beyond that, midfielder Valentino Lazarro, who was on loan from Inter Milan, left the club. The new season started for Borussia on 9 August with a German Cup away match against Kaiserslautern. Despite the difference in class, Hutter's team was limited to a minimal victory (0-1). The only goal in the 11th minute was scored by captain Lars Stindl.
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Bayern Munich had a controversial last season. The club won the German championship for the 9th time in a row but were left without the German Cup and lost to French PSG in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. After the end of the season in the Bundesliga, the head coach of Bayern changed. Hans-Dieter Flick left for the German national team, while the Bavarians were headed by 34-year-old Julian Nagelsmann, who worked with Leipzig. To get a coach, the Reds paid the Bulls the compensation of 25 million euros, including bonuses. In the offseason, Bayern were faced with a turnover in the defensive line. Jerome Boateng left the club, David Alaba moved to Real Madrid, and Xavi Martinez went to Qatar SC. Munich found a replacement for them in Leipzig, signing Dayo Upamecano. Beyond that, the Bavarians signed contracts with two free agents — left-back Omar Richards, who played at Reading, and goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, who returned to the club a year after spent in Hamburg.
The match in Monchengladbach should be spectacular and productive. Borussia and Bayern have not scored less than 3 goals in their last 8 head-to-head in the Bundesliga, and last season they scored more than 4 goals twice. The repetition of high performance is indicated by the serious personnel reshuffle in the defense of Bayern and the statistics of the Colts, who conceded from the Munich team in five consecutive games at home.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.5 goals scored
