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Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund Odds & Prediction – Bundesliga Round 6

John Dillon

by John Dillon in Soccer News

Updated Sep 24, 2021 · 7:53 AM PDT

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund's Erling Haaland, right, scores his side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium, in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
  • Third-placed power-house Dortmund looks to continue impressive start at 12:30 pm ET on Saturday
  • Monchengladbach is struggling under new coach Hutter with just one win five games so far
  • See the odds and best bets for Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga Round 6 below

Borussia Dortmund hopes to continue its early-season Bundesliga title challenge when it travels to meet surprise strugglers Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.

Dortmund is in third place, just one point behind leaders Bayern Munich and second-placed Wolfsburg.

Meanwhile, Monchengladbach is stuck in 16th place – in the relegation spots – after just one league win so far under new coach Adi Hutter.

It is the club’s worst start to a season since 2004-05.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund Odds

Matchup Spread Moneyline Total
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund MON +1.5 (-235) | DOR -1.5 (+205) MON +320 | DOR -135 | DRAW +340 Ov 2.5 (-270) | Un 2.5 (+210)

Odds as of September 24 at DraftKings

Although the teams are situated reasonably closely, the fixture is not part of any major regional rivalry. It is, though, one of the bigger dates in the German football calendar because of the historic stature of the two clubs.

Dortmund, furthermore, also has a new coach with Marco Rose having left Monchengladbach in the summer after just missing out on European qualification with an eighth-place finish last season.

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It has, moreover, been a good start for Rose with Dortmund winning four of its first five games – and currently enjoying a three-game winning streak.

Haaland has 11 Goals for Dortmund

The much-coveted Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has been in particularly excellent form for Dortmund.

He has hit 11 goals already this season; eight in the Bundesliga including two in last weekend’s 4-2 home win against Union Berlin.

He has furthermore served up four assists in the Bundesliga.

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Therefore, the oddsmakers at DraftKings make Dortmund a huge favorite for an away win at -135.

Monchengladbach, meanwhile, is rated a wide outsider at +320, with the draw at +340.

The game at the Borussia-Park kicks off at 12:30 pm ET.

Borussia Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund Stats

Monchengladbach
VS
Dortmund
1 Wins 4
1 Draws 0
3 Losses 1
5 Goals 17
9 Goals Against 11
7 Yellow Cards 11
0 Red Cards 0
0 Clean Sheets 0

Additionally, Dortmund has underlined its good form with a fine opening win in the Champions League by 2-1 away against Istanbul’s Besiktas.

New coach Rose certainly has his side firing on all cylinders.

It has hit no fewer than 17 goals in its five fixtures so far with the summer loss of star winger Jadon Sancho to Manchester United having no effect on Dortmund’s attacking prowess.

Drama at Both Ends for Visitors

However, it has concurrently conceded 11 goals. So these are dramatic times at both ends for the team’s followers.

Indeed, there has been an average of 5.6 goals per game in its five league fixtures so far.

This makes it particularly worthwhile to look for value beyond the moneyline prices.

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And there is an unquestionably attractive prop offer at DraftKings of +360 for Dortmund to win by two goals – with Haaland surely in the mood for further plunder.

This looks even more promising given the fact that Monchengladbach has yet to keep a clean sheet this season.

Hutter’s side has managed just five goals so far with nine conceded.

After Dortmund opened the season with a 5-2 hammering of Eintracht Frankfurt at home, there secondly came a 2-1 defeat of Freiburg.

Subsequently, the current three-match winning streak began with a 3-2 win at home against Hoffenheim.

Following that, there was an exciting 4-3 win at Bayer Leverkusen and then, last weekend, a 4-2 home win over Union Berlin.

Monchengladbach’s new Austrian coach Hutter arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt after a fifth-place finish there last season.

However, he has endured a difficult time so far.

A 1-1 draw at home against champions Bayern Munich offered a hopeful start.

Thrashed at Leverkusen

But then came a 4-0 hammering at Bayer Leverkusen and, subsequently, a 2-1 setback at Union Berlin.

Things picked up with a first win of the campaign by 3-1 at home against Arminia Bielefeld.

But following that, things slipped again with a 1-0 defeat at Augsburg last weekend.

Hutter’s side has managed just five goals so far with nine conceded.

It did not manage a single shot on target against Augsburg.

Last season Monchengladbach was a 4-2 home winner against Dortmund.

At least, however, it is unbeaten in its two games at its HQ this season ahead of this weekend’s home date.

Last season Monchengladbach was a 4-2 home winner against Dortmund.

But that followed a run of no fewer than 11 straight league wins in this fixture for Dortmund.

There was, additionally, a 1-0 win for Dortmund at Monchengladbach in the most recent meeting in the DFB Pokal Cup last March.

Meanwhile, Monchengladbach will look to German midfielder Lars Stindl for some inspiration after he contributed two of its five Bundesliga goals until now.

In conclusion, however, Dortmund’s form and the hungry mood of striker Haaland promise a comfortable win for the visitors here, very possibly by two goals.

Pick: Borussia Dortmund – To Win By Two Goals (+360)

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