On Saturday afternoon, Dortmund and Monchengladbach go head-to-head at Signal Iduna Park as the home team looks to return to winning ways in the Bundesliga.
Dortmund form guideBVB heads into this clash on the back of a three-game winless run, having suffered back-to-back league losses against Bayern Munich and Stuttgart. The games followed a familiar high-scoring trend, as five of their last six Bundesliga games have produced over 2.5 goals scored.
The recent unconvincing run of league form has seen BVB drop to fifth place in the table, two points adrift of four-place RB Leipzig.
Despite the underwhelming recent league results, Dortmund has a decent recent home record in the German top flight, having won four of their previous six matches. A 4-0 defeat against arch-rivals Bayern Munich in their last home match ended a four-game winning streak for BVB in the Bundesliga.
Their recent home matches in the Bundesliga have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in 16 of their previous 19 league games on home soil.
Monchengladbach form guideThe Foals are in decent recent form, as a 4-0 home win over Wolfsburg means that they are three games unbeaten in the Bundesliga, having recorded two wins and a draw.
The visitor's recent Bundesliga games have not disappointed when it comes to goals, as there have been over 2.5 goals scored in their last six matches.
Monchengladbach have been poor on their travels of late in the Bundesliga, winning just one of their previous 13 matches away from home. Despite the lack of recent away wins, Gerardo Seoane’s team has been prolific in front of goal, scoring at least two goals in six of their previous seven matches.
What am I backing?Dortmund has been poor of late, while Monchengladbach’s recent form has been encouraging. I believe this game will be high-scoring, so I am backing over 2.5 goals scored.