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    Bundesliga preview and betting tips: Back Dortmund to hammer Gladbach

    Sergiu BaltutaSergiu Baltuta13 May 2023
    Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund

    Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund

    Borussia Dortmund will continue their push for the Bundesliga title when they face Borussia Monchengladbach at Westfalstadion on Saturday.

    Borussia Dortmund will meet Borussia Monchengladbach at the Westfalenstadion in round 32 of the Bundesliga on Saturday (1730 BST).

    Gladbach have nothing to play for in the Borussen Derby, other than to ruin Dortmund's title chances.

    Key Stats

    Jude Bellingham has played more minutes than anyone else this season, logging 2,603 minutes on the pitch and scoring seven goals.

    No other team in the top five European leagues have managed to score more league goals than Borussia Dortmund in 2023. They've scored 48 times, which is three more than Manchester City.

    Borussia Monchengladbach have taken just four points and scored only 11 goals on their last 20 trips to Dortmund.

    Dortmund vs Gladbach verdict

    In the circumstances, it seems likely BVB will continue their impressive streak of winning at home. They've won their last 10 home league matches and boast a record of nine consecutive home victories over the visitors.
    Borussia Dortmund began 2023 with 10 straight wins and looked like series title contenders. Then came Chelsea, a 2-0 defeat, and Edin Terzic's men seem more susceptible to conceding goals since then.
    They've not won consecutive games since their Champions League elimination, winning just four of the last 10 matches they've played. Their main struggles have come on their travels.
    Not only have Dortmund been impossible to stop at home in 2023, a ground on which they've lost just once this season, but they're in super goalscoring form too. Their last two matches have seen them beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 and Wolfsburg 6-0.
    Before that, they also put six past Koln in a 6-1 victory before the international break. Gladbach will have a tough time slowing them down so the goals should be flowing again.

    Suggested Bet: Over 3.5 goals

    Borussia Dortmund currently sit second in the table, one point behind league leaders Bayern Munich with three Bundesliga games remaining. Their poor form at the start of the season could prove costly, but they still have every chance.
    Bayern Munich will play earlier in the day on Saturday so their task will become clearer by kick-off, but they couldn't have asked for a better opponent.
    Borussia Monchengladbach are currently 10th in the table with nothing to play for. Mathematically, they could still reach Europe, but it would require a miraculous set of results.
    Daniel Farke's men come here on the back of a 2-0 home win over Bochum, which was just their fourth win in 2023. They're struggled for consistency and much of that is down to their poor away form.
    Despite beating Dortmund 4-2 in the reverse fixture, they're used to being on the wrong end of high-scoring games on their travels. Against the Black and Yellow, they've lost 6-0 and 3-0 in their last two visits.

    Suggested Bet: Borussia Dortmund -2 Asian handicap

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