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Match details:
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich
Borussia Park
October 28th, 00:15
Preview:
DFB Pokal second round tonight at the Borussia Park with Borussia Mönchengladbach taking on Bayern Munich. The two sides are in contrasting forms and thus, the away side are the favourites to win.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are in topsy-turvy form with 4 loses and a draw in their last 8 games. They will be looking to boost their confidence with a big win over Bayern today.
Bayern Munich are in stunning form and have lost just once this season. They have won their other games since the end of August and will be looking to keep that run going.
Borussia Mönchengladbach met Bayern Munich earlier this season and the game ended 1-1.
Suspension and injuries:
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Doucoure, Kramer, Lainer, and Thuram are out.
Bayern Munich: Olreich is out.
Starting line-up:
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Elvedi, Ginter, Bensebaini, Scally, Zakaria, Kone, Netz, Hofmann, Stindl, Plea
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Pavard, Upamecano, Süle, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Sane, Müller, Coman, Lewandowski
Top picks:
Robert Lewandowski: The striker is in good form and should be a good pick for captaincy. He has 17 goals in 13 matches this season but has just 2 goals against Gladbach in 19 games.
Leroy Sane: The German is also on fire this season and should be a good pick. He could be a differential-captaincy pick.
Lars Stindl: The best pick from Gladbach would be Lars Stindl as he has three goals for them this season.
Captaincy options:
- Robert Lewandowski
- Leroy Sane
- Lars Stindl
Fantasy XI:
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