Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview – Prediction, how to watch & line-ups

Saturday’s Bundesliga wraps up with a mouth-watering encounter between Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach at the Allianz Arena.

It’s been a jaw-dropping start to the new domestic season for the perennial German champions. 

Following an emphatic 5-3 romping of RB Leipzig in the Super Cup Final, Julian Nagelsmann’s men have strung together three consecutive Bundesliga wins to start their title defence on a high.

Bayern’s sensational 7-0 thumping of Bochum last weekend took their league tally for the season to 15 goals from just three matches, suggesting they could be waltzing away with an 11th straight title.

Though it’s hard to imagine any team able to cope with the Bavarians in this kind of form, Gladbach have proved they can be a thorn in their side over the years.

Die Fohlen did not only go unbeaten in all three competitive meetings with Nagelsmann’s star-studded squad last season but defeated them twice, including a 2-1 win in this corresponding fixture. 

Meanwhile, in the latest Bundesliga news, Bayern chief Hasan Salihamidzic has explained why the club refused to sign wantaway Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

As per the Daily Mirror, Salihamidzic has identified the Portuguese forward’s whopping wage demands as the sticking point.

Match Preview

Bayern Munich

After VAR disallowed two of his goals in a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg on matchday two, Sadio Mane returned to the scoresheet with a brace against Bochum last weekend.

The former Liverpool talisman currently leads the scoring charts in the Bundesliga with three goals, giving a massive contribution to the Bavarians’ best-ever top-flight start.

It’s become abundantly clear after a handful of Bayern Munich fixtures that Mane will be a focal point of Nagelsmann’s free-flowing attack that looks unfazed by Robert Lewandowski’s departure for Barcelona.

Borussia Monchengladbach 

Gladbach finished tenth in the Bundesliga last season and in turn sacked Adi Hutter in favour of Daniel Farke, which has proved a massive hit early in the season.

After a 9-1 humbling of non-league Oberachren in the opening DFB-Pokal round, Die Fohlen have won two of their first three Bundesliga outings under Farke (D1).

There are plenty of positives in this exciting Gladbach side, as they also boast the longest ongoing unbeaten streak in away league matches among the current top-flight teams in Germany (five).

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach Potential Line-ups

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Alphonso Davies, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard; Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry; Sadio Mane.

Borussia Monchengladbach (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer; Ramy Bensebaini, Nico Elvedi, Ko Itakura, Joe Scally; Christoph Kramer, Manu Kone; Florian Neuhaus, Jonas Hofmann, Alassane Plea; Marcus Thuram.

How to Watch?

Bayern vs Gladbach, along with all other 2022/23 Bundesliga fixtures, is available to watch live online via Bundesliga live streams. 

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction

Despite Gladbach’s impressive recent record against Bayern, this looks to be a completely different Bavarians’ side than the one that blew hot and cold last season. 

We back the high-flying hosts to extend their imperious start to the season and bring Farke’s team back down to the earth.

Bayern Munich 4-1 Borussia Monchengladbach