Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, 1/22/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/21/2021

Game: Monchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund

Date: Friday, January 22, 2021

Location: Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Monchengladbach (+239) Borussia Dortmund (+108)

Lars Stindl and Monchengladbach (7-7-3, 7th in Bundesliga) host Borussia Dortmund (9-2-6, 4th in Bundesliga) at Borussia-Park on Friday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Yann Sommer for Monchengladbach and Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund are at at +108 while the Foals are at +239. The total is set at 3.

Monchengladbach faced off with Werder Bremen in their last matchup and notched a win by a score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 83.9% received passes rate by connecting on 537 out of their 640 passing attempts last match. Monchengladbach attempted 19 dribbles in this outing and converted 6 of the attempts for a percentage of 31.6%. Regarding shot accuracy, Monchengladbach ended this match at a 54.5% rate by hitting 6 shots on target of 11 total shots. Monchengladbach sports an average of 1.82 goals per 90 min (31 goals in total) and have accounted for 18 assists in all matches for the year.

Lars Stindl is a guy who should impact this matchup for Monchengladbach. He has accounted for 46 assists while accumulating 72 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Stindl has started 298 contests in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.26 G/90. The forward from Germany has accumulated 77 goals in 26,686 mins played. One more player who could decide who wins is Florian Neuhaus, the midfielder representing Germany. He has assisted on a goal 13 times during his career and he has scored 16 goals. Neuhaus has accumulated 8,236 mins during 94 starting assignments and has been given a total of 25 yellow card cautions. He averages 0.17 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Monchengladbach is Yann Sommer. Sommer (186-87-97 record in his career) has totaled 111 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.5% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in Switzerland has seen 1,606 shots tried at him in 376 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.16 (436 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .739. Sommer has been on the pitch for 33,693 mins and has 1,180 stops so far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Borussia Dortmund took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. They finished the match by connecting on 472 out of their 567 passes they attempted earning a rate of 83.2%. Borussia Dortmund finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 18 of the 27 dribbles they pursued. Borussia Dortmund connected on 2 shots on target out of their 17 shots tried giving them a 11.8% clip in their last match. Having accumulated 33 goals and 26 assists for all their games, Borussia Dortmund averages 1.94 goals and 1.53 assists per 90 min.

Jadon Sancho should be someone to watch for Borussia Dortmund. The forward born in England has 6,668 minutes while earning 32 goals. He has accumulated 4 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 39 times. He is currently averaging 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 73 matches during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Marco Reus, the forward born in Germany. Reus has been given a total of 37 yellow cards in 25,167 professional minutes (292 starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.48. He has accumulated 134 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 69 times.

Roman Burki is expected to look after the net for Borussia Dortmund. Burki has tallied 102 shutouts while defending 1,320 shots attempted against him in 28,443 minutes in his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .704 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.3%. He has surrendered 1.28 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 156-74-87. During his career, Burki has conceded 404 goals and has earned 930 saves in 316 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monchengladbach (+239)

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