The upcoming 14th round of the Bundesliga brings the duell between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Schalke 04 this Saturday afternoon.
Less than one month spectre of relegation haunts through Borussia-Park. Four rounds later, and even eight more points on the account, fans are more confident to survive a season without relegation worries. Moreover Gladbach achieved two away wins in a row after more than 13 years. The inscrutable excesses of the betting scandal drive worry lines on the forehead of sporting director Max Eberl. A game involving the amateur team in the Regionalliga is apparently under suspicion of manipulation.
With Schalke 04 is in sporting issue all in balance. The strongly rejuvenated team of master-maker Felix Magath is playing on the league top and currently ranks on third place, which would entitle for the qualification phase of the UEFA Champions League. Concerning the side the seven-time German champions losing his two youngsters Vassilios Pliatsikas and Levan Kenia due to injuries. The last defeat of the Knappen is dated 19 September, when they lost against defending champion VfL Wolfsburg 1:2 at home. Meanwhile, Schalke are the last nine games unbeaten (all competitions).
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Schalke 04
Saturday, 28th of November 2009, 18:30 CET
Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Injured:
M'gladbach: Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker, Gal Alberman, Filip Daems, Christian Dorda
Schalke: Christian Pander, Jermaine Jones, Vassilios Pliatsikas, Levan Kenia
Head-to-head:
10.05.09: Gladbach - Schalke 1:0
22.11.08: Schalke - Gladbach 3:1
07.04.07: Schalke - Gladbach 2:0
08.11.06: Gladbach - Schalke 0:2
08.02.06: Gladbach - Schalke 0:0
Tip: Draw
The best odd for our tip X currently is 3,45 at betfair.
