Both teams will want to win to take the quarter-finals. No benefit in terms of motivation.
Greuter Fürth is currently 11th in the 2nd division and has a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats. Last Friday, the players put an end to a bad series of 3 games without a victory of rank (2 defeats and 1 draw) by asserting themselves with authority against the leader, Hanover (4-1).
Monchengladbach disappointed this season and occupied only 11th place in the Bundesliga with 7 points ahead of the relegation zone. Since the return of the truce (end of January), the men of Dieter Hecking show nice dispositions, attests the series in course of 3 games without defeat (2 wins and 1 draw). Last weekend, they took the measure, with authority, of Freiburg (3-0). In the Champions League, Monchengladbach finished 3rd in Group C and is thus returned to the 16th round of the Europa League. Advantage Monchengladbach on the form
GREUTHER FURTH MONCHENGLADBACH PREDICTION
For Greuter Fürth, the coach will have to do without the services of goalkeeper Funk, defender Rapp and midfielders Gjasula and Tripic. Moreover, the Zulj offensive midfielder is suspended. Serdar Dursun is the club’s top scorer in the league with 7 achievements.
On the Monchengladbach side, striker Stindl is suspended while defenders Doucouré, Schulz, Strobl, Elvedi and Kolodziejczak and the midfielders Traoré and Hofmann are injured. On the other hand, the Sow environment is uncertain. In the absence of Stindl (6 goals in the championship), Raffael (5 goals) and Hazard (4 goals) will have an important role to play. Advantage Monchengladbach on paper.
Prediction: MONCHENGLADBACH win
Odds: 1.60
