Wolfsburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Team news and predicted line-up | OneFootball

A crucial match in the race for survival is set to be staged at the Volkswagen Arena this weekend as relegation-threatened Wolfsburg play Borussia Mönchengladbach. 

After going through three head coaches this season, Die Wolfe have finally given the reins to Dieter Hecking to help them achieve survival in the Bundesliga in a rather turbulent Bundesliga campaign. Wolfsburg are currently seven points away from safety and two away from St. Pauli, who are in the relegation play-off place. The Lower Saxony-based club picked up high-value three points in their last match against Union Berlin, that brought them within fighting range of other relegation battlers. 

Hecking is set to be without the services of Kilian Fischer, left-back Rogério, and Kevin Paredes as they are recovering from their respective injuries. Jeanuël Belocian, Denis Vavro and Konstantinos Koulierakis will feature in the three-man defence. Joakim Mæhle and Aaron Zehnter will flank them. Jonas Wind’s injury recovery will pave the way for last game’s scorer Dženan Pejčinović to start again upfront. 

Meanwhile, Borussia Mönchengladbach will enter this match on the back of a four-game winless streak in club competition. With 31 points across the board, Die Fohlen are aware that losing to Wolfsburg would put them straight back into the relegation fight that is heating up at the end of the season. While the visitors remain five points clear of the relegation zone, they are tied on points with Köln, Hamburg and Werder Bremen, and their final league position will be influenced by how their counterparts fare with just four games to go. 

Mönchengladbach can go well clear of the dropzone with three points this Saturday, but they will need to find their first away victory since a 1-0 win over Mainz in December. 

Eugen Polanski will miss the likes of Tim Kleindienst, Jan Urbich and Nathan N’Goumou due to long-term injuries. Hoffenheim loanee Haris Tabaković is expected to start in attack alongside Hugo Bolin. 

Predicted line-ups for the match between Wolfsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach

Wolfsburg: Grabara – Belocian, Vavro, Koulierakis – Mæhle , Vinicius Souza, Eriksen, Zehnter – Wimmer, Amoura – Pejčinović. 

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Nicolas – Sander, Elvedi, Diks – Scally, Engelhardt, Castrop – Reitz, Stöger – Bolin, Tabaković.

GGFN | Trambak Bhattacherjee