BVB v Borussia Mönchengladbach: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund's last match of the 2025 calendar year is once again a home game under the floodlights. Tonight, starting at 8:30 pm, they face Borussia Mönchengladbach—not just for three points, but also to calm the growing crisis and secure a more relaxed winter break than they would have with a loss of points. Here are the probable starting lineups for BVB and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia Dortmund will only be missing two of their four absentees due to injury. Ramy Bensebaini is away at the Africa Cup of Nations, and Jobe Bellingham must serve his suspension following his red card in the previous matchday. Therefore, coach Niko Kovac will be without the following players today:

Kicker suspects that the midfield will be occupied by Groß and Nmecha, which once again means a spot on the bench for Julian Brandt. Up front, Fabio Silva will get another chance to start. This results in the following BVB lineup for the Friday Bundesliga match:

Gregor Kobel – Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck – Yan Couto, Pascal Groß, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Fabio Silva – Serhou Guirassy

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At the other Borussia, five players are out, making up this list:

However, the “Foals” have Scally available again after suspension and Neuhaus back from injury. Kicker also sees both returning to the starting eleven, which would then look like this:

Moritz Nicolas – Joseph Scally, Nico Elvedi, Kevin Diks – Yannik Engelhardt – Jens Castrop, Lucas Ullrich – Rocco Reitz, Florian Neuhaus – Shuto Machino, Haris Tabakovic

Despite Borussia Mönchengladbach's recent upswing, bookmakers still see BVB as clear favorites in this match. Especially since Mönchengladbach recently suffered a significant setback with a weak 1-3 home defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. The odds for a Borussia Dortmund home win are typically around 1.55. A bet on an away win, on the other hand, is rewarded with odds between 5.00 and 5.70.

BVB have managed a remarkable twelve consecutive home wins against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In total, they have 41 Bundesliga home wins against them—more than against any other club. Last season, however, the 3-2 home victory was a close one, and away on the Lower Rhine, it was only enough for a 1-1 draw.

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