Borussia Mönchengladbach must produce a much-needed response at home against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Following a 5-0 debacle in Freiburg and three consecutive defeats, the Bundesliga's bottom-placed side are under significant pressure.
Manager Gerardo Seoane's team have taken zero points from the first three matchdays, sitting 17th in the table. A record of twelve goals conceded and a minus nine goal difference tells its own story. Their recent form of two wins and three losses in the last five games is also trending downwards. The full starting eleven from the Freiburg match, including goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas and forward Hugo Bolin, is available for the home fixture.
Mainz with mixed form
The opponents from Mainz arrive in Mönchengladbach with mixed recent results. A 5-0 away win at Hamburger SV was followed by a 1-3 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. Mainz currently sit in eighth place. The last meeting between the two sides in April ended in a 1-1 draw at Borussia-Park.
Gladbach will again be without the injured Enzo Leopold, Jens Castrop, Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn and Yukhym Konoplya. The season's top scorer so far is Hugo Bolin with two goals. The team must significantly tighten up a defence that shipped five goals in Freiburg alone. Kick-off is at 15:30 on Saturday. The team's full schedule can be found on the fixtures page.
