Gladbach is suddenly Bayern hunter No. 1 - after a bad start to the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach has won 4 out of 5 games and is climbing the table.

What happened?

Borussia Mönchengladbach lost on matchday 8 against Bayern with 0:3, but the duel with the record champion was a turning point for the team of coach Eugen Polanski. After that, Gladbach started a successful streak and won in St. Pauli, against 1. FC Köln, in Heidenheim and in Mainz. In addition, there was a deserved point against Leipzig.

Why is Gladbach so successful?

Coach Eugen Polanski said after the win in Mainz: „We were a few weeks ago still in the same situation as Mainz. We know that if we bring the energy onto the pitch like we do now, we can beat any opponent.“

What does the table look like?

| Rank | Team | Points | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bayern | 13 | | 2 | Gladbach | 13 | | 3 | Dortmund | 11 | Gladbach has taken 13 of 15 possible points in the 5-game table from matchdays 9 to 13 and is thus in second place, level on points with Bayern.

What's next?

Gladbach will try to continue the successful streak and climb the table. With 38 points from 34 games and a current form of WLWDD, Gladbach is currently in 12th place in the Bundesliga, 51 points behind leaders Bayern München. Gladbach has scored 42 goals this season and conceded 53, resulting in a goal difference of -11.