Borussia Moenchengladbach - Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt will play in Bundesliga Round 9 on Friday at 20:30 CEST (2:30 p.m. EST, U.S.), at Borussia-Park.  B. Monchengladbach is ranked 10th in the standings with 11 points. They have 3 victories in a row in all competitions. In the last round they defeated 2-0 VfB Stuttgart.  Eintracht Frankfurt are 7th in the standings with 14 points, and they are undefeated in 6 of their last 8 league matches.  In their last game Frankfurt completed a 1-0 win after extra time over Ingolstadt for the Germany Cup.  Both teams face each other in the Bundesliga for the 85th time. Borussia won 30 of these encounters, drawn 23, and have been defeated 32 times. However they have a very positive home record with 18 wins, 13 draws, and just 11 defeats.  Moreover 7 of the last 10 competitive matches between the 2 sides have ended in victory for Borussia, as they have scored over 2.5 goals in the last 2 matches against Eintracht.  My expectations are, Borussia and Eintracht will score some goals. In any event, Borussia scored 10 goals in the last 5 matches, an average of 2.0 goals per match. With that, I pick the option Match Total  - "Alternative Goal Line" straight (Over 2.0 goals).

UPDATE October 29, 2016 - FINAL Result: Borussia 0-0 Eintracht.  Borussia kicked off the 9th matchday of the Bundesliga season with a scrappy 0-0 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. The home side had more possession of the ball (52% vs. 48%), but struggled to break down the visitors’ defense.  The half-time break did not change both teams, as the 2nd half was a similarly boring and uneventful affair - no goals. The best chance of the game came to Wendt in the 72nd minute, but he hit the crossbar, and could not open this match for something better to happen than a tedious 0-0 draw.