Gladbach defeated relegation candidates Holstein Kiel 4-1 at home. With this win they managed to increase their points to 21.
The 2 teams, who have struggled to win in recent weeks, could not come out victorious. Union Berlin and Bochum played to a draw in a match in which both teams scored 1 goal each. Koji, who left Bochum with 10 men in the 13th minute, may have prevented a possible victory. Despite playing with 10 men, Bochum withstood their opponent well and got an important point.
Borussia Mönchengladbach needed to take advantage of playing against a poor club like Holstein Kiel in order to increase their league points number. I believe that playing against Holstien Kiel would be a bonus game for Borussia Mönchengladbach, as they scored four goals against Holstien Kiel. Union Berlin, on the other hand, is a team with a lack of experience; they were unable to score goals when playing against ten players. Bochum was down to ten men after 13 minutes of play, yet they still managed to score against Union Berlin in 23 minutes. Even playing against eleven players, I thought Union would win this game because Bochum has conceded a lot of goals this season in the Bundesliga.
Very disappointing result by Dortmund again...
They got a draw against Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park because of a last minute goal. Now they are out of top 6 in the standings. How much longer will this continue?
I can't even say they played impressively today. Maybe they could have even lost if Hoffenheim scored first. Dortmund need to score many more goals or start fixing their defensive problems. One of them should be done.
Otherwise they will really risk their top 4 chance with such bad form. I know it is early but the way they play is really worrying. I like them more in the Champions League for example.
I'm not sure what Dortmund intends to do this season; they have yet to lose a home league game this season, but they have failed to take advantage of playing at home to beat a weak club. Dortmund's defense and attacking line are quite poor, and I am confident that this is the reason for their poor performance this season; they conceded a goal in the last minutes; if Dortmund had scored more goals, they wouldn't have drew the match with the goal conceded in the final minute. When I noticed Adeyemi was available to play, I expected a lot of goals, but Dortmund disappointed their fans with a draw.