Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost (#12). (Photo : Reuters)
Last season's top 2 and 3 teams VfL Wolfsburg (3-1-3, 12 points) and Borussia Monchengladbach (2-5-0, 6 points) clash in a 2015-2016 Bundesliga match at the Stadion im Borussia-Park on Saturday, October 3.
André Schubert's squad had been struggling in the new season after they finished at third place in last season's competitions.
However, currently there had been a semblance of hope that they could still salvage the season as Die Fohlen had won its last two games, with the most recent one a 3-1 rout over lowly Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Arena last Saturday, via ESPN.
Midfielders Granit Xhaka and Raffael scored goals while Die Roten's team captain Christian Gentner made an own goal to finalize the count in the scoreboard.
Meanwhile, Die Wölfe's stride to the top was temporarily halted as Hannover 96 forced them into a 1-1 draw last Saturday at the Volkswagen Arena, as per SkySports.
Dutch striker Bas Dost made a close range header to put the Wolves on top at the 40th-minute, but the cellar dweller's Japenese winger Hiroshi Kiyotake was able to equalize it at the 57th to deny Wolfsburg of three points in the overall standings.
Dieter Hecking's squad continues to tail the league leaders at the fourth spot as of the moment and they want to inch closer with a win over the Borussians this weekend.
Prediction: A close 2-1 win for Wolfsburg.
Borussia Monchengladbach starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Sommer; Korb, Christensen, Nordtveit, Wendt; Herrmann, Dahoud, Xhaka, Johnson; Stindl, Raffael
Wolfsburg starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Benaglio; Trasch, Naldo, Dante, Rodriguez; Guilavogui; Caligiuri, Draxler, Kruse, Schurrle; Dost
