Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Lars Stindl. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bayer Leverkusen (6-3-6, 21 points) will test the resolve of Borussia Monchengladbach (8-5-2, 26 points) as they square off at the BayArena on December 12th, Saturday for a 2015-2016 Bundesliga season game.
Bayer succumbed to contending squad Hertha Berlin, 1-2, at the Olympic Stadium last Saturday as Polish defender Sebastian Boenisch was sent off at the 17th minute after Die Alte Dame's Czech midfielder Vladimir Darida scored the opening goal at the seventh, via Fox Sports.
Down by a man from then on, Mexican striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez still managed to equalize the score at the 29th with a left-footed shot from the center box.
However, Hertha was not to be denied as American defender John Brooks headed the winner at the 60th minute to give Roger Schmidt's men their fourth winless game in six matches.
Meanwhile, Borussia Monchengladbach pulled off the biggest upset of this season as they upended defending champions and league leaders Bayern Munich, 3-1, at the Stadion im Borussia-Park last Saturday, as per Skysports.
It was the Bavarians' first loss of the season and it could not come so perfectly from a club who is currently on a 10-game unbeaten run.
Oscar Wendt, Lars Stindl, and Fabian Johnson contributed a goal each to Die Fohlen's three-score haul at the 54th, 66th, and 68th minutes respectively while Bayern got a consolation with a right-foot shot from midfielder Frank Ribery nine minutes before full-time.
The prediction is a 3-1 victory for Borussia Monchengladbach. Leverkusen suffers its third straight winless match while André Schubert's side goes to extend its undefeated streak to 11.
Bayer Leverkusen starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Leno; Donati, Tah, Toprak, Papadopoulos; Kramer, Kampl; Bellarabi, Brandt, Mehmedi; Hernandez
Borussia Monchengladbach starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): Sommer; Korb, Elvedi, Christensen, Nordtveit, Wendt; Raffael, Dahoud, Xhaka, Johnson; Stindl
