If Borussia Mönchengladbach wants to keep their chance of scoring points against Borussia Dortmund, Joe Scally and Lukas Ullrich will be particularly challenged.

Mönchengladbach – The supporters of Borussia Mönchengladbach harbor the faint hope that they will finally be able to stand up to Borussia Dortmund again in the upcoming encounter.

Can Gladbach get a point against BVB?

While Dortmund has yet to record a win in the Bundesliga, Gladbach has regained its strength on home soil. The Foals’ last home defeat was on September 14th, followed by four wins for Gerardo Seoane’s team.

In order to maintain the chance of winning a point, effective work against the ball is the basis. Despite the departure of Gladbach-Schreck Marco Reus, Dortmund has a strong offensive. Serhou Guirassy has scored 10 goals in his first 15 competitive games, but Gladbach Borussia can’t just concentrate on BVB’s new star signing.

Scally before a tricky duel with Gittens

Joe Scally faces a difficult task against Jamie Gittens. The young Englishman has established himself on the left wing this season and scored his twelfth point in the round of 16 against FC Bayern (1-1). “When do I go one-on-one? When do I use my speed? How do I prepare my dribbling? “I think he has made a huge step,” said BVB coach Nuri Şahin, praising his protégé at the matchday press conference.

It will be important to give Gittens as few one-on-one duels as possible and to slow him down when he can create such situations. The following statistics show how difficult this task is: Gittens attempted 67 dribbles and broke through 38 times. In a comparison of all Bundesliga attackers, the whirlwind takes the top spot in both categories, with Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt also dribbling 67 times.

Dortmund will be a tough test for Ullrich

The Borussia duel will also be a test for the young Lukas Ullrich. The Gladbach shooting star will meet Donyell Malen or Maximilian Beier. The former is known for his pace and goal threat, while Beier is considered lively and has outplayed an opponent eight times.

The game against BVB will also be a stress test for Ullrich as Seoane carefully builds him up. In five competitive games, the Berlin native was only on the pitch for more than 90 minutes against RB Leipzig, after which he was substituted after 66 minutes against St. Pauli and after 62 minutes against SC Freiburg.

Will Seoane let Ullrich play against Dortmund?

Ullrich still needed time to withstand the intense Bundesliga football for 90 minutes. However, an early substitution would be risky in the absence of Luca Netz, who is currently under construction. Scally can switch to the left side of the defense, but then Stefan Lainer would be required as a right-back – and the Austrian, despite all his commitment, lacks the pace to keep Gittens in check.

The second option is to substitute Fabio Chiarodia for Ullrich. However, the 19-year-old has only played 41 Bundesliga minutes since the start of the season and has only been allowed to play against top teams twice. On the 34th matchday of the previous season, Chiarodia was used against VfB Stuttgart, and at the season opener he came on as a substitute in injury time against Bayer Leverkusen. Therefore, Ullrich may be required to neutralize Dortmund’s wing threat over 90 minutes.