TACTICS

Gerardo Seoane (45) has been the head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach since the start of the season. Under the Swiss coach, the Fohlenelf have achieved a points average of 1.05 in the Bundesliga this season.

Seoane expects a “tough task” for the away game in Leipzig, as he explained on Thursday at the press conference before the match. After some spectacular but not entirely satisfactory results at the start of the season, such as 4:4 in Augsburg , 3:3 in Darmstadt or 3:3 in Freiburg, Seoane recently fielded more defensive-minded players and chose the tactical system of a three-man defence/ back five.

"I think we've made improvements in defence. We've been much more stable lately. The offense may have suffered a bit because of that," said Gladbach's head coach. In the last three games, Borussia have scored one goal (3-1 loss in Munich ), and their matches against Leverkusen and Darmstadt ended 0-0.

COACHES BIO

Name : Gerardo Seoane
Birthday : October 30, 1978 in Lucerne (Switzerland)
Former Clubs : Bayer Leverkusen, Young Boys Bern, FC Luzern
Achievements : Swiss champions 2021, 2020, 2021 and Swiss Cup winners 2020 (all with the Young Boys Bern)

TACTICS
Seoane switches between a four-man and five-man defence
Ko Itakura and Maximilian Wöber are back in the team and bolster their defensive options
Recently increased their focus on compact defensive work

Gladbach's starting eleven last game
Nicolas - Elvedi, Itakura, Wöber - Honorat, Weigl, Neuhaus, Kone, Netz - Hack, Jordan