TIPS - Monchengladbach VS Hamburger

[(Monchengladbach) Strength]:
1. This is the first league home game for Monchengladbach in the new season. The team hope to make a good start.
2. Robin Hack scored a brace in a win for Monchengladbach in the last game, showing strong performance.
3. Monchengladbach have played a DFB-Pokal game previously. They won on the road and advanced.

[(Monchengladbach) Neutral]:
1. Monchengladbach saw their key players from last season, Ko Itakura and Alassane Plea, leave the club, and have signed Japanese attacker Shuto Machino and tall striker Haris Tabakovic.
2. Monchengladbach finished 10th in the Bundesliga last season. The team's positioning remains that of a mid-table side in the current season.
3. Monchengladbach achieved 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at home in the Bundesliga last season, showing mediocre performances.

[(Monchengladbach) Weakness]:
1. Monchengladbach need to address the offensive issue caused by the injury absence of their top scorer, Tim Kleindienst, who will be absent until November due to a knee injury.

[(Hamburger) Strength]:
1. This marks Hamburger's return to the Bundesliga after a seven-year absence, and the team are definitely eager to put in a strong performance with high motivation.
2. Ransford Konigsdorfer was a key contributor to Hamburger's promotion last season. The 23-year-old Ghanaian international scored 14 goals and provided 3 assists for the team in the previous campaign.
3. Jean-Luc Dompe, the 30-year-old winger with dual Ivorian and French nationality, was Hamburger's top assist provider last season, giving 14 assists.
4. Hamburger performed impressively in the 2. Bundesliga last season, ultimately finishing as runners-up with a record of 16 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses, thus securing a promotion spot to the Bundesliga.
5. Hamburger played a DFB-Pokal game before the start of the season, and the team finally defeated FK Pirmasens after extra time to advance to the next round.
6. Hamburger won 2 of their last 3 encounters, being at an advantage.

[Tips]:
As an established club in the Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach will have the home advantage in this game, which also marks their first game of the new season.

The team are eager to secure a winning start with strong motivation.

Although Hamburger have a glorious history in German football, they have been away from the top-flight league for many years, and their current squad strength is not on par with Borussia Monchengladbach.

The bookmakers are also backing Monchengladbach in this game.

Therefore, we believe the hosts to win.

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