Borussia Monchengladbach and Freiburg opted for two holding midfielders each in this battle between two mid-table sides in the Bundesliga.

In attack, Lucien Favre has opted for Igor de Camargo with Patrick Hermann in the hole behind him and Thorben Marx and Havard Nordtveit holding the midfield.

The visitors have a two-man attack, comprising Max Kruse alongside Sebastian Freisand while Cedrick Makiadi and Julian Schuster are in the middle of the park.

Monchengladbach: Ter Stegen; Brouwers, Wendt, Stranzl, Dominguez; Marx, Nordtveit, Arango, Rupp; Herrmann; Camargo

Freiburg: Baumann; Krmas, Mujdza, Diagne, Sorg; Makiadi, Schuster, Caligiuri, Schmid; Kruse, Freis