Gladbach needed the short winter pause, probably, more than any other Bundesliga team. They were absolutely exhausted towards the end of 2020 due to intense schedule and fixtures coming at them thick and fast, non-stop.

They had achieved the main goal of progressing from a tough Champions League group with Real Madrid and Inter Milan and managed to stay within reach of Champions League zone in Bundesliga.

However, the long run without wins on the domestic front, has had an impact on their odds, so now we have such a good offer for their win away to one of the main relegation contenders - Arminia.

Visitors will only miss suspended striker Marcus Thuram. While being an influential figure, no doubt, he's had a rough period in Bundesliga lately, so should not be missed too much.

On the positive side,Florian Neuhaus is available after suspension and Jonas Hoffmann is nearing return from injury - could be named to the bench.

Team news for Arminia are uncertain, since more than 6 players are rated as "doubts" by various resources. In the end, the starting lineup is something of a mystery with potential of it being much weaker than expected.

Arminia's home record does not suggest anything positive coming their way tonight - with 1 win from last 5 home games, they are facing an uphill task to beat Gladbach, who was one of the strongest teams on the road in 2019/20 campaign.

I expect Borussia to kick off the 2021 year in commanding manner as they've had a well time Christmas break and have the perfect opponent for it.

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门兴比其他德甲球队更需要短暂的冬季休赛。由于紧张的日程安排，他们在2020年底的时候已经筋疲力尽了。

他们已经完成了主要的目标，在欧冠小组赛与皇家马德里和国际米兰的比赛中取得了突破，并且在德甲的欧冠联赛中也保持了在欧冠区域的领先。

然而，长期在国内没有胜利，已经对他们的胜率产生了影响，所以现在我们有一个很好的机会让他们在客场战胜主要的保级争夺者之一-比勒费。

客队只会错过停赛的前锋马库斯·图拉姆。作为一个有影响力的人物，毫无疑问，他最近在德甲经历了一段艰难的时期，所以不应该错过太多。

积极的一面是，纽豪斯可以在停赛后复出，乔纳斯·霍夫曼也即将从伤病中恢复，可能会被任命为替补。

对于比勒费来说，球队的新闻是不确定的，因为超过6名球员被各种资源评为“怀疑”。最后，首发阵容的潜力比预期的要弱得多，这是一个谜。

比勒费的主场记录并不意味着他们今晚会有任何积极的表现——在过去5个主场只赢了1场的情况下，他们面临着击败门兴的艰巨任务，门兴是2019/20赛季客场最强的球队之一。

我希望门兴能以指挥的方式开始2021年的比赛，因为他们度过了一个很好的圣诞假期，并且有一个完美的对手。