Sixth defeat in six: Hoffenheim win 2-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach
Gladbach remain pointless after six games following a 2-1 home loss to Hoffenheim. Alexander Prass scored the winner for the visitors.
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Borussia Moenchengladbach lost their sixth Bundesliga game of the season on Sunday, going down 2-1 (0-1 at halftime) at home to Hoffenheim in a meeting of the bottom two sides. Bambase Conte put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute from Alexander Prass's pass, and Hoffenheim's Fisnik Asllani hit the crossbar with a free kick shortly before the break (42nd).
Wael Mohya equalised for Alexander Blessin's side after the restart from a Florian Neuhaus assist (49th), but five minutes later Prass restored the lead after a set-up by Adam Hlozek (54th). Hlozek later hit the post (59th). Soeren Storks refereed. ZDFheute reported a crowd of only 43,712, with more than 10,000 seats empty.
Gladbach stay bottom with no points and, according to t-online, are already five points adrift of the relegation play-off spot. Hoffenheim ended a run of four straight competitive defeats and climbed from 17th to 14th with six points.