DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had a astounding comeback against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski who had the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.07 degrees Celsius or 42.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 22 Total 10
- 12 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 117 Attack 100
- 35 Dangerous attack 48
- 82 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Borussia Dortmund was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Borussia Dortmund shot 22 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Julian Brandt). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Julian Weigl and Kouadio Koné).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Borussia Dortmund will have 24 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 13 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Darmstadt 98 on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away agasint VfB Stuttgart on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).
Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel
, Julian Ryerson , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Ramy Bensebaini , Emre Can , Marcel Sabitzer , Marco Reus , Julian Brandt , Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Niclas Füllkrug .The home team had on the bench: Salih Özcan
, Donyell Malen , Niklas Süle, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna , Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko , Thomas Meunier and Alexander Meyer.Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Niclas Füllkrug for Youssoufa Moukoko (76′), Marcel Sabitzer for Giovanni Reyna (46′), Marco Reus for Marius Wolf (90′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Donyell Malen (67′) and Emre Can for Salih Özcan (67′).
Player of the match: Niclas Füllkrug
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Niclas Füllkrug.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Moritz Nicolas
, Joe Scally , Nico Elvedi , Maximilian Wöber , Franck Honorat , Rocco Reitz , Julian Weigl , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz , Jordan Siebatcheu and Alassane Pléa .The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomas Cvancara
, F. Chiarodia, Marvin Friedrich, Patrick Herrmann, Florian Neuhaus , Nathan N’Goumou , Christoph Kramer , Robin Hack and Jan Olschowsky.Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Jordan Siebatcheu for Tomas Cvancara (46′), Franck Honorat for Robin Hack (73′), Rocco Reitz for Nathan N’Goumou (61′), Julian Weigl for Christoph Kramer (82′) and Alassane Pléa for Florian Neuhaus (73′).
Player of the match: Moritz Nicolas
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Moritz Nicolas. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-3
- VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig – 2-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – VfB Stuttgart – 1-2
- SC Freiburg – Darmstadt 98 – 1-1
- FC Union Berlin – FC Augsburg – 1-1
- Borussia Dortmund – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 4-2