Borussia Mönchengladbach draws 0-0 with SC Freiburg on Saturday

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg could not score a single goal.

Borussia Mönchengladbach draws 0-0 with SC Freiburg on Saturday

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Brand who had the assistance of Dominik Schaal and Christian Leicher. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 9 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 91
  • 33 Dangerous attack 44
  • 131 Ball safe 150
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough SC Freiburg to win the match​.

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 5 yellow cards (Lars Stindl, Nico Elvedi, Daniel Farke, Marcus Thuram and Ramy Bensebaini). On the other side, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Philipp Lienhart and Nicolas Höfler).

Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).

Match Timeline

15'
Nico Elvedi- Yellow
40'
66'
67'
Philipp Lienhart- Yellow
Florian Neuhaus- sub ->Lars Stindl
71'
78'
Ritsu Doan- sub ->Roland Sallai
78'
Merlin Röhl- sub ->Maximilian Eggestein
84'
84'
Manuel Gulde- sub ->Lukas Kübler
84'
Yannik Keitel- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
87'
87'
Luca Netz- sub ->Alassane Plea
90'
90'
90'
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 30 points like Werder Bremen to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will have 42 points like RB Leipzig to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Werder Bremen on the 17th of March with a 15-8 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).

SC Freiburg will host FC Bayern München on the 8th of April with a 19-1 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
7.3
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.1
40'
D
Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria
7.3
87'
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
6.8
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
7.1
M
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
6.2
71' 15'
M
Christoph Kramer 6.Germany
6.7
M
Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany
6.8
M
Kouadio Koné 17.France
6.9
M
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.7
90'
F
Marcus Thuram 10.France
7.6
84'
Substitutes
G
Florian Dimmer 49.Germany
D
Luca Netz 20.Germany
90'
D
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
M
Oscar Fraulo 22.Denmark
M
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
6.2
71'
M
Hannes Wolf 11.Austria
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany

Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Tobias Sippel (7.3), Joseph Scally (7.1), Ko Itakura (6.8), Nico Elvedi (7.1), Ramy Bensebaini (7.3), Christoph Kramer (6.7), Kouadio Koné (6.9), Jonas Hofmann (6.8), Lars Stindl (6.2), Alassane Pléa (6.7) and Marcus Thuram (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Herrmann, Luca Netz, Oscar Fraulo, Florian Neuhaus (6.2), Hannes Wolf, Stefan Lainer, Florian Dimmer, Nathan N’Goumou and Marvin Friedrich.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 2 changes: Lars Stindl for Florian Neuhaus (71′) and Alassane Plea for Luca Netz (90′).

Best player: Marcus Thuram​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Marcus Thuram.

His rating is (7.6) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
7.3
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
7.1
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.5
67'
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.2
M
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
6.9
84'
M
Christian Günter 30.Germany
6.8
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
7.3
90'
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.1
84'
M
6.4
78'
F
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.9
78'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.6
84'
D
Kenneth Schmidt 35.Germany
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
6.2
84'
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
6.6
78'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
90'
F
Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany
F
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
6.4
78'

SC Freiburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.3), Kiliann Sildillia (6.2), Matthias Ginter (7.1), Philipp Lienhart (6.5), Lukas Kübler (6.8), Maximilian Eggestein (6.4), Nicolas Höfler (7.3), Vincenzo Grifo (7.3), Christian Günter (6.8), Lucas Höler (7.2) and Roland Sallai (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yannik Keitel, Manuel Gulde, Nils Petersen, Benjamin Uphoff, Merlin Röhl (6.6), Noah Weißhaupt, Kenneth Schmidt, Ritsu Doan (6.4) and Woo-Yeong Jeong.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Roland Sallai for Ritsu Doan (78′), Maximilian Eggestein for Merlin Röhl (78′), Lukas Kübler for Manuel Gulde (84′), Vincenzo Grifo for Yannik Keitel (84′) and Lucas Höler for Nils Petersen (90′).

Best player: Mark Flekken​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 7.33. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​