LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig was in the end too good for Borussia Mönchengladbach with the goal of Timo Werner (58′), Emil Forsberg (70′ pen) and Josko Gvardiol (80′). RB Leipzig was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Alassane Plea didn’t convert a decisive penalty (53′). That would have allowed Borussia Mönchengladbach to draw the match.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck assisted by Guido Kleve and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3 degrees Celsius or 37.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 139 Attack 69
- 61 Dangerous attack 25
- 70 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 1
- 11 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 67% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 14 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (D. Raum). On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, RB Leipzig will have 45 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 30 points like Werder Bremen to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Benjamin Henrichs , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , David Raum , Konrad Laimer , Amadou Haidara , Dominik Szoboszlai , Timo Werner , André Silva and Emil Forsberg .
The home team had on the bench: Marcel Halstenberg , Kevin Kampl, Dani Olmo , Yussuf Poulsen , Ørjan Håskjold Nyland, Mohamed Simakan, Caden Clark and Lukas Klostermann.
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Timo Werner for Yussuf Poulsen (77′), D. Raum for Marcel Halstenberg (77′), Emil Forsberg for Daniel Olmo (86′), Amadou Haidara for Mohamed Simakan (87′) and Konrad Laimer for Kevin Kampl (87′).
Best player: Joško Gvardiol
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Joško Gvardiol.
His rating is with 1 goal, 107 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Tobias Sippel , Joseph Scally , Ko Itakura , Nico Elvedi , Luca Netz , Christoph Kramer , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Neuhaus , Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram .
These were the players on the bench: Nathan N’Goumou Minpole, Florian Dimmer, Marvin Friedrich, Stefan Lainer, Patrick Herrmann, Oscar Fraulo, Semir Telalovic, Lars Stindl and Hannes Wolf .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Florian Neuhaus for Lars Stindl (72′), Alassane Plea for Hannes Wolf (72′), K. Koné for Oscar Fraulo (90′), Marcus Thuram for Semir Telalovic (90′) and Jonas Hofmann for Patrick Herrmann (90′).
Best player: Tobias Sippel
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Tobias Sippel. His rating is 7.33. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – Borussia Dortmund – 2-2
- Hertha BSC – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – VfB Stuttgart – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-0
- FC Bayern München – FC Augsburg – 5-3
