MöNCHENGLADBACH. FC Union Berlin defeats Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 after S. Becker scored just 1 goal (60′). Borussia Mönchengladbach was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Petersen assisted by Alexander Sather and René Rohde. The 4th official was Robert Kempter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 140 Attack 86
- 59 Dangerous attack 35
- 94 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach had a strong ball possession 62% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Union Berlin was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (Ko Itakura, Florian Neuhaus and Nico Elvedi). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Aïssa Laïdouni and Kevin Behrens).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 36 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will have 55 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against VfB Stuttgart on the 29th of April with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 29th of April with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45'
69'
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: Jonas Omlin , Joseph Scally , Ko Itakura , Nico Elvedi , Ramy Bensebaini , Julian Weigl , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Neuhaus , Lars Stindl and Marcus Thuram .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Netz , Tony Jantschke, Patrick Herrmann, Marvin Friedrich , Alassane Pléa , Nathan N’Goumou , Stefan Lainer , Hannes Wolf and Jan Olschowsky.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Lars Stindl for Alassane Pléa (69′), Joe Scally for Stefan Lainer (69′), Ramy Bensebaini for Luca Netz (69′), Florian Neuhaus for Nathan Ngoumou (69′) and Marcus Thuram for Marvin Friedrich (87′).
Best player: Kouadio Koné
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Kouadio Koné.
His rating is with 84 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
60'
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow , Danilho Doekhi , Robin Knoche , Diogo Leite , Josip Juranović , Aissa Laïdouni , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Jérôme Roussillon , Kevin Behrens and Sheraldo Becker .
These were the players on the bench: Jamie Leweling, Lennart Grill, Niko Giesselmann, Sven Michel , Miloš Pantović , Jordan Siebatcheu , Timo Baumgartl, Morten Thorsby and Christopher Trimmel .
FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Milos Pantovic (injured).
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Aïssa Laïdouni for Morten Thorsby (68′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (68′), S. Becker for Sven Michel (78′), Janik Haberer for Miloš Pantović (78′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Christopher Trimmel (86′).
Best player: Sheraldo Becker
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Sheraldo Becker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- SC Freiburg – Schalke 04 – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – RB Leipzig – 2-0
