MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated VfL Bochum 1848 to win 2-1. A goal from D. Blum was decisive in the 86min. It was Borussia Mönchengladbach to strike first with a goal of A. Plea at the 12′. Then J. Hofmann scored again for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 40′ minute with a goal. Eventually, D. Blum reduced the distance for VfL Bochum 1848 with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Borussia Mönchengladbach was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the assistance of Christian Bandurski and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Christian Leicher. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 89
- 41 Dangerous attack 36
- 88 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 66% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (H. Wolf). On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 1 yellow card (E. Masovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 14 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 10 points like VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 5th of November with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (6 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 6th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adolf Hütter decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Joseph Scally , Matthias Ginter , Nico Elvedi , Ramy Bensebaini , Denis Zakaria , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Lars Stindl , Alassane Pléa and Breel Embolo .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Netz, Tobias Sippel, László Bénes, Patrick Herrmann, Hannes Wolf , Marcus Thuram , Torben Müsel, Florian Neuhaus and Keanan Bennetts.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: L. Stindl for M. Thuram (69′), K. Kone for F. Neuhaus (69′) and A. Plea for H. Wolf (82′).
Best player: Alassane Pléa
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Alassane Pléa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Thomas Reis played with: Manuel Riemann , Cristian Gamboa , Erhan Mašović , Vasilis Lampropoulos , Danilo Soares , Eduard Löwen , Anthony Losilla , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Takuma Asano , Sebastian Polter and Gerrit Holtmann .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Soma Novothny , Raman Chibsah, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Patrick Osterhage, Miloš Pantović , Christopher Antwi-Adjei , Michael Esser, Danny Blum and Konstantinos Stafylidis .
Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: C. Gamboa for K. Stafylidis (46′), G. Holtmann for D. Blum (46′), T. Asano for C. Antwi-Adjei (76′), E. Lowen for M. Pantovic (77′) and S. Polter for S. Novothny (83′).
Best player: Danny Blum
The most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Danny Blum.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 5 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
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