STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart topped Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. It was VfB Stuttgart to strike first with a goal of Serhou Guirassy at the 22′. Then it was a penalty in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tanguy Coulibaly gave the win to VfB Stuttgart in the 83′ minute with a penalty. Borussia Mönchengladbach lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
Ko Itakura received a red card (82′). This red card was one of the reason why Borussia Mönchengladbach lost the match.
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz assisted by Martin Thomsen and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 130
- 50 Dangerous attack 39
- 88 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 58% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfB Stuttgart was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match.
VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (Dan-Axel Zagadou and Atakan Karazor). On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Julian Weigl and Stefan Lainer).
Also, Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfB Stuttgart will have 28 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 36 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away against Hertha BSC on the 6th of May with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (7 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 6th of May with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (3 draws).
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart
77'
73'
22'
VfB Stuttgart started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Fabian Bredlow , Josha Vagnoman , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Dan-Axel Zagadou , Waldemar Anton , Borna Sosa , Enzo Millot , Atakan Karazor , Wataru Endo , Silas Katompa Mvumpa and Serhou Guirassy .
The home team had on the bench: Lilian Egloff, Tanguy Coulibaly , Chris Führich , Florian Müller, Tiago Tomás , Juan José Perea, Genki Haraguchi, Nikolas Nartey and Pascal Stenzel.
VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Chris Führich (injured).
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: Serhou Guirassy for Tiago Tomás (56′), Silas for Tanguy Coulibaly (73′) and Enzo Millot for Chris Führich (73′).
Best player: Borna Sosa
The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Borna Sosa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 11 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
82'
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Jonas Omlin , Stefan Lainer , Ko Itakura , Nico Elvedi , Luca Netz , Julian Weigl , Florian Neuhaus , Nathan N’Goumou , Jonas Hofmann , Lars Stindl and Alassane Pléa .
These were the players on the bench: Jan Olschowsky, Hannes Wolf, Patrick Herrmann, Joseph Scally, Tony Jantschke, Marvin Friedrich, Christoph Kramer, Semir Telalović and Oscar Fraulo.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Alassane Plea for Marvin Friedrich (84′), L. Netz for Hannes Wolf (84′), Lars Stindl for Oscar Fraulo (84′), Alassane Plea for Patrick Herrmann (87′) and Lars Stindl for Semir Telalovic (88′).
Best player: Ko Itakura
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Ko Itakura.
His rating is with 66 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – Werder Bremen – 2-1
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Augsburg – 1-1
- FC Köln – SC Freiburg – 0-1
- FC Union Berlin – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-0
- RB Leipzig – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-0
