Borussia Mönchengladbach conquers VfL Bochum 1848 2-0 on Saturday

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach prevails over VfL Bochum 1848 with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Hofmann (35') and a goal from L. Stindl (90').

John Ross

May 7, 2023

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach tops VfL Bochum 1848 with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Hofmann (35′) and a goal from L. Stindl (90′).

The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 53,797 spectators. The referee was Robert Schröder with the help of Jan Clemens Neitzel and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 - 0

VfL Bochum 1848

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

25 Total 14
9 On Target 3
16 Off Target 10
6 Shots blocked 4

112 Attack 97
45 Dangerous attack 39
62 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a strong ball possession 55% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match.

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 25 times, 9 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 14 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Jonas Hofmann and Alassane Plea). Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 received 1 yellow card (Konstantinos Stafylidis).

Match Timeline

35'

41'

46'

Alassane Pléa- Yellow

57'

63'

Philipp Förster- sub ->Simon Zoller

70'

81'

Luca Netz- sub ->N. Ngoumou

81'

85'

90'

Joe Scally- sub ->Stefan Lainer

90'

Christoph Kramer- sub ->Jonas Hofmann

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this contest, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 39 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 28 points like VfB Stuttgart to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 13th of May with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 will host FC Augsburg on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (1 draw).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Jonas Omlin 1.Switzerland

6.8

Stefan Lainer 18.Austria

7.3

90'

Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany

7.3

Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland

6.5

Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria

7.7

Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany

8.4

90'

41'

35'

Julian Weigl 8.Germany

7.0

Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany

7.1

81'

Nathan N'Goumou 19.France

6.3

81'

Manu Koné 17.France

7.3

Alassane Pléa 14.France

6.7

81'

57'

Substitutes

Jan Olschowsky 41.Germany

Luca Netz 20.Germany

81'

Joe Scally 29.United States

90'

Tony Jantschke 24.Germany

Hannes Wolf 11.Austria

81'

Lars Stindl 13.Germany

81'

90'

Christoph Kramer 6.Germany

90'

S. Telalović 48.Germany

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: Jonas Omlin (6.8), Stefan Lainer (7.3), Marvin Friedrich (7.3), Nico Elvedi (6.5), Ramy Bensebaini (7.7), Julian Weigl (7.0), Kouadio Koné (7.3), Florian Neuhaus (7.1), Jonas Hofmann (8.4), Nathan N’Goumou (6.3) and Alassane Pléa (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Netz, Semir Telalović, Hannes Wolf, Lars Stindl, Jan Olschowsky, Joseph Scally, Christoph Kramer, Patrick Herrmann and Tony Jantschke.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Alassane Plea for Lars Stindl (81′), N. Ngoumou for Luca Netz (81′), Florian Neuhaus for Hannes Wolf (81′), Stefan Lainer for Joe Scally (90′) and Jonas Hofmann for Christoph Kramer (90′).

Best player: Jonas Hofmann

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Jonas Hofmann.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 40 passes (72% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848

Manuel Riemann 1.Germany

6.8

Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica

6.6

46'

Danilo Soares 3.Brazil

6.8

46'

Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine

7.2

Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany

7.0

Anthony Losilla 8.France

6.6

81'

Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia

6.5

70'

Takuma Asano 11.Japan

6.2

Simon Zoller 9.Germany

6.7

63'

Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany

6.8

Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana

7.0

Substitutes

Michael Esser 21.Germany

Saidy Janko 23.Gambia

6.6

46'

Jordi Osei-Tutu 18.England

Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece

6.2

46'

85'

Dominique Heintz 30.Germany

Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany

Pierre Kunde 28.Cameroon

6.2

70'

Philipp Förster 10.Germany

6.1

63'

Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

81'

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann (6.8), Cristian Gamboa (6.6), Keven Schlotterbeck (7.0), Ivan Ordets (7.2), Danilo Soares (6.8), Anthony Losilla (6.6), Takuma Asano (6.2), Erhan Mašović (6.5), Simon Zoller (6.7), Philipp Hofmann (6.8) and Christopher Antwi-Adjei (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Patrick Osterhage, Pierre Kunde (6.2), Silvère Ganvoula, Philipp Förster (6.1), Saidy Janko (6.6), Michael Esser, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Konstantinos Stafylidis (6.2) and Dominique Heintz.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: Danilo Soares for Konstantinos Stafylidis (46′), Cristian Gamboa for Saidy Janko (46′), Simon Zoller for Philipp Förster (63′), Erhan Masovic for Pierre Kunde (70′) and Anthony Losilla for Silvère Ganvoula (81′).