MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach overcomes FC Augsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Netz (4′) and a goal from J. Hofmann (40′). Borussia Mönchengladbach was surely better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 52,186 spectators.​ The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who had the assistance of Christian Gittelmann and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.3 degrees Celsius or 73.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 - 0

FC Augsburg

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 19 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 124 Attack 48
  • 63 Dangerous attack 30
  • 111 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 20
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a strong ball possession 75% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match​.

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Augsburg received 1 yellow card (Mads Pedersen).

Also, FC Augsburg didn’t end the match with 11 players after Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

Luca Netz(goal)
4'
40'
45'
Robert Gumny- Red
45'
46'
Maximilian Bauer- sub ->Elvis Rexhbecaj
46'
Rubén Vargas- sub ->D. Beljo
58'
67'
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
Alassane Pléa- sub ->Marcus Thuram
71'
71'
82'
Patrick Herrmann- sub ->Lars Stindl
85'
Marvin Friedrich- sub ->Stefan Lainer
90'
Tony Jantschke- sub ->Florian Neuhaus
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this encounter, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 43 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg will stay with 34 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Jonas Omlin 1.Switzerland
7.0
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.1
D
Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria
7.1
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
7.4
M
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
6.6
90'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
7.4
71' 4'
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
6.8
M
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
7.0
90'
F
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
7.7
85'
F
Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany
9.6
40'
F
Marcus Thuram 10.France
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Jan Olschowsky 41.Germany
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
90'
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
90'
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
M
Hannes Wolf 11.Austria
6.4
71'
M
O. Fraulo 22.Denmark
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.5
71'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
85'

Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin (7.0), Ko Itakura (7.4), Nico Elvedi (7.1), Ramy Bensebaini (7.1), Stefan Lainer (6.6), Julian Weigl (6.8), Florian Neuhaus (7.0), Luca Netz (7.4), Lars Stindl (7.7), Jonas Hofmann (9.6) and Marcus Thuram (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan N’Goumou, Patrick Herrmann, Tony Jantschke, Hannes Wolf (6.4), Marvin Friedrich, Alassane Pléa (6.5), Oscar Fraulo, Jan Olschowsky and Joseph Scally.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: L. Netz for Hannes Wolf (71′), Marcus Thuram for Alassane Pléa (71′), Lars Stindl for Patrick Herrmann (85′), Stefan Lainer for Marvin Friedrich (90′) and Florian Neuhaus for Tony Jantschke (90′).

Best player: Jonas Hofmann​

The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Jonas Hofmann.

His rating is (9.6) with 1 goal, 101 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
6.9
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.3
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
5.8
67'
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.3
45'
D
Renato Veiga 8.Portugal
6.1
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 13.Kosovo
6.5
46'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
6.8
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.3
58'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
6.8
82'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Klein 25.Germany
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
6.7
46'
D
David Colina 38.Croatia
6.5
82'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.1
46'
M
Mert Kömür 43.Germany
M
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee 17.Nigeria
F
Nathanaël Mbuku 34.France
F
Kelvin Yeboah 45.Italy
7.0
58'

FC Augsburg started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Enrico Maaßen played with: Tomáš Koubek (6.9), Robert Gumny (6.3), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.3), Renato Veiga (6.1), Mads Pedersen (5.8), Niklas Dorsch (6.8), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.5), Arne Maier (6.3), Arne Engels (6.8), Dion Drena Beljo (6.7) and Ermedin Demirović (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Nathanael Mbuku, Maximilian Bauer (6.7), Daniel Caligiuri, Daniel Klein, David Čolina (6.5), Ruben Vargas (6.1), Kelvin Yeboah (7.0), Mert Kömür and Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 4 changes: Elvis Rexhbecaj for Maximilian Bauer (46′), D. Beljo for Ruben Vargas (46′), Arne Maier for Kelvin Yeboah (58′) and Arne Engels for David Čolina (82′).

Best player: Kelvin Yeboah​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Kelvin Yeboah.

His rating is (7.0) with 6 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​