MöNCHENGLADBACH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in the end too much to handle for Borussia Mönchengladbach with the goal of Victor Boniface (18′), Jonathan Tah (45′) and Victor Boniface (53′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion im Borussia-Park stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert with the help of Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Tom Bauer. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.65 degrees Celsius or 69.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

0 - 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 12 Total 24
  • 2 On Target 11
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 101 Attack 117
  • 43 Dangerous attack 66
  • 62 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 60% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 24 times, 11 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Ko Itakura and Tomáš Čvančara). Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah and Victor Boniface).

Match Timeline

16'
Victor Boniface - Yellow
18'
Victor Boniface (goal)Alejandro Grimaldo
45'
Jeremie Frimpong- Yellow
45'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
Tomas Cvancara - Yellow
45'
Ko Itakura- Yellow
45'
45'
Jonathan Tah(goal)Jonas Hofmann
53'
Victor Boniface (goal)Florian Wirtz
Robin Hack- sub ->Nathan N\'Goumou
67'
Rocco Reitz- sub ->Florian Neuhaus
67'
70'
Robert Andrich- sub ->Exequiel Palacios
70'
Arthur- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong
79'
81'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Jonas Hofmann
Grant-Leon Ranos - sub ->Tomáš Čvančara
79'
81'
Josip Stanisic- sub ->Odilon Kossounou
88'
Gustavo Puerta- sub ->Victor Boniface
Lukas Ullrich- sub ->Ko Itakura
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach stays with 1 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 6 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against VfB Stuttgart on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Jonas Omlin 1.Switzerland
8.1
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
7.0
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
6.6
89' 45'
D
Franck Honorat 9.France
7.3
79'
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.6
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
7.0
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.5
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
6.3
67'
M
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.4
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.8
67'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.6
79' 45'
Substitutes
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
D
Lukas Ullrich 26.Germany
89'
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
6.8
67'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
6.7
67'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
F
Grant-Leon Ranos 28.Armenia
6.4
79'
F
Yvandro Borges Sanches 38.Luxembourg
6.4
79'

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

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Fabio Chiarodia, Jonas Omlin (8.1), Franck Honorat (7.3), Marvin Friedrich (7.0), Ko Itakura (6.6), Maximilian Wöber (7.0), Joseph Scally (6.6), Nathan N’Goumou (6.8), Julian Weigl (7.5), Florian Neuhaus (6.3), Alassane Pléa (6.4) and Tomáš Čvančara (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Herrmann, Tony Jantschke, Robin Hack (6.8), Lukas Ullrich, Rocco Reitz (6.7), Grant-Leon Ranos (6.4), Moritz Nicolas and Yvandro Borges Sanches (6.4).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Tomáš Čvančara for Grant-Leon Ranos (79′), Franck Honorat for Yvandro Borges Sanches (79′), Nathan N’Goumou for Robin Hack (67′), Florian Neuhaus for Rocco Reitz (67′) and Ko Itakura for Lukas Ullrich (89′).

Best player: Jonas Omlin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Jonas Omlin. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.3
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
8.1
45' 45'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.3
81'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.7
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
8.1
81'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
9.1
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
7.5
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.5
70'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.5
70' 45'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.8
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
8.8
88' 16' 18', 53'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
81'
D
Arthur 13.Brazil
6.7
70'
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.7
70'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
88'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
81'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.3), Odilon Kossounou (7.3), Jonathan Tah (8.1), Edmond Tapsoba (7.7), Jeremie Frimpong (7.5), Exequiel Palacios (7.5), Granit Xhaka (7.8), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.5), Jonas Hofmann (8.1), Florian Wirtz (9.1), Victor Boniface (8.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josip Stanišić, Robert Andrich (6.7), Nadiem Amiri, Arthur (6.7), Matej Kovar, Noah Mbamba, Adam Hložek, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Gustavo Puerta.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Jonas Hofmann for Adam Hložek (81′), Victor Boniface for Gustavo Puerta (88′), Jeremie Frimpong for Arthur (70′), Exequiel Palacios for Robert Andrich (70′) and Odilon Kossounou for Josip Stanišić (81′).

Best player: Florian Wirtz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 68 passes (81% accurate) and 10 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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