MöNCHENGLADBACH. FC Bayern München managed to reverse the score against Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. It was Borussia Mönchengladbach to strike first with a goal of Ko Itakura at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mathys Tel gave the win to FC Bayern München in the 87′ minute. FC Bayern München was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) 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 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Eduard Beitinger and Martin Thomsen. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.01 degrees Celsius or 71.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1 - 2

FC Bayern München

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 7 Total 25
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 10
  • 54 Attack 168
  • 23 Dangerous attack 99
  • 95 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 15
Fouls
  • 5 Total 20
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a superior ball possession 68% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München had a more offensive attitude with 99 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München shot 25 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Kingsley Coman and Noussair Mazraoui).

Match Timeline

22'
Noussair Mazraoui- Yellow
Ko Itakura(goal)Maximilian Wöber
30'
46'
Konrad Laimer- sub ->Noussair Mazraoui
58'
Leroy Sané(goal)Joshua Kimmich
60'
Kingsley Coman- Yellow
Jordan Siebatcheu- sub ->Tomáš Čvančara
59'
69'
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting- sub ->Thomas Müller
69'
Serge Gnabry- sub ->Kingsley Coman
Tony Jantschke- sub ->Nathan N\'Goumou
73'
Lukas Ullrich- sub ->Maximilian Wöber
73'
81'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Leon Goretzka
Nico Elvedi- sub ->Joseph Scally
83'
Franck Honorat- sub ->Alassane Pléa
83'
87'
Mathys Tel(goal)Joshua Kimmich
90'
Matthijs de Ligt- sub ->Harry Kane

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 playing this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach stays with 1 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. On the opposite side, FC Bayern München has 9 points (2nd).

Next matches

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

FC Bayern München will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 18th of May with a 20-4 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
7.3
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
8.1
30'
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
7.9
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.7
83'
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
7.8
73'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
7.0
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.0
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
6.6
M
Alassane Pléa 14.France
7.7
83'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.4
73'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
6.4
73'
D
Lukas Ullrich 26.Germany
6.0
73'
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
6.4
83'
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
M
Franck Honorat 9.France
83'
F
Grant-Leon Ranos 28.Armenia
F
Yvandro Borges Sanches 38.Luxembourg
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
6.4
59'

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

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Moritz Nicolas (7.3), Joseph Scally (6.7), Marvin Friedrich (7.9), Ko Itakura (8.1), Maximilian Wöber (7.8), Nathan N’Goumou (6.4), Rocco Reitz (7.0), Julian Weigl (7.0), Florian Neuhaus (6.6), Alassane Pléa (7.7) and Tomáš Čvančara (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Franck Honorat, Jordan Siebatcheu (6.4), Tobias Sippel, Tony Jantschke (6.4), Robin Hack, Lukas Ullrich (6.0), Grant-Leon Ranos, Nico Elvedi (6.4) and Yvandro Borges Sanches.

Borussia Mönchengladbach could not rely on the presence of Lukas Ullrich (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Tomáš Čvančara for Jordan Siebatcheu (59′), Maximilian Wöber for Lukas Ullrich (73′), Nathan N’Goumou for Tony Jantschke (73′), Alassane Pléa for Franck Honorat (83′) and Joseph Scally for Nico Elvedi (83′).

Best player: Ko Itakura​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Ko Itakura.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
6.7
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.3
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.5
D
Noussair Mazraoui 40.Morocco
6.6
46' 22'
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
6.8
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
9.4
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
7.7
81'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
8.5
58'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
6.7
69' 60'
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
7.5
69'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
6.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Peretz 18.Israel
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
90'
D
Bouna Sarr 20.Senegal
M
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
7.3
46'
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
F
Serge Gnabry 7.Germany
6.4
69'
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
6.8
69'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
7.5
81' 87'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Sven Ulreich (6.7), Noussair Mazraoui (6.6), Dayot Upamecano (6.8), Min-jae Kim (7.3), Alphonso Davies (7.5), Leon Goretzka (7.7), Joshua Kimmich (9.4), Leroy Sané (8.5), Thomas Müller (7.5), Kingsley Coman (6.7) and Harry Kane (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Serge Gnabry (6.4), Matthijs de Ligt, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.8), Daniel Peretz, Bouna Sarr, Konrad Laimer (7.3), Mathys Tel (7.5), Frans Krätzig and Aleksandar Pavlović.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Konrad Laimer (injured) and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Noussair Mazraoui for Konrad Laimer (46′), Leon Goretzka for Mathys Tel (81′), Thomas Müller for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (69′), Kingsley Coman for Serge Gnabry (69′) and Harry Kane for Matthijs de Ligt (90′).

Best player: Joshua Kimmich​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Joshua Kimmich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.4) with 88 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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