MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach demolishes SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4-0 with goals of J. Hofmann (10′), F. Neuhaus (28′), A. Plea (43′) and J. Hofmann (57′). Borussia Mönchengladbach took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the collaboration of Christian Bandurski and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 11 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 106
- 47 Dangerous attack 41
- 46 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach had a superior ball possession 57% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Mönchengladbach won the match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 18 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (L. Stindl). On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 3 yellow cards (M. Christiansen, J. Leweling and P. Seguin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 18 points like RB Leipzig to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 1 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against FC Köln on the 27th of November with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (5 draws).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 27th of November with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Adolf Hütter decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Matthias Ginter , Denis Zakaria , Ramy Bensebaini , Patrick Herrmann , Florian Neuhaus , Kouadio Koné , Joseph Scally , Lars Stindl , Jonas Hofmann and Alassane Pléa .
The home team had on the bench: Marcus Thuram , Tobias Sippel, Torben Müsel, Luca Netz , László Bénes , Conor Noß, Hannes Wolf and Keanan Bennetts.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: F. Neuhaus for L. Benes (74′), J. Scally for M. Thuram (74′), L. Stindl for L. Netz (74′), J. Hofmann for T. Musel (86′) and K. Kone for C. Noss (89′).
Best player: Jonas Hofmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Jonas Hofmann.
His rating is with 2 goals, 54 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stefan Leitl played with: Marius Funk , Marco Meyerhofer , Hans Nunoo Sarpei , Sebastian Griesbeck , Jetro Willems , Paul Seguin , Max Christiansen , Jamie Leweling , Julian Green , Branimir Hrgota and Håvard Nielsen .
They had on the bench: Sascha Burchert, Nils Seufert , Jeremy Dudziak, Dickson Abiama, Cédric Itten , Abdourahmane Barry , Maximilian Bauer , Simon Asta and Timothy Tillman .
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 5 changes: J. Green for M. Bauer (46′), B. Hrgota for T. Tillman (46′), H. Nielsen for C. Itten (67′), P. Seguin for N. Seufert (68′) and J. Willems for A. Barry (79′).
Best player: Timothy Tillman
The player that probably impressed the most for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Timothy Tillman.
His rating is with 12 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – VfL Bochum 1848 – 1-0
- FC Union Berlin – Hertha BSC – 2-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 4-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – RB Leipzig – 2-0
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-2