MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach bounces back against FSV Mainz 05 with a goal on the B. Gruda 24′ and a goal on the A. Barkok 75′. Borussia Mönchengladbach was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Stadion im Borussia-Park stadium in Mönchengladbach on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 51,529 spectators.​ The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Lasse Koslowski and René Rohde. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.13 degrees Celsius or 64.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

2 - 2

FSV Mainz 05

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 153 Attack 86
  • 45 Dangerous attack 21
  • 69 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 60% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the match​.

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 21 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 14 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (Kouadio Koné, Ko Itakura and Robin Hack). On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 received 1 yellow card (Stefan Bell).

Match Timeline

Florian Neuhaus(goal)Franck Honorat
22'
24'
Brajan Gruda(goal)Edimilson Fernandes
Ko Itakura- Yellow
56'
Manu Koné- sub ->Florian Neuhaus
64'
Nathan N'Goumou- sub ->Alassane Pléa
64'
Tomas Cvancara - sub ->Jordan Siebatcheu
64'
66'
Stefan Bell - Yellow
70'
70'
Anwar El Ghazi- sub ->Brajan Gruda
75'
79'
Merveille Papela- sub ->Anthony Caci
Joe Scally- sub ->Luca Netz
79'
Robin Hack- sub ->Rocco Reitz
80'
Manu Koné- Yellow
81'
Robin Hack- Yellow
82'
86'
Dominik Kohr - sub ->Tom Krauß
Joe Scally(goal)Nathan N\'Goumou
88'

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 will have 6 points like FC Union Berlin and Werder Bremen to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 will have 2 points to sit in the 17th place.

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 statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will play away agasint VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
7.3
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
6.8
56'
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.3
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
7.3
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.0
M
Franck Honorat 9.France
8.7
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
7.5
64' 22'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
7.3
79'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
6.7
80'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.6
64'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
7.0
64'
Substitutes
G
Jan Olschowsky 41.Germany
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
8.1
79' 88'
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
M
Manu Koné 17.France
7.0
64' 81'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
7.5
64'
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
6.6
80' 82'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.4
64'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany

Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Moritz Nicolas (7.3), Nico Elvedi (7.3), Ko Itakura (6.8), Maximilian Wöber (7.3), Franck Honorat (8.7), Florian Neuhaus (7.5), Julian Weigl (7.0), Rocco Reitz (6.7), Luca Netz (7.3), Jordan Siebatcheu (7.0) and Alassane Pléa (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Marvin Friedrich, Kouadio Koné (7.0), Joseph Scally (8.1), Tomáš Čvančara (6.4), Fabio Chiarodia, Patrick Herrmann, Nathan N’Goumou (7.5), Robin Hack (6.6) and Jan Olschowsky.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Luca Netz for Joseph Scally (79′), Jordan Siebatcheu for Tomáš Čvančara (64′), Rocco Reitz for Robin Hack (80′), Florian Neuhaus for Kouadio Koné (64′) and Alassane Pléa for Nathan N’Goumou (64′).

Best player: Franck Honorat​

The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Franck Honorat.

His rating is (8.7) with 52 passes (73% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 18 crosses.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
8.7
D
Sepp van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.1
D
Stefan Bell 16.Germany
7.0
66'
D
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
7.7
M
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
6.8
70'
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
7.3
M
Anthony Caci 19.France
6.7
79'
M
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
6.7
M
Brajan Gruda 43.Germany
7.9
70' 24'
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
7.0
86'
F
Ludovic Ajorque 17.France
6.7
Substitutes
G
Lasse Rieß 1.Germany
D
Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland
M
Dominik Kohr 31.Germany
6.4
86'
M
Aymen Barkok 4.Morocco
7.0
70' 75'
M
Ahmet Cil 23.France
M
Merveille Papela 24.Germany
6.3
79'
M
Anwar El Ghazi 34.Netherlands
7.1
70'
M
David Mamutovic 45.Germany
F
Marco Richter 10.Germany

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner (8.7), Sepp van den Berg (7.1), Stefan Bell (7.0), Edimilson Fernandes (7.7), Danny da Costa (6.7), Tom Krauß (7.0), Leandro Barreiro (7.3), Anthony Caci (6.7), Brajan Gruda (7.9), Jae-Sung Lee (6.8) and Ludovic Ajorque (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dominik Kohr (6.4), Lasse Finn Rieß, Aymen Barkok (7.0), Marco Richter, Josuha Guilavogui, Matondo-Merveille Papela (6.3), Silvan Widmer, Anwar El Ghazi (7.1) and David Mamutovic.

FSV Mainz 05 could not rely on the presence of Matondo-Merveille Papela (injured) and Dominik Kohr (injured).

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 4 changes: Jae-Sung Lee for Aymen Barkok (70′), Brajan Gruda for Anwar El Ghazi (70′), Anthony Caci for Matondo-Merveille Papela (79′) and Tom Krauß for Dominik Kohr (86′).

Best player: Robin Zentner​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was the goalkeeper: Robin Zentner. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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