COLOGNE. FC Köln tops Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1. FC Köln took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 50,000 spectators.​ The referee was Deniz Aytekin who was helped by Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.42 degrees Celsius or 65.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

3 - 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 23 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 0
  • 128 Attack 80
  • 65 Dangerous attack 21
  • 112 Ball safe 96
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Köln had a superior ball possession 60% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Köln won the match​.

FC Köln shot 23 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Köln didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Joseph Scally and Moritz Nicolas).

Also, Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kouadio Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (72′).

Match Timeline

Luca Waldschmidt (VAR)
8'
Florian Kainz (penalty)
9'
46'
Rocco Reitz- sub ->Florian Neuhaus
46'
Joe Scally- sub ->Luca Netz
63'
Nico Elvedi(goal)Franck Honorat
74'
Moritz Nicolas- Yellow
72'
Manu Koné- Red
Faride Alidou- sub ->Linton Maina
73'
71'
Manu Koné(VAR_CARD)
Florian Kainz (penalty)
76'
76'
Manu Koné(VAR)
79'
Robin Hack- sub ->Franck Honorat
Luca Kilian- sub ->Timo Hübers
79'
79'
Nathan N'Goumou- sub ->Alassane Pléa
79'
Jordan Siebatcheu- sub ->Tomáš Čvančara
Denis Huseinbasic- sub ->Florian Kainz
88'
Steffen Tigges- sub ->Davie Selke
88'
Luca Waldschmidt (goal)Denis Huseinbašić
90'
90'
Joe Scally- Yellow

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 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this match, FC Köln will have 4 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 6 points like Werder Bremen and FC Union Berlin to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away agasint VfB Stuttgart on the 18th of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
7.0
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.7
79'
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
7.8
D
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
6.8
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.1
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.3
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.3
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
8.9
88' 9', 76'
M
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
8.2
90'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
7.0
73'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
7.0
88'
Substitutes
G
Matthias Köbbing 44.Germany
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
D
Dominique Heintz 3.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
6.8
79'
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
7.1
88'
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
F
Faride Alidou 40.Germany
7.0
73'
F
Mark Uth 13.Germany
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
6.6
88'

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

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (7.0), Rasmus Carstensen (6.8), Timo Hübers (7.7), Julian Chabot (7.1), Leart Paqarada (7.8), Dejan Ljubičić (7.3), Eric Martel (7.3), Linton Maina (7.0), Florian Kainz (8.9), Luca Waldschmidt (8.2) and Davie Selke (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Denis Huseinbašić (7.1), Faride Alidou (7.0), Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Mark Uth, Luca Kilian (6.8), Steffen Tigges (6.6), Matthias Köbbing and Mathias Olesen.

Substitutions

FC Köln made 4 changes: Linton Maina for Faride Alidou (73′), Florian Kainz for Denis Huseinbašić (88′), Timo Hübers for Luca Kilian (79′) and Davie Selke for Steffen Tigges (88′).

Best player: Florian Kainz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Florian Kainz.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 49 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
7.0
74'
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
7.0
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
7.1
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.1
63'
M
Franck Honorat 9.France
7.3
79'
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
6.8
46'
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
6.6
M
Manu Koné 17.France
6.3
72'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.4
79'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.4
79'
Substitutes
G
Jan Olschowsky 41.Germany
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.3
46' 90'
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
6.6
79'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
6.6
46'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.3
79'
M
Christoph Kramer 23.Germany
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
6.3
79'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany

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

Gerardo Seoane played with: Ko Itakura, Moritz Nicolas (7.0), Nico Elvedi (7.1), Marvin Friedrich (7.1), Maximilian Wöber (7.0), Franck Honorat (7.3), Florian Neuhaus (6.3), Julian Weigl (6.6), Kouadio Koné (6.3), Luca Netz (6.8) and Tomáš Čvančara (6.4), Alassane Pléa (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jordan Siebatcheu (6.3), Robin Hack (6.6), Rocco Reitz (6.6), Joseph Scally (6.3), Fabio Chiarodia, Patrick Herrmann, Nathan N’Goumou (6.3), Christoph Kramer and Jan Olschowsky.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Florian Neuhaus for Rocco Reitz (46′), Luca Netz for Joseph Scally (46′), Alassane Pléa for Nathan N’Goumou (79′), Franck Honorat for Robin Hack (79′) and Tomáš Čvančara for Jordan Siebatcheu (79′).

Best player: Franck Honorat​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Franck Honorat.

His rating is (7.3) with 15 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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