COLOGNE. FC Köln wipes out Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 with goals of D. Ljubicic (55′), M. Uth (77′), O. Duda (78′) and S. Andersson (90′). On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach scored with ​J. Hofmann (74′).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder assisted by Jan Clemens Neitzel and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Thorben Siewer. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.6 degrees Celsius or 34.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

4 - 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 10 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 99 Attack 107
  • 49 Dangerous attack 24
  • 80 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Köln was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Köln won the match​.

FC Köln shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 1 yellow card (O. Duda). On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (Y. Sommer, D. Zakaria and M. Thuram).

Match Timeline

51'
Dejan Ljubicic(goal)B. Schmitz
55'
60'
60'
64'
66'
66'
Florian Neuhaus- sub ->K. Kone
Mark Uth- sub ->F. Kainz
70'
70'
74'
Mark Uth(goal)
77'
78'
81'
Luca Netz- sub ->J. Scally
81'
Stefan Lainer- sub ->P. Herrmann
82'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->O. Duda
82'
88'
Alassane Pléa(var)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, FC Köln will have 18 points like RB Leipzig, FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Mönchengladbach to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 18 points like RB Leipzig, FSV Mainz 05 and FC Köln to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 4th of December with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

Borussia Mönchengladbach will host SC Freiburg on the 5th of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of SC Freiburg (6 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
7.2
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
7.0
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
7.0
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
7.0
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.6
51'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.0
70'
M
Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia
7.4
82' 60' 78'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia
7.3
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
7.4
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.1
82' 55'
F
A. Modeste 27.France
6.5
70'
Substitutes
G
J. Urbig 40.Germany
D
Jorge Meré 22.Spain
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
D
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
M
Louis Schaub 21.Austria
7.6
82'
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.6
51'
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.1
82'
F
Mark Uth 13.Germany
7.4
70' 77'
F
Sebastian Andersson 9.Sweden
7.6
70' 90'

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 (7.2), Benno Schmitz (7.0), Luca Kilian (7.0), Rafael Czichos (7.0), Jonas Hector (7.6), Salih Özcan (7.4), Ellyes Skhiri (7.3), Dejan Ljubičić (7.1), Ondrej Duda (7.4), Florian Kainz (7.0) and Anthony Modeste (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Louis Schaub (7.6), Jorge Mere, Mark Uth (7.4), Kingsley Schindler (6.6), Timo Hübers, Kingsley Ehizibue, Jonas Urbig, Jan Thielmann (6.1) and Sebastian Andersson (7.6).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: J. Hector for K. Schindler (51′), F. Kainz for M. Uth (70′), A. Modeste for S. Andersson (70′), D. Ljubicic for L. Schaub (82′) and O. Duda for J. Thielmann (82′).

Best player: Louis Schaub​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Louis Schaub even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland
6.1
60'
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.2
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
6.4
D
Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria
6.7
M
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.2
81'
M
Denis Zakaria 8.Switzerland
6.8
64'
M
Manu Koné 17.France
6.6
66'
M
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
7.2
81'
F
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
6.2
66'
F
Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany
7.2
74'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.2
Substitutes
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
D
Luca Netz 20.Germany
6.1
81'
D
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
5.8
81'
M
Torben Müsel 26.Germany
M
Hannes Wolf 11.Austria
M
László Bénes 22.Slovakia
M
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
5.0
66'
F
Marcus Thuram 10.France
6.3
66' 90'
F
C. Noß 34.Germany

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

Adolf Hütter played with: Yann Sommer (6.1), Matthias Ginter (6.2), Nico Elvedi (6.4), Ramy Bensebaini (6.7), Patrick Herrmann (7.2), Denis Zakaria (6.8), Kouadio Koné (6.6), Joseph Scally (6.2), Jonas Hofmann (7.2), Lars Stindl (6.2) and Alassane Pléa (6.2).

They had on the bench: Torben Müsel, Marcus Thuram (6.3), Hannes Wolf, László Bénes, Florian Neuhaus (5.0), Conor Noß, Luca Netz (6.1), Stefan Lainer (5.8) and Tobias Sippel.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 4 changes: L. Stindl for M. Thuram (66′), K. Kone for F. Neuhaus (66′), J. Scally for L. Netz (81′) and P. Herrmann for S. Lainer (81′).

Best player: Jonas Hofmann​

The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Jonas Hofmann.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 33 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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