Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Bayer 04 Leverkusen to strike first with a goal of R. Andrich at the 51′. Then P. Schick scored again for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 74′ minute. Eventually, N. Elvedi reduced the distance for Borussia Mönchengladbach (81′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

P. Schick didn’t score a penalty (50′) for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.​

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 Sascha Stegemann with the assistance of Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1 - 2

Team 1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 18 Total 30
  • 6 On Target 9
  • 12 Off Target 21
  • 7 Shots blocked 4
  • 120 Attack 89
  • 46 Dangerous attack 41
  • 120 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a superior ball possession 55% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 30 times, 9 on target, 21 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (L. Stindl and J. Beyer). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Tah, M. Bakker and K. Demirbay).

Match Timeline

28'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
36'
45'
50'
Patrik Schick- missed penalty
51'
Robert Andrich(goal)F. Wirtz
56'
Timothy Fosu-Mensah- sub ->J. Frimpong
61'
Joe Scally- sub ->L. Benes
61'
70'
74'
Patrik Schick(goal)P. Hincapie
Patrick Herrmann- sub ->S. Lainer
79'
Alassane Pléa- sub ->L. Stindl
80'
Nico Elvedi(goal)
81'
81'
Amine Adli- sub ->K. Bellarabi
83'
88'
89'
89'
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 playing this encounter, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 22 points like Hertha BSC to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 32 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will host FC Union Berlin on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 22nd of January with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland
9.6
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
7.0
70'
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.4
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.6
Goals81'
M
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
6.1
79'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
6.7
61'
M
László Bénes  22.Slovakia
7.4
61'
M
Manu Koné 17.France
6.9
F
Lars Stindl  13.Germany
6.7
80' 45'
F
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
7.0
F
Breel Embolo  36.Switzerland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.4
61'
D
Jordan Beyer  15.Germany
6.3
70' 83'
M
Torben Müsel 26.Germany
F
C. Noß 34.Germany
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
6.8
79'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.4
80'
F
Marcus Thuram 10.France
6.8
61'

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 (9.6), Marvin Friedrich (6.4), Nico Elvedi (7.6), Tony Jantschke (7.0), Stefan Lainer (6.1), Kouadio Koné (6.9), László Bénes (7.4), Luca Netz (6.7), Florian Neuhaus (7.0), Lars Stindl (6.7) and Breel Embolo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Conor Noß, Tobias Sippel, Patrick Herrmann (6.8), Matthias Ginter, Joseph Scally (6.4), Alassane Pléa (6.4), Marcus Thuram (6.8), Jordan Beyer (6.3) and Torben Müsel.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: L. Netz for M. Thuram (61′), L. Benes for J. Scally (61′), T. Jantschke for J. Beyer (70′), S. Lainer for P. Herrmann (79′) and L. Stindl for A. Plea (80′).

Best player: Yann Sommer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Yann Sommer. His rating is 9.63. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 11 saves.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky  1.Finland
7.4
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.4
28'
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.5
56'
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
7.1
36'
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
7.1
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.8
90'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.9
Goals51'
M
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
6.8
81'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.0
89'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
8.9
89'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
7.0
Goals74'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
89'
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
6.8
56'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
89'
M
Zidan Sertdemir 29.Denmark
F
Emrehan Gedikli  37.Germany
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
F
Amine Adli 31.France
6.5
81'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.4), Jeremie Frimpong (6.5), Jonathan Tah (7.4), Piero Hincapie (7.1), Mitchel Bakker (7.1), Robert Andrich (7.9), Kerem Demirbay (7.8), Karim Bellarabi (6.8), Florian Wirtz (8.9), Moussa Diaby (7.0) and Patrik Schick (7.0).

They had on the bench: Emrehan Gedikli, Panagiotis Retsos, Andrey Lunev, Lucas Alario, Timothy Fosu-Mensah (6.8), Nadiem Amiri, Zidan Sertdemir and Amine Adli (6.5).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of T. Fosu-Mensah (injured).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: J. Frimpong for T. Fosu-Mensah (56′), K. Bellarabi for A. Adli (81′), F. Wirtz for N. Amiri (89′) and M. Diaby for P. Retsos (89′).

Best player: Florian Wirtz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.9) with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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