DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund had a astounding comeback against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

The match was played at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK stadium in Dortmund on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski who had the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.07 degrees Celsius or 42.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Dortmund

4 - 2

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 22 Total 10
  • 12 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 117 Attack 100
  • 35 Dangerous attack 48
  • 82 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Borussia Dortmund shot 22 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Julian Brandt). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Julian Weigl and Kouadio Koné).

Match Timeline

13'
Rocco Reitz(goal)Alassane Pléa
28'
Manu Koné(goal)Nico Elvedi
Marcel Sabitzer (goal)Julian Brandt
30'
Niclas Füllkrug(goal)Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
32'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
45'
46'
46'
Tomas Cvancara - sub ->Jordan Siebatcheu
54'
Julian Weigl- Yellow
61'
Nathan N'Goumou- sub ->Rocco Reitz
Donyell Malen- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
67'
Salih Özcan- sub ->Emre Can
67'
73'
Florian Neuhaus- sub ->Alassane Pléa
73'
Robin Hack- sub ->Franck Honorat
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Niclas Füllkrug
76'
Julian Brandt- Yellow
80'
82'
Christoph Kramer- sub ->Julian Weigl
87'
Manu Koné- Yellow
Marius Wolf- sub ->Marco Reus
90'
Donyell Malen(goal)
90'

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 playing this encounter, Borussia Dortmund will have 24 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 13 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will host Darmstadt 98 on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

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

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.3
D
Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria
7.3
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.3
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.5
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
7.0
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
7.7
67'
M
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
8.2
67' 45'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.7
90'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.0
80'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
7.5
46' 30'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
8.9
76' 32'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mateu Morey 2.Spain
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
7.1
46'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
90'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.7
67'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.6
76'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.7
67' 90'

Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Gregor Kobel (6.3), Julian Ryerson (7.0), Mats Hummels (7.5), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.3), Ramy Bensebaini (7.3), Emre Can (7.7), Marcel Sabitzer (7.5), Marco Reus (7.7), Julian Brandt (7.0), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (8.2) and Niclas Füllkrug (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Salih Özcan (6.7), Donyell Malen (7.7), Niklas Süle, Mateu Morey Bauzà, Giovanni Reyna (7.1), Marius Wolf, Youssoufa Moukoko (6.6), Thomas Meunier and Alexander Meyer.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Niclas Füllkrug for Youssoufa Moukoko (76′), Marcel Sabitzer for Giovanni Reyna (46′), Marco Reus for Marius Wolf (90′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Donyell Malen (67′) and Emre Can for Salih Özcan (67′).

Player of the match: Niclas Füllkrug​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Niclas Füllkrug.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
8.5
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.8
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
6.4
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
6.4
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.0
82' 54'
M
Franck Honorat 9.France
6.3
73'
M
Manu Koné 17.France
6.7
87' 28'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
6.3
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
7.7
61' 13'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
6.4
46'
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
7.1
73'
Substitutes
G
Jan Olschowsky 41.Germany
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
6.3
73'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.8
61'
M
Christoph Kramer 23.Germany
7.3
82'
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
6.1
73'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.4
46'

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

Gerardo Seoane played with: Moritz Nicolas (8.5), Joe Scally (6.8), Nico Elvedi (6.4), Maximilian Wöber (6.4), Franck Honorat (6.3), Rocco Reitz (7.7), Julian Weigl (7.0), Kouadio Koné (6.7), Luca Netz (6.3), Jordan Siebatcheu (6.4) and Alassane Pléa (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomas Cvancara (6.4), F. Chiarodia, Marvin Friedrich, Patrick Herrmann, Florian Neuhaus (6.3), Nathan N’Goumou (6.8), Christoph Kramer (7.3), Robin Hack (6.1) and Jan Olschowsky.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Jordan Siebatcheu for Tomas Cvancara (46′), Franck Honorat for Robin Hack (73′), Rocco Reitz for Nathan N’Goumou (61′), Julian Weigl for Christoph Kramer (82′) and Alassane Pléa for Florian Neuhaus (73′).

Player of the match: Moritz Nicolas​

The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Moritz Nicolas. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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