BERLIN. FC Union Berlin overcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1. FC Union Berlin was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Kevin Volland  (23′), Benedict Hollerbach (50′) and Mikkel Kaufmann (75′). Borussia Mönchengladbach reduced the distance with a goal (77′) by Alassane Pléa, but there was not much to do for them. Borussia Mönchengladbach was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Petersen who was helped by Alexander Sather and Guido Kleve. The 4th official was Norbert Grudzinski. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.84 degrees Celsius or 37.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Standings

After playing this match, FC Union Berlin has 10 points to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stays with 16 points like VfL Wolfsburg to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 16th of December with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (4 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Werder Bremen on the 16th of December with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (10 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

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

The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rönnow (7.1), Josip Juranovic (7.5), Robin Knoche (7.1), Diogo Leite (7.0), Jérôme Roussillon (7.3), Janik Haberer (7.3), Rani Khedira  (7.0), Benedict Hollerbach (7.3), Kevin Volland  (7.5), Robin Gosens (7.3) and Kevin Behrens (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Aïssa Laïdouni, Paul Jaeckel (6.4), Brenden Aaronson (7.1), Mikkel Kaufmann (7.5), András Schäfer  (6.4), Leonardo Bonucci, Christopher Trimmel, Alex Kral and Alexander Schwolow.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: Benedict Hollerbach for András Schäfer  (61′), Kevin Behrens for Mikkel Kaufmann (74′), Kevin Volland  for Brenden Aaronson (74′) and Robin Gosens for Paul Jaeckel (84′).

Player of the match: Mikkel Kaufmann​

The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Mikkel Kaufmann.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 74′.

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

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

Gerardo Seoane played with: Kouadio Koné, Moritz Nicolas (6.4), Joe Scally (6.8), Nico Elvedi (6.3), Maximilian Wöber (6.8), Franck Honorat (8.2), Rocco Reitz (6.4), Julian Weigl (6.8), Christoph Kramer (6.6), Luca Netz (6.4) and Alassane Pléa (7.3), Tomas Cvancara (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: F. Chiarodia, Nathan N’Goumou (6.4), Marvin Friedrich (6.7), Patrick Herrmann (7.0), Florian Neuhaus (6.3), Grant-Leon Ranos (6.3), Yvandro Borges Sanches, Jan Olschowsky and Simon Walde.

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Rocco Reitz for Florian Neuhaus (70′), Luca Netz for Patrick Herrmann (70′), Joe Scally for Marvin Friedrich (70′), Christoph Kramer for Nathan N’Goumou (59′) and Tomas Cvancara for Grant-Leon Ranos (80′).

Player of the match: Franck Honorat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Franck Honorat.

His rating is 8.2 with 66 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 16 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Heidenheim – Darmstadt 98 – 3-2
• Werder Bremen – FC Augsburg – 2-0
• VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg – 0-1
• Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Bayern München – 5-1
• FC Union Berlin – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-1
• Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig – 2-3