LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t concede much to Borussia Mönchengladbach to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was vastly better in terms of ball possession (75%).
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 30,210 spectators. The referee was Deniz Aytekin assisted by Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Tom Bauer. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.62 degrees Celsius or 42.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 28 Total 4
- 9 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 0
- 9 Shots blocked 1
- 192 Attack 39
- 145 Dangerous attack 16
- 84 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 75% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 145 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 28 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 4 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (Josip Stanisic, Patrik Schick and Granit Xhaka ). On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (Julian Weigl).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 49 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will has 21 points like FC Augsburg to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against Darmstadt 98 on the 3rd of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (0 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against FC Bayern München on the 3rd of February with a 16-12 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (11 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar , Josip Stanisic , Robert Andrich , Piero Hincapié , Jeremie Frimpong , Granit Xhaka , Nadiem Amiri , Alejandro Grimaldo , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick .
The home team had on the bench: Lukas Hradecky , Adam Hlozek , Gustavo Puerta, Noah Mbamba, Nathan Tella , Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Ken Izekor, Francis Onyeka and Reno Münz.
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 2 changes: Nadiem Amiri for Nathan Tella (68′) and Jonas Hofmann for Adam Hlozek (84′).
Player of the match: Florian Wirtz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz.
His rating is with 79 passes (94% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Alassane Pléa, Moritz Nicolas , Franck Honorat , Joe Scally , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Luca Netz , Kouadio Koné , Julian Weigl , Florian Neuhaus and Jordan Siebatcheu , Robin Hack .
They had on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Stefan Lainer , Nathan N’Goumou , Christoph Kramer , Tony Jantschke, Rocco Reitz , Grant-Leon Ranos, Jan Olschowsky and Shio Fukuda .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Robin Hack for Rocco Reitz (62′), Franck Honorat for Stefan Lainer (70′), Florian Neuhaus for Shio Fukuda (79′), Kouadio Koné for Christoph Kramer (79′) and Jordan Siebatcheu for Nathan N’Goumou (79′).
Player of the match: Moritz Nicolas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Moritz Nicolas. His rating is 9.38. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – RB Leipzig – 5-2
- FC Augsburg – FC Bayern München – 2-3
- Werder Bremen – SC Freiburg – 3-1
- TSG Hoffenheim – Heidenheim – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Köln – 1-1
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 0-0
