Borussia Mönchengladbach tops FC Augsburg 3-2

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach overcame FC Augsburg.

February 13, 2022

MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach overcome FC Augsburg. Borussia Mönchengladbach capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz with the collaboration of Rafael Foltyn and Martin Thomsen. The 4th official was Frederick Assmuth. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 - 2

FC Augsburg

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

16 Total 16
3 On Target 7
13 Off Target 9
4 Shots blocked 0

120 Attack 115
40 Dangerous attack 41
111 Ball safe 93

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

8 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a superior ball possession 57% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed to find the solution to win this match.

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (A. Plea and N. Elvedi). Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Iago and N. Dorsch).

Match Timeline

Alassane Pléa- Yellow

Manu Koné(goal)A. Plea

30'

46'

55'

Iago(goal)R. Vargas

59'

Iago- Yellow

63'

Mads Pedersen- sub ->J. Moravek

63'

67'

68'

69'

78'

80'

Nico Elvedi- Yellow

84'

Patrick Herrmann- sub ->S. Lainer

84'

Luca Netz- sub ->R. Bensebaini

85'

Christoph Kramer- sub ->K. Kone

85'

90'

Niklas Dorsch- Yellow

Joe Scally- sub ->A. Plea

90'

Joe Scally- sub ->Alassane Plea

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 26 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, FC Augsburg will stay with 22 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 20th of February with a 22-8 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

FC Augsburg will host SC Freiburg on the 19th of February with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of SC Freiburg (8 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland

7.0

Matthias Ginter 28.Germany

6.1

Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany

6.8

Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland

6.9

84'

Stefan Lainer 18.Austria

6.7

84'

Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria

8.0

85'

67'

Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany

7.2

Manu Koné 17.France

7.1

85'

30'

Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany

8.3

46'

Alassane Pléa 14.France

8.7

90'

Breel Embolo 36.Switzerland

6.3

80'

Substitutes

Tobias Sippel 21.Germany

Tony Jantschke 24.Germany

Luca Netz 20.Germany

6.4

85'

Joe Scally 29.United States

90'

Jordan Beyer 15.Germany

László Bénes 22.Slovakia

Christoph Kramer 6.Germany

6.7

85'

Marcus Thuram 10.France

5.8

80'

Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany

6.7

84'

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 (7.0), Matthias Ginter (6.1), Marvin Friedrich (6.8), Nico Elvedi (6.9), Stefan Lainer (6.7), Kouadio Koné (7.1), Florian Neuhaus (7.2), Ramy Bensebaini (8.0), Jonas Hofmann (8.3), Alassane Pléa (8.7) and Breel Embolo (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus Thuram (5.8), Tony Jantschke, Luca Netz (6.4), László Bénes, Joseph Scally, Patrick Herrmann (6.7), Jordan Beyer, Tobias Sippel and Christoph Kramer (6.7).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: B. Embolo for M. Thuram (80′), S. Lainer for P. Herrmann (84′), R. Bensebaini for L. Netz (85′), K. Kone for C. Kramer (85′) and A. Plea for J. Scally (90′).

Best player: Alassane Pléa

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Alassane Pléa even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg

Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland

6.2

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands

6.8

Raphael Framberger 32.Germany

7.1

Reece Oxford 4.England

7.1

Iago 22.Brazil

8.0

59'

55'

André Hahn 28.Germany

5.8

78'

Jan Morávek 14.Czech Republic

6.4

63'

Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany

7.6

90'

Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland

7.0

69'

Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria

6.8

Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany

6.8

63'

Substitutes

Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic

Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany

Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark

6.4

63'

Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee 17.Nigeria

6.2

69'

Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy

Ricardo Pepi 18.United States

6.4

63'

Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland

7.6

L. Günther 29.Germany

Andi Zeqiri 21.Switzerland

6.5

78'

FC Augsburg started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.2), Raphael Framberger (7.1), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.8), Reece Oxford (7.1), Iago (8.0), Jan Morávek (6.4), Niklas Dorsch (7.6), André Hahn (5.8), Ruben Vargas (7.0), Florian Niederlechner (6.8) and Michael Gregoritsch (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Tomáš Koubek, Ricardo Pepi (6.4), Felix Uduokhai, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (6.2), Daniel Caligiuri, Mads Pedersen (6.4), Alfreð Finnbogason (7.6), Lasse Günther and Andi Zeqiri (6.5).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: J. Moravek for M. Pedersen (63′), F. Niederlechner for R. Pepi (63′), M. Gregoritsch for A. Finnbogason (69′), R. Vargas for N. Sarenren-Bazee (69′) and A. Hahn for A. Zeqiri (78′).