WOLFSBURG. Borussia Mönchengladbach defeats VfL Wolfsburg 3-1. Borussia Mönchengladbach got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from B. Embolo (5′) and J. Hofmann (7′). VfL Wolfsburg tried to recover with a goal from L. Waldschmidt (25′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by J. Scally for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
L. Stindl missed a penalty (76′) for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
L. Stindl missed 1 penalty (76′) for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg who had the assistance of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Jan Clemens Neitzel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 18
- 5 On Target 10
- 7 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 112 Attack 91
- 58 Dangerous attack 42
- 78 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 20 Total 10
- 7 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. VfL Wolfsburg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Borussia Mönchengladbach succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 6 yellow cards (S. Bornauw, R. Baku, K. Mbabu, M. Lacroix, W. Weghorst and J. Roussillon). On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (L. Stindl, D. Zakaria and J. Beyer).
M. Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 13 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 10 points like FSV Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with 1. FC Union Berlin on the 16th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host VfB Stuttgart on the 16th of October with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
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VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Kevin Mbabu , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Yannick Gerhardt , Josuha Guilavogui , Maximilian Arnold , Ridle Baku , Dodi Lukebakio , Luca Waldschmidt and Wout Weghorst .
The home team had on the bench: P. Pervan, Maximilian Philipp , Lukas Nmecha , A. Vranckx, Daniel Ginczek , John Brooks , Jérôme Roussillon , R. Steffen and F. Nmecha.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: S. Bornauw for J. Brooks (46′), Y. Gerhardt for J. Roussillon (46′), D. Lukebakio for L. Nmecha (66′), J. Guilavogui for D. Ginczek (79′) and R. Baku for M. Philipp (79′).
Best player: Maximilian Arnold
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.
His rating is with 43 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Adolf Hütter played with: Yann Sommer , Matthias Ginter , Nico Elvedi , Jordan Beyer , Joseph Scally , Jonas Hofmann , Denis Zakaria , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz , Breel Embolo and Lars Stindl .
They had on the bench: T. Jantschke, T. Sippel, K. Bennetts, Christoph Kramer , Alassane Pléa , L. Bénes, Patrick Herrmann , H. Wolf and F. Neuhaus.
Borussia Mönchengladbach could not rely on the presence of C. Kramer (injured).
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: L. Netz for P. Herrmann (58′), K. Kone for C. Kramer (60′) and L. Stindl for A. Plea (82′).
Best player: Breel Embolo
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Breel Embolo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 25.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Augsburg – 2-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-3
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 3-1
- Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg – 1-2
