MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach obliterates VfL Bochum 1848 5-2 with goals of Nathan N’Goumou (28′), Julian Weigl (35′ pen), Rocco Reitz (72′), Jordan Siebatcheu (78′) and Franck Honorat (90′). Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 scored with Philipp Hofmann (75′), Keven Schlotterbeck (87′).
The match was played at the Stadion im Borussia-Park stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 53,196 spectators. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the help of Guido Kleve and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.36 degrees Celsius or 43.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 22 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 10
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 64 Attack 127
- 37 Dangerous attack 57
- 108 Ball safe 95
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. VfL Bochum 1848 that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VfL Bochum 1848 had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Borussia Mönchengladbach was able to find the solution to win this match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 22 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 16 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Stefan Lainer and Florian Neuhaus). On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 4 yellow cards (Manuel Riemann, Keven Schlotterbeck, Erhan Mašović and Kevin Stöger).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach has 25 points like FC Union Berlin and VfL Bochum 1848 to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stays with 25 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Union Berlin to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 2nd of March with a 14-12 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 will host RB Leipzig on the 2nd of March with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
89'
45'
35'
Borussia Mönchengladbach adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Moritz Nicolas , Stefan Lainer , Marvin Friedrich , Maximilian Wöber , Joe Scally , Kouadio Koné , Julian Weigl , Florian Neuhaus , Nathan N’Goumou , Jordan Siebatcheu and Robin Hack .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Herrmann , Franck Honorat , Rocco Reitz , Fabio Chiarodia, Christoph Kramer , Tony Jantschke , Grant-Leon Ranos, Jan Olschowsky and Shio Fukuda .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Florian Neuhaus for Rocco Reitz (67′), Robin Hack for Franck Honorat (67′), Nathan N’Goumou for Christoph Kramer (82′), Jordan Siebatcheu for Patrick Herrmann (89′) and Stefan Lainer for Tony Jantschke (89′).
Player of the match: Franck Honorat
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Franck Honorat.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848
Also VfL Bochum 1848 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Thomas Letsch played with: Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Manuel Riemann , Cristian Gamboa , Ivan Ordets , Keven Schlotterbeck , Bernardo , Takuma Asano , Matúš Bero , Erhan Mašović , Kevin Stöger and Moritz-Broni Kwarteng , Moritz Broschinski .
These were the players on the bench: Gonçalo Paciência , Philipp Förster , Lukas Daschner , Felix Passlack, Andreas Luthe, Agon Elezi, Maximilian Wittek, Philipp Hofmann and Noah Loosli.
Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: Erhan Mašović for Philipp Hofmann (69′), Moritz Broschinski for Gonçalo Paciência (69′), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng for Lukas Daschner (58′) and Cristian Gamboa for Philipp Förster (58′).
Player of the match: Philipp Hofmann
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Bochum 1848 was Philipp Hofmann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 69′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Köln – 1-1
- Werder Bremen – Darmstadt 98 – 1-1
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum 1848 – 5-2
- FC Union Berlin – Heidenheim – 2-2
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig – 2-1
