MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Köln played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Borussia Mönchengladbach was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
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 54,042 spectators. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.29 degrees Celsius or 52.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 84
- 47 Dangerous attack 42
- 85 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach had a strong ball possession 58% while FC Köln was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FC Köln shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (Julian Weigl, Jordan Siebatcheu and Florian Neuhaus). Regarding the opposition, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (Timo Hübers, Julian Chabot, Eric Martel and Max Finkgräfe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach has 27 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Köln will has 18 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away with Heidenheim on the 16th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (1 draw).
FC Köln will host RB Leipzig on the 16th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (5 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Borussia Mönchengladbach adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Moritz Nicolas , Joe Scally , Nico Elvedi , Maximilian Wöber , Luca Netz , Kouadio Koné , Julian Weigl , Franck Honorat , Florian Neuhaus , Nathan N’Goumou and Jordan Siebatcheu .
The home team had on the bench: Stefan Lainer , Marvin Friedrich, Patrick Herrmann, Christoph Kramer, Robin Hack , Rocco Reitz , Grant-Leon Ranos, Jan Olschowsky and Ko Itakura .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 4 changes: Luca Netz for Stefan Lainer (62′), Maximilian Wöber for Ko Itakura (72′), Kouadio Koné for Robin Hack (70′) and Nathan N’Goumou for Rocco Reitz (70′).
Player of the match: Robin Hack
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Robin Hack.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 70′.
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
Also FC Köln adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Timo Schultz played with: Marvin Schwäbe , Rasmus Carstensen , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Max Finkgräfe , Denis Huseinbašić , Eric Martel , Faride Alidou , Florian Kainz , Linton Maina and Sargis Adamyan .
They had on the bench: Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Luca Kilian, Leart Paqarada , Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges , Jacob Christensen, Davie Selke and Damion Downs .
Substitutions
FC Köln made 4 changes: Linton Maina for Leart Paqarada (66′), Faride Alidou for Damion Downs (75′), Florian Kainz for Davie Selke (75′) and Sargis Adamyan for Steffen Tigges (87′).
Player of the match: Faride Alidou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Faride Alidou.
His rating is with 2 goals, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Augsburg – Heidenheim – 1-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Köln – 3-3
- RB Leipzig – Darmstadt 98 – 2-0
- FC Bayern München – FSV Mainz 05 – 8-1
- Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund – 1-2
