WOLFSBURG. Borussia Mönchengladbach was capable to reverse the score against VfL Wolfsburg. It was VfL Wolfsburg to score first with a goal from Ridle Baku. However, later Borussia Mönchengladbach found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Ko Itakura (52′), Nathan N’Goumou (58′) and Rocco Reitz (88′). VfL Wolfsburg was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert who was helped by René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.72 degrees Celsius or 69.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 4 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 75
- 52 Dangerous attack 37
- 102 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 61% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Borussia Mönchengladbach was able to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (Sebastiaan Bornauw and Patrick Wimmer). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Jonas Omlin and Robin Hack).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, VfL Wolfsburg stays with 28 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will has 31 points like Werder Bremen to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against RB Leipzig on the 13th of April with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (6 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Borussia Dortmund on the 13th of April with a 25-9 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 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 Ralph Hasenhüttl decided to play with the following team: Pavao Pervan , Joakim Maehle , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Moritz Jenz , Yannick Gerhardt , Ridle Baku , Mattias Svanberg , M. Arnold , Patrick Wimmer , Tiago Tomás and Jonas Wind .
The home team had on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Aster Vranckx, Vaclav Cerny , Jakub Kamiński, Niklas Klinger, Kofi Amoako, Lovro Majer , Kevin Behrens and Amin Sarr .
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Patrick Wimmer for Lovro Majer (57′), Tiago Tomás for Amin Sarr (57′), Mattias Svanberg for Aster Vranckx (89′), Ridle Baku for Vaclav Cerny (73′) and Jonas Wind for Kevin Behrens (73′).
Player of the match: Ridle Baku
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Ridle Baku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Jonas Omlin , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Maximilian Wöber , Stefan Lainer , Julian Weigl , Ko Itakura , Luca Netz , Franck Honorat , Alassane Pléa and Nathan N’Goumou .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Patrick Herrmann, Grant-Leon Ranos, Tomas Cvancara , Moritz Nicolas, Joe Scally , Rocco Reitz , Robin Hack and Jordan Siebatcheu .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Ko Itakura for Robin Hack (70′), Nathan N’Goumou for Rocco Reitz (70′), Alassane Pléa for Tomas Cvancara (82′), Luca Netz for Joe Scally (88′) and Franck Honorat for Jordan Siebatcheu (88′).
Player of the match: Rocco Reitz
The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Rocco Reitz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
