MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Dortmund topped Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. M. Sabitzer  was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Borussia Dortmund to strike first with a goal of Marcel Sabitzer  at the 22′. Then Marcel Sabitzer  scored again for Borussia Dortmund in the 28′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Eventually, Maximilian Wöber reduced the distance for Borussia Mönchengladbach (36′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

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 Florian Badstübner assisted by Guido Kleve and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 89 Attack 105
  • 43 Dangerous attack 31
  • 72 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Borussia Dortmund that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (Karim Adeyemi). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards (Ko Itakura, Ian Maatsen and Karim Adeyemi).

Match Timeline

10'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Sébastien Haller
14'
Ian Maatsen- Yellow
22'
Marcel Sabitzer (goal)Nico Schlotterbeck
28'
Marcel Sabitzer (penalty)
Maximilian Wöber(goal)Franck Honorat
36'
45'
Karim Adeyemi- Yellow
46'
Julian Ryerson - sub ->Ian Maatsen
51'
Karim Adeyemi(VAR)
54'
Donyell Malen- sub ->Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
55'
Karim Adeyemi(yellowredcard)
Tomas Cvancara - sub ->Nathan N\'Goumou
64'
Robin Hack- sub ->Stefan Lainer
64'
71'
Mats Hummels- sub ->Youssoufa Moukoko
71'
Felix Nmecha- sub ->Julian Brandt
Rocco Reitz- sub ->Julian Weigl
74'
Jordan Siebatcheu- sub ->Maximilian Wöber
75'
Ko Itakura- Yellow
84'
Patrick Herrmann- sub ->Jordan Siebatcheu
85'
90'
Felix Nmecha- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84
32
FC Bayern München
69
32
VfB Stuttgart
67
32
RB Leipzig
63
32
Borussia Dortmund
60
32
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
32
SC Freiburg
41
32
TSG Hoffenheim
40
32
FC Augsburg
39
32
Heidenheim
38
32
Werder Bremen
38
32
VfL Wolfsburg
37
32
Borussia Mönchengladbach
33
32
VfL Bochum 1848
33
32
FC Union Berlin
30
32
FSV Mainz 05
29
32
FC Köln
24
32
Darmstadt 98
17
32

After playing this contest, Borussia Mönchengladbach stays with 31 points like Werder Bremen to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will has 56 points like RB Leipzig to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 20th of April with a 11-11 head to head stats.

Borussia Dortmund will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 20th of April with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (8 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Jonas Omlin 1.Switzerland
6.7
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.4
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.7
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
7.5
75' 36'
M
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
7.0
84'
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
7.0
74'
M
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
6.7
64'
M
Luca Netz 20.Germany
7.1
F
Franck Honorat 9.France
7.3
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
7.1
F
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.3
64'
Substitutes
G
Moritz Nicolas 33.Germany
D
Fabio Chiarodia 2.Italy
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
M
Florian Neuhaus 10.Germany
M
Robin Hack 25.Germany
7.1
64'
M
Rocco Reitz 27.Germany
7.0
74'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
6.7
85'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 13.France
6.3
75'
F
Tomas Cvancara 31.Czech Republic
6.3
64'

Borussia Mönchengladbach started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin (6.7), Marvin Friedrich (6.4), Nico Elvedi (7.7), Maximilian Wöber (7.5), Stefan Lainer (6.7), Julian Weigl (7.0), Ko Itakura (7.0), Luca Netz (7.1), Nathan N’Goumou (6.3), Alassane Pléa (7.1) and Franck Honorat (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Patrick Herrmann (6.7), Florian Neuhaus, Jordan Siebatcheu (6.3), Robin Hack (7.1), Rocco Reitz (7.0), Joe Scally, Tomas Cvancara  (6.3) and Moritz Nicolas.

Borussia Mönchengladbach could not rely on the presence of Patrick Herrmann (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Julian Weigl for Rocco Reitz (74′), Maximilian Wöber for Jordan Siebatcheu (75′), Jordan Siebatcheu for Patrick Herrmann (85′), Nathan N’Goumou for Tomas Cvancara  (64′) and Stefan Lainer for Robin Hack (64′).

Player of the match: Nico Elvedi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Nico Elvedi.

His rating is 7.7 with 65 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.6
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
7.3
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
8.9
D
Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands
6.4
46' 14'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.7
M
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
7.1
54'
M
Jadon Sancho 10.England
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.0
71'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
8.5
22', 28'
M
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
5.7
45'
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
6.3
10'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.0
71'
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
7.0
46'
M
Felix Nmecha 8.Germany
7.0
71' 90'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.3
10'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
6.8
54'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Edin Terzic played with: Jadon Sancho, Gregor Kobel (6.4), Marius Wolf (6.6), Niklas Süle (7.3), Nico Schlotterbeck (8.9), Ian Maatsen (6.4), Marcel Sabitzer  (8.5), Salih Özcan (6.7), Karim Adeyemi (5.7), Julian Brandt (7.0) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (7.1), Sébastien Haller  (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Felix Nmecha (7.0), Marco Reus, Youssoufa Moukoko (6.3), Donyell Malen (6.8), Alexander Meyer, Julian Ryerson  (7.0), Mats Hummels (7.0), Emre Can  and Niclas Füllkrug.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Youssoufa Moukoko (injured) and Donyell Malen (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Sébastien Haller  for Youssoufa Moukoko (10′), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Donyell Malen (54′), Ian Maatsen for Julian Ryerson  (46′), Youssoufa Moukoko for Mats Hummels (71′) and Julian Brandt for Felix Nmecha (71′).

Player of the match: Nico Schlotterbeck​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Nico Schlotterbeck even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.9 with 86 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​