STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart had a astounding comeback against Borussia Mönchengladbach. VfB Stuttgart took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert assisted by Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Eduard Beitinger. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.6 degrees Celsius or 34.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 21 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 143 Attack 77
- 51 Dangerous attack 14
- 64 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 57% while Borussia Mönchengladbach was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfB Stuttgart was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match.
VfB Stuttgart shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (W. Anton). On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (R. Bensebaini and J. Scally).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, VfB Stuttgart will have 22 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 27 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 12th of March with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host Hertha BSC on the 12th of March with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart
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VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Hiroki Ito , Borna Sosa , Wataru Endo , Atakan Karazor , Chris Führich , Tiago Tomás , Saša Kalajdžić and Omar Marmoush .
The home team had on the bench: Philipp Förster, Erik Thommy, Fabian Bredlow, Naouirou Ahamada, Tanguy Coulibaly, Roberto Massimo, Lilian Egloff, Orel Mangala and Clinton Mola.
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: O. Marmoush for T. Coulibaly (89′), C. Fuhrich for P. Forster (90′) and T. Tiago for L. Egloff (90′).
Best player: Atakan Karazor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Atakan Karazor even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adolf Hütter played with: Yann Sommer , Joseph Scally , Matthias Ginter , Nico Elvedi , Ramy Bensebaini , Christoph Kramer , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Neuhaus , Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram .
They had on the bench: Luca Netz , Keanan Bennetts, Conor Noß, Tobias Sippel, László Bénes, Breel Embolo , Patrick Herrmann and Tom Gaal.
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 2 changes: K. Kone for B. Embolo (72′) and A. Plea for L. Netz (84′).
Best player: Christoph Kramer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Christoph Kramer.
His rating is with 54 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – SC Freiburg – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Union Berlin – 1-0
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-2
- Hertha BSC – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-4
- VfL Bochum 1848 – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
