MöNCHENGLADBACH. FC Köln tops Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1. FC Köln was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Modeste (5′), F. Kainz (20′) and D. Ljubicic (34′). Borussia Mönchengladbach reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by B. Embolo, but there was not much to do for them. Borussia Mönchengladbach lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1 - 3

FC Köln

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 16 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 112 Attack 83
  • 44 Dangerous attack 40
  • 112 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 57% while FC Köln was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Mönchengladbach had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, FC Köln was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (K. Kone, A. Plea and N. Elvedi). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (J. Hector and T. Hubers).

Match Timeline

5'
20'
Florian Kainz (goal)M. Uth
34'
Dejan Ljubicic(goal)M. Uth
Joe Scally- sub ->M. Ginter
38'
Manu Koné- Yellow
45'
Christoph Kramer- sub ->F. Neuhaus
46'
Luca Netz- sub ->S. Lainer
46'
61'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->F. Kainz
Alassane Pléa- Yellow
65'
69'
71'
72'
Timo Hübers- Yellow
75'
80'
Benno Schmitz- sub ->K. Ehizibue
80'
80'
85'
Nico Elvedi- Yellow
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 37 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln will have 46 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against SC Freiburg on the 23rd of April with a 11-8 head to head in favor of SC Freiburg (6 draws).

FC Köln will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 23rd of April with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Köln (2 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland
6.2
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.3
38'
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
6.2
86'
D
Jordan Beyer 15.Germany
6.3
M
Stefan Lainer 18.Austria
6.4
46'
M
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
6.5
46'
M
Manu Koné 17.France
7.4
71' 45'
M
Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria
7.1
F
Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany
7.5
F
Alassane Pléa 14.France
6.9
65'
F
Breel Embolo 36.Switzerland
7.7
85'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.7
38'
D
Luca Netz 20.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Christoph Kramer 6.Germany
6.7
46'
M
László Bénes 22.Slovakia
71'
M
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
6.8
75'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
F
C. Noß 34.Germany

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

The manager Adolf Hütter decided to play with the following team: .

Borussia Mönchengladbach could not rely on the presence of J. Scally (injured) and L. Stindl (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: M. Ginter for J. Scally (38′), F. Neuhaus for C. Kramer (46′), S. Lainer for L. Netz (46′), K. Kone for L. Benes (71′) and L. Benes for L. Stindl (75′).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
7.1
D
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
6.8
80'
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
6.4
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.2
72'
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.0
69'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia
7.1
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.7
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.0
80' 34'
M
Mark Uth 13.Germany
9.1
80'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
8.1
61' 20'
F
A. Modeste 27.France
7.1
90' 5'
Substitutes
G
Timo Horn 1.Germany
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.4
80'
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
D
Jannes Horn 23.Germany
M
Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia
6.8
80'
M
Louis Schaub 21.Austria
6.7
80'
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.5
61'
M
Tim Lemperle 25.Germany
90'

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: .

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: F. Kainz for J. Thielmann (61′), K. Ehizibue for B. Schmitz (80′), M. Uth for O. Duda (80′), D. Ljubicic for L. Schaub (80′) and A. Modeste for T. Lemperle (90′).

Results of the day

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