FSV Mainz 05 beats Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Martin. HIGHLIGHTS

MöNCHENGLADBACH. FSV Mainz 05 defeats Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 after A. Martin scored just 1 goal (55').

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Mark Hall
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FSV Mainz 05 beats Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Martin. HIGHLIGHTS

MöNCHENGLADBACH. FSV Mainz 05 prevails over Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 after A. Martin scored just 1 goal (55′).

K. Itakura received a red card (53′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Borussia Mönchengladbach lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach

0 - 1

Team 1

FSV Mainz 05

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 97 Attack 105
  • 40 Dangerous attack 52
  • 108 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. FSV Mainz 05 that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FSV Mainz 05 had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FSV Mainz 05 won the match.​

Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (K. Kone). Talking about the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 received 4 yellow cards (L. Barreiro, Lee Jae-Sung, R. Zentner and R. Zentner).

(Borussia Mönchengladbach) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (53′).

Match Timeline

Manu Koné- Yellow
26'
39'
Leandro Barreiro- Yellow
42'
Jae-sung Lee- Yellow
Marvin Friedrich- sub ->N. Elvedi
46'
52'
Ko Itakura- Red
53'
55'
58'
59'
76'
81'
Edimilson Fernandes- sub ->M. Leitsch
81'
Nathan N'Goumou- sub ->J. Scally
82'
Julian Weigl- sub ->K. Kone
87'
88'
Dominik Kohr - Yellow
90'
Robin Zentner- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this encounter, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 8 points like Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 will have 10 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach will host FC Köln on the 9th of October with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (5 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will host RB Leipzig on the 8th of October with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (2 draws).

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation

Borussia Mönchengladbach
G
Yann Sommer 1.Switzerland
7.4
D
Nico Elvedi 30.Switzerland
7.2
46'
D
Ramy Bensebaini 25.Algeria
7.9
D
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
6.2
53'
D
Joe Scally 29.United States
6.3
82'
M
Christoph Kramer 6.Germany
7.0
M
Jonas Hofmann 23.Germany
7.5
M
Florian Neuhaus 32.Germany
6.6
M
Manu Koné 17.France
7.0
87' 26'
M
Alassane Pléa 14.France
7.2
52'
F
Marcus Thuram 10.France
6.4
Substitutes
G
Tobias Sippel 21.Germany
D
Tony Jantschke 24.Germany
D
Luca Netz 20.Germany
D
Marvin Friedrich 5.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Lars Stindl  13.Germany
6.6
52'
M
Julian Weigl 8.Germany
6.4
87'
M
Nathan N'Goumou 19.France
6.2
82'
F
Patrick Herrmann 7.Germany
F
Hannes Wolf 11.Austria

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

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer (7.4), Joseph Scally (6.3), Ko Itakura (6.2), Nico Elvedi (7.2), Ramy Bensebaini (7.9), Christoph Kramer (7.0), Kouadio Koné (7.0), Jonas Hofmann (7.5), Florian Neuhaus (6.6), Alassane Pléa (7.2) and Marcus Thuram (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: P. Herrmann, T. Jantschke, Lars Stindl (6.6), L. Netz, Julian Weigl (6.4), T. Sippel, H. Wolf, Marvin Friedrich (6.7) and Nathan N’Goumou (6.2).

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

Substitutions

Borussia Mönchengladbach made 4 changes: N. Elvedi for M. Friedrich (46′), A. Plea for L. Stindl (52′), J. Scally for N. N. Minpole (82′) and K. Kone for J. Weigl (87′).

Best player: Ramy Bensebaini​

The most impressive player for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Ramy Bensebaini.

His rating is (7.9) with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
7.3
90'
D
Stefan Bell  16.Germany
7.1
D
Alexander Hack 42.Germany
6.9
D
Maxim Leitsch 5.Germany
7.1
81'
M
Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland
7.2
M
Aarón Martín  3.Spain
7.4
Goals55'
M
Dominik Kohr  31.Germany
6.3
88'
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
6.6
58' 39'
F
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
6.8
59' 42'
F
Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria
7.0
81'
F
Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany
7.1
76'
Substitutes
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
D
Anthony Caci 19.France
M
Angelo Fulgini 10.France
6.4
58'
M
Anton Stach 6.Germany
7.0
59'
M
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
6.3
81'
M
Aymen Barkok 4.Morocco
F
Niklas Tauer 17.Germany
F
Marlon Mustapha 36.Austria
6.8
81'
F
Delano Burgzorg 37.Netherlands
6.3
76'

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner (7.3), Stefan Bell (7.1), Alexander Hack (6.9), Maxim Leitsch (7.1), Silvan Widmer (7.2), Leandro Barreiro (6.6), Dominik Kohr (6.3), Aarón Martin Caricol (7.4), Jonathan Burkardt (7.1), Jae-Sung Lee (6.8) and Karim Onisiwo (7.0).

They had on the bench: Angelo Fulgini (6.4), N. Tauer, Anton Stach (7.0), Edimilson Fernandes (6.3), Marlon Mustapha (6.8), A. Barkok, Delano Burgzorg (6.3), A. Caci and F. Dahmen.

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: L. Barreiro for A. Fulgini (58′), Lee Jae-Sung for A. Stach (59′), J. Burkardt for D. Burgzorg (76′), M. Leitsch for E. Fernandes (81′) and K. Onisiwo for S. Mustapha (81′).

Best player: Aarón Martin Caricol​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Aarón Martin Caricol.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 45 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.

Results of the day

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