Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach conquers VfB Stuttgart 3-1
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach prevails over VfB Stuttgart 3-1.
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach conquers VfB Stuttgart 3-1. Borussia Mönchengladbach got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. Hofmann (4′) and M. Thuram (25′). VfB Stuttgart tried to recover with a goal from T. Tomas (35′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by P. Herrmann for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who was helped by Thomas Stein and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 55% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (R. Bensebaini and M. Thuram). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (K. Mavropanos).
After this encounter, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 16 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 11 points like Hertha BSC to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
J. Hofmann
A. Plea
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17'17'
R. Bensebaini
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25'25'
M. Thuram
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35'35'
T. Tomas
B. Sosa
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68'68'
Silas
L. Pfeiffer
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68'68'
J. Vagnoman
P. Stenzel
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73'73'
K. Mavropanos
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80'80'
L. Stindl
T. Jantschke
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84'84'
J. J. Perea
C. Fuhrich
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87'87'
L. Netz
A. Plea
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88'88'
L. Egloff
N. Ahamada
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88'88'
M. Thuram
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90'90'
P. Herrmann
J. Hofmann
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90'90'
P. Herrmann
K. Kone
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 8th of November with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (3 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host Hertha BSC on the 8th of November with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Hertha BSC (7 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel Farke chose to play with the following team: Tobias Sippel , Joseph Scally , Marvin Friedrich , Tony Jantschke , Ramy Bensebaini , Julian Weigl , Kouadio Koné , Jonas Hofmann , Christoph Kramer , Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram .
Substitutes
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: T. Jantschke for L. Stindl (80′), A. Plea for L. Netz (87′) and J. Hofmann for P. Herrmann (90′).
Top player: Alassane Pléa
Probably the most impressive player in Borussia Mönchengladbach was Alassane Pléa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 32 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.VfB Stuttgart: Formation and Lineups
VfB Stuttgart started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Michael Wimmer played with: Florian Müller , Pascal Stenzel , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Borna Sosa , Tiago Tomás , Wataru Endo , Naouirou Ahamada , Chris Führich , Serhou Guirassy and Luca Pfeiffer .
Substitutes
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: L. Pfeiffer for Silas (68′), P. Stenzel for J. Vagnoman (68′), C. Fuhrich for J. J. Perea (84′) and N. Ahamada for L. Egloff (88′).
Top player: Wataru Endo
The player who no doubt impressed VfB Stuttgart the most was Wataru Endo.
His rating is
with 36 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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