Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen prevailed over Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1.
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Bayer 04 Leverkusen bested Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bayer 04 Leverkusen to strike first with a goal of R. Andrich at the 51′. Then P. Schick scored again for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 74′ minute with a goal. Eventually, N. Elvedi reduced the distance for Borussia Mönchengladbach with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
P. Schick missed a penalty (49′) for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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 Sascha Stegemann who was helped by Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 2.2 degrees Celsius or 36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Bayer 04 Leverkusen found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 30 times, 9 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (L. Stindl and J. Beyer). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Tah, M. Bakker and K. Demirbay).
After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 22 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 29 points to move up in the 6th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
J. Tah
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36'36'
M. Bakker
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45'45'
L. Stindl
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49'49'
P. Schick
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51'51'
R. Andrich
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56'56'
T. Fosu-Mensah
J. Frimpong
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61'61'
M. Thuram
L. Netz
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61'61'
J. Scally
L. Benes
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70'70'
J. Beyer
T. Jantschke
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74'74'
P. Schick
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80'80'
P. Herrmann
S. Lainer
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81'81'
A. Plea
L. Stindl
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81'81'
N. Elvedi
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81'81'
A. Adli
K. Bellarabi
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84'84'
J. Beyer
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86'86'
K. Demirbay
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89'89'
N. Amiri
F. Wirtz
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89'89'
P. Retsos
M. Diaby
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90'90'
K. Demirbay
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will host FC Union Berlin on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 22nd of January with a 14-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Adolf Hütter chose to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Tony Jantschke , Stefan Lainer , Kouadio Koné , László Bénes , Luca Netz , Florian Neuhaus , Lars Stindl and Breel Embolo .
Substitutes
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: L. Netz for M. Thuram (61′), L. Benes for J. Scally (61′), T. Jantschke for J. Beyer (70′), S. Lainer for P. Herrmann (80′) and L. Stindl for A. Plea (81′).
Best player: Yann Sommer
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Yann Sommer. His rating is 9.23. He performed 9 saves.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapie , Mitchel Bakker , Robert Andrich , Kerem Demirbay , Karim Bellarabi , Florian Wirtz , Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: J. Frimpong for T. Fosu-Mensah (56′), K. Bellarabi for A. Adli (81′), F. Wirtz for N. Amiri (89′) and M. Diaby for P. Retsos (89′).
Top player: Florian Wirtz
The player who no doubt impressed Bayer 04 Leverkusen the most was Florian Wirtz even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
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