Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach manages to draw 2-2 with VfL Wolfsburg after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach manages to recover against VfL Wolfsburg with a goal on the J. Wind 6' and a goal on the S. Bornauw 33'.
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach manages to recover against VfL Wolfsburg with a goal on the J. Wind 6′ and a goal on the S. Bornauw 33′. Borussia Mönchengladbach was far superior when it came to possession ball (67%)
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the help of Christian Bandurski and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.
Match Statistics
Borussia Mönchengladbach was in firm control of the ball 67% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (Y. Sommer and J. Beyer). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (M. Philipp, R. Baku, K. Casteels and Y. Gerhardt).
Also, VfL Wolfsburg didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (70′).
After playing this contest, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 26 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg will have 27 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
J. Wind
R. Baku
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33'33'
S. Bornauw
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34'34'
Y. Sommer
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37'37'
M. Philipp
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37'37'
R. Baku
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42'42'
M. Thuram
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48'48'
Y. Gerhardt
M. Philipp
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58'58'
K. Mbabu
R. Baku
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58'58'
X. Schlager
A. Vranckx
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61'61'
K. Kone
C. Kramer
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65'65'
J. Beyer
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70'70'
M. Lacroix
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76'76'
K. Casteels
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78'78'
B. Embolo
M. Thuram
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78'78'
R. Steffen
M. Kruse
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81'81'
P. Herrmann
S. Lainer
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82'82'
B. Embolo
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90'90'
M. Ginter (Goal Disallowed)
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90'90'
Y. Gerhardt
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 5th of March with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).
VfL Wolfsburg will host FC Union Berlin on the 5th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Mönchengladbach adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Adolf Hütter chose to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Matthias Ginter , Nico Elvedi , Jordan Beyer , Stefan Lainer , Christoph Kramer , Florian Neuhaus , Ramy Bensebaini , Jonas Hofmann , Alassane Pléa and Marcus Thuram .
Substitutes
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: C. Kramer for K. Kone (61′), M. Thuram for B. Embolo (78′) and S. Lainer for P. Herrmann (81′).
Top player: Alassane Pléa
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Mönchengladbach the most was Alassane Pléa.
His rating is with 42 passes (78% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups
Also VfL Wolfsburg adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Florian Kohfeldt played with: Koen Casteels , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , John Brooks , Ridle Baku , Maximilian Arnold , Aster Vranckx , Jérôme Roussillon , Maximilian Philipp , Max Kruse and Jonas Wind .
Substitutes
VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: M. Philipp for Y. Gerhardt (48′), A. Vranckx for X. Schlager (58′), R. Baku for K. Mbabu (58′) and M. Kruse for R. Steffen (78′).
Top player: Jonas Wind
The player who no doubt impressed VfL Wolfsburg the most was Jonas Wind.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
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