Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach tops Hertha BSC 2-0 on Saturday
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach overcomes Hertha BSC with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Plea (24') and a goal from M. Ginter (60').
MöNCHENGLADBACH. Borussia Mönchengladbach beats Hertha BSC with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Plea (24′) and a goal from M. Ginter (60′).
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 Florian Badstübner who was helped by Eduard Beitinger and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 65%.
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. Hertha BSC that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Hertha BSC was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Borussia Mönchengladbach was able to find the solution to win this match.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards (M. Ginter, J. Scally and M. Thuram). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Hertha BSC.
After playing this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will have 27 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC will stay with 23 points to move up in the 17th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
A. Plea (Penalty)
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46'46'
S. Serdar
S. Ascacibar
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56'56'
M. Ginter
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60'60'
M. Ginter
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61'61'
A. Kade
P. Pekarik
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65'65'
C. Kramer
A. Plea
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76'76'
M. Richter
V. Darida
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76'76'
J. Ekkelenkamp
D. Selke
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78'78'
S. Lainer
L. Netz
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81'81'
J. Scally
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89'89'
M. Thuram
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89'89'
L. Stindl
M. Thuram
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (2 draws).
Hertha BSC will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 19th of March with a 12-6 head to head in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (5 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 , Matthias Ginter , Nico Elvedi , Jordan Beyer , Joseph Scally , Florian Neuhaus , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz , Alassane Pléa , Breel Embolo and Marcus Thuram .
Borussia Mönchengladbach could not rely on the presence of C. Kramer (injured).
Substitutes
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: A. Plea for C. Kramer (65′), L. Netz for S. Lainer (78′) and M. Thuram for L. Stindl (89′).
Top player: Marcus Thuram
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Mönchengladbach the most was Marcus Thuram even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17.
Hertha BSC: Formation and Lineups
Hertha BSC started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, Tayfun Korkut played with: Marcel Laurenz Lotka , Linus Gechter , Niklas Stark , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Santiago Ascacibar , Peter Pekarík , Lucas Tousart , Vladimír Darida , Marvin Plattenhardt , Davie Selke and Ishak Belfodil .
Substitutes
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: S. Ascacibar for S. Serdar (46′), P. Pekarik for A. Kade (61′), V. Darida for M. Richter (76′) and D. Selke for J. Ekkelenkamp (76′).
Top player: Marvin Plattenhardt
The player who no doubt impressed Hertha BSC the most was Marvin Plattenhardt.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
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