1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

1. FC Union Berlin

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Borussia Monchengladbach

Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 13:30 UTC Alte Foersterei HT 45' · FT 45'

Genki Haraguchi 45' Y

Christopher Trimmel 52' Y

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Bundesliga at Alte Foersterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Monchengladbach 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Felix Brych
Referee Rafael Foltyn
Referee Patrick Ittrich
Referee Soren Storks
Referee Christian Fischer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Borussia Monchengladbach

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach 2021-01-30 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Borussia Monchengladbach 2020-09-26 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2020-05-31 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2019-11-23 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	2–1	W
22 Aug	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	2–2	D
14 Aug	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–1	D
08 Aug	Turkgucu Munchen	A	1–0	W
22 May	RB Leipzig	H	2–1	W
15 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	1–1	D

Borussia Monchengladbach

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
21 Aug	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
13 Aug	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	1. FC Kaiserslautern	A	1–0	W
22 May	SV Werder Bremen	A	4–2	W
15 May	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		Borussia Monchengladbach
#11	Position	#12
39	Points	38
34	Played	34
10 / 9 / 15	W / D / L	9 / 11 / 14
44	Scored	42
58	Conceded	53
-14	GD	-11
1.15	PPG	1.12
29%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

38% Clean Sheets
Borussia Monchengladbach this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). Borussia Monchengladbach are 12th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Borussia Monchengladbach

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Alte Foersterei. Ninety minutes of football awaits between 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach.
5' Borussia Monchengladbach fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' 1. FC Union Berlin are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Monchengladbach's shape.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Borussia Monchengladbach winning 50% of all matches.
22' Niko Giesselmann makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and 1. FC Union Berlin are in front.
27' 1. FC Union Berlin are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' The travelling Borussia Monchengladbach supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' Taiwo Awoniyi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
45' A moment of madness from Genki Haraguchi on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FC Union Berlin will be frustrated.
46' The Borussia Monchengladbach manager makes a substitution. Hannes Wolf departs to be replaced by Patrick Herrmann.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Christopher Trimmel was booked on 52.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
61' Julian Ryerson gets the nod from 1. FC Union Berlin. He replaces Genki Haraguchi and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Paul Jaeckel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
72' Time for substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach. Alassane Plea is replaced by Keanen Bennetts.
73' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Taiwo Awoniyi is replaced by Kevin Behrens.
78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' A change in the 1. FC Union Berlin ranks — Levin Oztunali exits the field as Cedric Teuchert enters on 83.
84' Florian Neuhaus makes way for Laszlo Benes at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Monchengladbach.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Louis Beyer made 479 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
The points are shared — 1. FC Union Berlin 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach. Honours even.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

10
Max Kruse ↓ Andreas Voglsammer 83'
1
Andreas Luthe
8
Rani Khedira ↓ Sebastian Griesbeck 83'
31
Robin Knoche
7
Levin Oztunali ↓ Cedric Teuchert 83'
24
Genki Haraguchi ↓ Julian Ryerson 61'
25
Timo Baumgartl
28
Christopher Trimmel
3
Paul Jaeckel
23
Niko Giesselmann
14
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Kevin Behrens 73'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adi Hutter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alassane Plea	3
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	3
Nico Schlotterbeck	2
Max Kruse	2
Sebastian Andersson	2
Sheraldo Becker	1
Robin Knoche	1
Kevin Volland	1

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-08-22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-08-14 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-08-08 Turkgucu Munchen 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-05-22 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig W 2021-05-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-08-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-08-13 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 FC Bayern München D 2021-08-09 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-05-22 SV Werder Bremen 2–4 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-05-15 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–2 VfB Stuttgart L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.27 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin48% Draw25% Borussia Monchengladbach27%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

74%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

52%

1. FC Union Berlin or Borussia Monchengladbach

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin32% Draw45% Borussia Monchengladbach23%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.