1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Union Berlin

3 – 1

Full Time

Borussia Monchengladbach

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 14:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei 22,012 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kevin Volland pen 23' 1–0

Benedict Hollerbach 50' 2–0

Mikkel Kaufmann 75' 3–0

3–1 77' Alassane Plea

Y 3' Joseph Scally

Josip Juranovic 29' Y

Y 33' Julian Weigl

Y 47' Alassane Plea

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

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

Match Details

Referee Martin Petersen
Assistant 1 Alexander Sather
Assistant 2 Guido Kleve

15 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game

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

2023-12-09 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 Borussia Monchengladbach 2023-04-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-10-30 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach 2022-01-22 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	FC Augsburg	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
08 Nov	SSC Napoli	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–3	L

Borussia Monchengladbach

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–3	L
05 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W
02 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–1	W
25 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–4	L
10 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	H	4–0	W
04 Nov	SC Freiburg	A	3–3	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. 1. FC Union Berlin is hosting Borussia Monchengladbach for another epic battle.
3' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joseph Scally.
8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' Joseph Scally is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Union Berlin tonight.
23' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Volland gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jerome Roussillon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Borussia Monchengladbach.
29' The referee calls foul for Josip Juranovic. He receives a Yellow card.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Julian Weigl.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Union Berlin in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Borussia Monchengladbach's compact 3-5-2.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alassane Plea.
50' Benedict Hollerbach has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' 1. FC Union Berlin are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' Borussia Monchengladbach manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan N'Goumou is hanging Christoph Kramer on the field on 59 minute.
61' Andras Schafer gets the nod from 1. FC Union Berlin. He replaces Benedict Hollerbach and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Borussia Monchengladbach seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
70' Patrick Herrmann has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Netz on 70 minute.
74' The whistle greets Kevin Volland as he departs to be replaced by Brenden Aaronson.
75' Mikkel Kaufmann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
77' The deadlock is broken! Alassane Plea gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
80' Borussia Monchengladbach manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Grant-Leon Ranos is hanging Tomas Cvancara on the field on 80 minute.
84' Paul Jaeckel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robin Gosens at the 84 minute mark.
89' The 35-year-old Kevin Behrens has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Kevin Volland ↓ Brenden Aaronson 74'
8
Rani Khedira
26
Jerome Roussillon
31
Robin Knoche
19
Janik Haberer
1
Frederik Ronnow
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Mikkel Kaufmann 74'
6
Robin Gosens ↓ Paul Jaeckel 84'
4
Diogo Leite
18
Josip Juranovic
16
Benedict Hollerbach ↓ Andras Schafer 61'

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

39
Maximilian Wober
9
Franck Honorat
8
Julian Weigl
30
Nico Elvedi
33
Moritz Nicolas
23
Christoph Kramer ↓ Nathan N'Goumou 59'
14
Alassane Plea
29
Joseph Scally ↓ Marvin Friedrich 70'
31
Tomas Cvancara ↓ Grant-Leon Ranos 80'
20
Luca Netz ↓ Patrick Herrmann 70'
27
Rocco Reitz ↓ Florian Neuhaus 70'

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

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

2023-12-09 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-25 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Augsburg D 2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-11-08 SSC Napoli 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-04 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

2023-12-09 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2023-12-05 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-12-02 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2023-11-25 Borussia Dortmund 4–2 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2023-11-10 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-11-04 SC Freiburg 3–3 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin53% Draw23% Borussia Monchengladbach24%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

77%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

47%

1. FC Union Berlin or Borussia Monchengladbach

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin37% Draw42% Borussia Monchengladbach21%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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