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

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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

Match Preview

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

1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Borussia Monchengladbach 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Petersen
Assistant 1 Alexander Sather
Assistant 2 Guido Kleve

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Schalke 04	0	0
2	SC Paderborn 07	0	0
3	SV 07 Elversberg	0	0
4	FC Bayern München	0	0
5	Borussia Dortmund	0	0
6	RB Leipzig	0	0
7	VfB Stuttgart	0	0
8	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0	0
9	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0	0
10	SC Freiburg	0	0
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	0
12	FC Augsburg	0	0
13	1. FSV Mainz 05	0	0
14	1. FC Union Berlin	0	0
15	Borussia Monchengladbach	0	0
16	Hamburger SV	0	0
17	1. FC Koln	0	0
18	SV Werder Bremen	0	0

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
#14	Position	#15
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

1. FC Union Berlin are 14th (0 pts). Borussia Monchengladbach are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach get this one started.
3' Borussia Monchengladbach receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 3.
8' 1. FC Union Berlin are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Mönchengladbach's 3-5-2 shape.
13' Borussia Mönchengladbach have won 511 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' A quiet spell here at An der Alten Forsterei. 1. FC Union Berlin seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' Kevin Volland has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
28' Borussia Mönchengladbach fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Josip Juranovic.
33' A moment of madness from Julian Weigl on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Borussia Monchengladbach will be frustrated.
38' Borussia Mönchengladbach is showing some good football. However, Borussia Mönchengladbach are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
47' That is a Yellow card for Borussia Monchengladbach. Alassane Plea will be fuming at that decision.
50' The deadlock is broken! Benedict Hollerbach gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
59' Fresh legs for Borussia Monchengladbach! Nathan N'Goumou comes on to replace Christoph Kramer.
61' Another change for 1. FC Union Berlin made on 61 minute. Benedict Hollerbach leaves to be changed by Andras Schafer.
66' The 33-year-old Frederik Ronnow has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
70' The whistle greets Luca Netz as he departs to be replaced by Patrick Herrmann.
74' Brenden Aaronson is replacing Kevin Volland for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
75' What composure from Mikkel Kaufmann! The Denmark international strokes it home. 3-0.
77' Goal! Alassane Plea scores his 78 goal in 479 matches.
80' Borussia Monchengladbach ring the changes. Tomas Cvancara has done his job and it is now time for Grant-Leon Ranos to step up.
84' Robin Gosens makes way for Paul Jaeckel at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Union Berlin.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Josip Juranovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
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
Sebastian Andersson	2
Nico Schlotterbeck	2
Max Kruse	2
Manu Kone	1
Tim Kleindienst	1
Danilho Doekhi	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

1 / 4

1.2 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin51% Draw30% Borussia Monchengladbach19%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

81%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

49%

1. FC Union Berlin or Borussia Monchengladbach

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin31% Draw56% Borussia Monchengladbach13%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.9%

1 – 0

17.3%

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

2.6%

4 – 0

1.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	26%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	14%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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