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Manchester City FC vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, Champions League 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Tue 16 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Joao Cancelo 55' Y
Y 61' Stefan Lainer
Fernandinho 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Igor Demeshko
  • Referee Vitaly Meshkov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Manchester City FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Borussia Mönchengladbach
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021-02-24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–0 W
13 Mar Fulham FC A 3–0 W
10 Mar Southampton FC H 5–2 W
07 Mar Manchester United FC H 0–2 L
02 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–1 W
27 Feb West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
Borussia Mönchengladbach
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Manchester City FC A 0–2 L
12 Mar FC Augsburg A 1–3 L
06 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L
02 Mar Borussia Dortmund H 0–1 L
27 Feb RB Leipzig A 2–3 L
24 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Borussia Monchengladbach for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Borussia Monchengladbach seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' Kevin De Bruyne puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
  • 17' Borussia Monchengladbach have won 522 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' The Germany Ilkay Gundogan breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-0!
  • 23' Riyad Mahrez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 80 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Borussia Monchengladbach is showing some good football. However, Borussia Monchengladbach are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Monchengladbach that had 484 games and scored 522 goals.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' Lars Stindl is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Manchester City FC. Joao Cancelo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Ibrahima Traore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefan Lainer on 61.
  • 63' Fernandinho is replacing Rodri for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 64' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Joao Cancelo exits the field as Oleksandr Zinchenko enters on 64.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Borussia Monchengladbach! Alassane Plea comes on to replace Marcus Thuram-Ulien.
  • 70' Raheem Sterling is replacing Ilkay Gundogan for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 75' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Bernardo Silva by Sergio Aguero on 75 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach to replace Lars Stindl by Ibrahima Traore on 80 minute.
  • 82' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Borussia Monchengladbach ring the changes. Nico Elvedi has done his job and it is now time for Tony Jantschke to step up.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Borussia Monchengladbach.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Borussia Mönchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Jesus 1
Bernardo Silva 1
Ilkay Gundogan 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1

Head to Head

2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021-02-24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2021-03-13 Fulham FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC W 2021-03-07 Manchester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-02-27 Manchester City FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W

Borussia Mönchengladbach Form

2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-03-12 FC Augsburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-03-06 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-03-02 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-02-24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Borussia Mönchengladbach xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC63% Draw23% Borussia Mönchengladbach14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Borussia Mönchengladbach
37%
Manchester City FC or Borussia Mönchengladbach
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC42% Draw44% Borussia Mönchengladbach14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Borussia Mönchengladbach covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Borussia Mönchengladbach keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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