Manchester City FC vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Champions League 2020-21 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Borussia Monchengladbach 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 Munchen 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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Mar Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and Borussia Monchengladbach.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Riyad Mahrez, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 40 goals in the last 28 games.
- 10' 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.
- 12' What a strike from Kevin De Bruyne! The score is 1-0.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 18' What a strike from Ilkay Gundogan! The score is 2-0.
- 23' 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.
- 28' Kyle Walker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Monchengladbach needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 38' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matthias Ginter suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 53' The travelling Borussia Monchengladbach supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' The referee calls foul for Joao Cancelo. He receives a Yellow card.
- 60' 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.
- 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stefan Lainer.
- 63' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 63 minute. Rodri leaves to be changed by Fernandinho.
- 64' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Joao Cancelo by Oleksandr Zinchenko on 64 minute.
- 65' The whistle greets Marcus Thuram-Ulien as he departs to be replaced by Alassane Plea.
- 70' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 70 minute. Ilkay Gundogan leaves to be changed by Raheem Sterling.
- 75' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Sergio Aguero on 75 minute.
- 80' The Borussia Monchengladbach manager makes a substitution. Lars Stindl departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Traore.
- 82' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 88' Another substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach to replace Nico Elvedi by Tony Jantschke on 88 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Manchester City FC and Borussia Monchengladbach (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 31
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20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Sergio Aguero 75'
- 2
- 5
- 17
- 47
- 26
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16
Rodri ↓ Fernandinho 63'
- 27
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3
Ruben Dias ↓ Aymeric Laporte 70'
Bench
- 6
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25
Fernandinho ↑ 63'
- 9
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7
Raheem Sterling ↑ 70'
- 22
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14
Aymeric Laporte ↑ 70'
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11
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↑ 64'
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10
Sergio Aguero ↑ 75'
- 33
- 21
- 13
- 50
Coach Pep GuardiolaBorussia Monchengladbach Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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36
Breel Embolo ↓ Alassane Plea 65'
- 28
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13
Lars Stindl C ↓ Ibrahima Traore 80'
- 1
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30
Nico Elvedi ↓ Tony Jantschke 88'
- 23
- 8
- 32
- 18
- 10
Bench
- 19
- 3
- 21
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17
Oscar Wendt ↑ 88'
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24
Tony Jantschke ↑ 88'
- 15
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16
Ibrahima Traore ↑ 80'
- 7
- 6
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14
Alassane Plea ↑ 65'
- 31
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11
Hannes Wolf ↑ 65'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bernardo Silva 1 Ilkay Gundogan 1 Kevin De Bruyne 1 Gabriel Jesus 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach 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 WBorussia Monchengladbach Form
2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-03-12 FC Augsburg 3–1 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-03-06 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-03-02 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-02-24 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.88 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Borussia Monchengladbach xGI would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.72Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 Monchengladbach 37%Manchester City FC or Borussia Monchengladbach 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 11.7%2 – 0 Actual1 – 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 Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.