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RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
RB Leipzig
3 – 2
Full Time
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 17:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'
Marcel Sabitzer 41' Y
Dayot Upamecano 42' Y
Y 49' Nico Elvedi
Y 90' Lars Stindl
Y 90' Ramy Bensebaini

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Guido Kleve
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
  • Referee Manuel Grafe
  • Referee Markus Sinn
  • Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Koln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

10
3
4
RB Leipzig 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Borussia Mönchengladbach
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020-10-31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig 2020-02-01 RB Leipzig 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019-08-30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 RB Leipzig 2019-04-20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–2 W
21 Feb Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
16 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
12 Feb FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
06 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 3–0 W
03 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 4–0 W
Borussia Mönchengladbach
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb RB Leipzig A 2–3 L
24 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
20 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–2 L
14 Feb VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D
06 Feb 1. FC Koln H 1–2 L
03 Feb VfB Stuttgart A 2–1 W

Season Stats

RB Leipzig Borussia Mönchengladbach
#4 Position #18
18 Points 4
9 Played 9
6 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 7
27 Scored 12
13 Conceded 25
+14 GD -13
2.00 PPG 0.44
67% Win % 11%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
11% Clean Sheets
Borussia Mönchengladbach this season

RB Leipzig are 4th (18 pts). Borussia Mönchengladbach are 18th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Borussia Mönchengladbach
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/6
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku 5 G 2 A
Romulo Cruz 5 G
Antonio Nusa 4 G 7 A
Tidiam Gomis 3 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Joseph Scally 4 G 1 A
Shuto Machino 2 G
Hugo Bolin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Red Bull Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julian Nagelsmann will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Jonas Hofmann makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 16' Willi Orban is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
  • 19' What composure from Marcus Thuram-Ulien! The France international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' RB Leipzig are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' Dayot Upamecano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' Yussuf Poulsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RB Leipzig tonight.
  • 41' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' Dayot Upamecano was booked on 42.
  • 46' Alexander Sorloth is replacing Marcel Sabitzer for the RB Leipzig side.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nico Elvedi.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Brilliant from the forward! Christopher Nkunku makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 61' A change in the Borussia Monchengladbach ranks — Jonas Hofmann exits the field as Florian Neuhaus enters on 61.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Borussia Monchengladbach! Christoph Kramer comes on to replace Marcus Thuram-Ulien.
  • 66' What composure from Yussuf Poulsen! The Denmark international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 71' RB Leipzig are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Monchengladbach's shape.
  • 76' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Justin Kluivert has done his job and it is now time for Emil Forsberg to step up.
  • 80' Lars Stindl is replacing Denis Zakaria for the Borussia Monchengladbach side.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Borussia Monchengladbach player. Lars Stindl gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from RB Leipzig — Lukas Klostermann on, Christopher Nkunku off on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for RB Leipzig.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Borussia Mönchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 8
Jonas Hofmann 7
Christopher Nkunku 4
Alassane Plea 3
Josko Gvardiol 3
Marcel Halstenberg 2
Breel Embolo 2
Ramy Bensebaini 2

Head to Head

2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020-10-31 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig 2020-02-01 RB Leipzig 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019-08-30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 RB Leipzig 2019-04-20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2021-02-21 Hertha BSC 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2021-02-16 RB Leipzig 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2021-02-12 RB Leipzig 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2021-02-03 RB Leipzig 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W

Borussia Mönchengladbach Form

2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-02-24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-02-20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2021-02-14 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2021-02-06 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 1. FC Koln L 2021-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.77 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Borussia Mönchengladbach xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + RB Leipzig to win 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig75% Draw14% Borussia Mönchengladbach11%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 5.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 71%
29%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
89%
Draw or Borussia Mönchengladbach
25%
RB Leipzig or Borussia Mönchengladbach
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig63% Draw27% Borussia Mönchengladbach10%
Actual: Borussia Mönchengladbach win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
5.6%
5 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 2
4.3%
5 – 0
4.2%
1 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Borussia Mönchengladbach covers
-2.5 45% — 55%
-2 45% 19% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 16% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 5% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Borussia Mönchengladbach keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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