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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

RB Leipzig

3 – 2

Full Time

Borussia Monchengladbach

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

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

RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Monchengladbach 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

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

RB Leipzig 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Borussia Monchengladbach

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Borussia Monchengladbach	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 Monchengladbach

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Monchengladbach
#3	Position	#12
65	Points	38
34	Played	34
20 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 11 / 14
66	Scored	42
47	Conceded	53
+19	GD	-11
1.91	PPG	1.12
59%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

38% Clean Sheets
Borussia Monchengladbach this season

RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts). Borussia Monchengladbach are 12th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig

0-15

1/–

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

3/5

■ 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' Three points are at stake. RB Leipzig host Borussia Monchengladbach — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
6' Jonas Hofmann has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
19' Assisted by Breel Embolo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcus Thuram-Ulien makes no mistake. 0-2!
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthias Ginter, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Lars Stindl is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Borussia Monchengladbach so far.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Marcel Sabitzer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
42' The referee calls foul for Dayot Upamecano. He receives a Yellow card.
46' A tactical swap from RB Leipzig — Alexander Sorloth on, Marcel Sabitzer off on 46 minutes.
49' The referee shows Borussia Monchengladbach player a Yellow card on 49.
54' The travelling Borussia Monchengladbach supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Christopher Nkunku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
61' Time for substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann is replaced by Florian Neuhaus.
62' Marcus Thuram-Ulien makes way for Christoph Kramer at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Monchengladbach.
66' A goal from the Denmark international Yussuf Poulsen! He fires home on 66 to make it 2-2!
71' RB Leipzig 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.
76' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Justin Kluivert is replaced by Emil Forsberg.
80' The supporters are chanting for Lars Stindl. He replaces Denis Zakaria on 80 minute.
85' Tyler Adams, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Lars Stindl was booked on 90.
90' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Christopher Nkunku exits the field as Lukas Klostermann enters on 90.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

18
Christopher Nkunku ↓ Lukas Klostermann 90'
9
Yussuf Poulsen
22
Nordi Mukiele
1
Peter Gulacsi
4
Willi Orban
23
Marcel Halstenberg
5
Dayot Upamecano
7
Marcel Sabitzer C ↓ Alexander Sorloth 46'
21
Justin Kluivert ↓ Emil Forsberg 76'
14
Tyler Adams
25
Dani Olmo

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

19
Valentino Lazaro
36
Breel Embolo
28
Matthias Ginter
1
Yann Sommer C
30
Nico Elvedi ↓ Ramy Bensebaini 62'
17
Oscar Wendt ↓ Alassane Plea 80'
15
Louis Beyer
23
Jonas Hofmann ↓ Florian Neuhaus 61'
8
Denis Zakaria ↓ Lars Stindl 80'
11
Hannes Wolf
10
Marcus Thuram-Ulien ↓ Christoph Kramer 62'

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

RB Leipzig Form

2021-02-27 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.09 RB Leipzig xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RB Leipzig58% Draw22% Borussia Monchengladbach20%

Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw

80%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

42%

RB Leipzig or Borussia Monchengladbach

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RB Leipzig41% Draw41% Borussia Monchengladbach18%

Actual: Borussia Monchengladbach win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap	RB Leipzig covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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