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Real Madrid CF vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Real Madrid CF
2 – 0
Full Time
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'
Y 88' Denis Zakaria

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — Champions League at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Allard Lindhout

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 Atlético 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

1
1
Real Madrid CF 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Borussia Mönchengladbach
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020-10-27 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–0 W
05 Dec Sevilla FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–2 L
28 Nov Deportivo Alavés H 1–2 L
25 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 2–0 W
21 Nov Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
Borussia Mönchengladbach
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
05 Dec SC Freiburg A 2–2 D
01 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 2–3 L
28 Nov FC Schalke 04 H 4–1 W
25 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 4–0 W
21 Nov FC Augsburg H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 4 G 1 A
Federico Valverde 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Madrid CF gets underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 9' Karim Benzema makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
  • 14' It looks surprising Borussia Mönchengladbach does not make any changes. Yann Sommer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Mönchengladbach needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Karim Benzema does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Madrid CF surge ahead!
  • 36' Borussia Mönchengladbach come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' The 27-year-old Hannes Wolf has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Oscar Wendt as he leaves the pitch. Valentino Lazaro steps in for Borussia Monchengladbach.
  • 51' Sweden international Oscar Wendt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Denis Zakaria, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raphael Varane, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Marco Asensio. He replaces Vinicius Junior on 74 minute.
  • 79' Borussia Mönchengladbach are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Borussia Monchengladbach! Patrick Herrmann comes on to replace Marcus Thuram-Ulien.
  • 88' Borussia Monchengladbach player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 2-0 the final result. Borussia Mönchengladbach will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zinedine Zidane

Borussia Mönchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karim Benzema 3
Marcus Thuram-Ulien 2
Casemiro 1

Head to Head

2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2020-10-27 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2020-12-05 Sevilla FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF W 2020-12-01 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Real Madrid CF L 2020-11-28 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Deportivo Alavés L 2020-11-25 FC Internazionale Milano 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2020-11-21 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF D

Borussia Mönchengladbach Form

2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2020-12-05 SC Freiburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2020-12-01 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-11-28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2020-11-25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-11-21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 FC Augsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF53% Draw26% Borussia Mönchengladbach21%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
78%
Draw or Borussia Mönchengladbach
47%
Real Madrid CF or Borussia Mönchengladbach
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF36% Draw47% Borussia Mönchengladbach17%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Borussia Mönchengladbach covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Borussia Mönchengladbach keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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