Real Madrid CF vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Champions League at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- Borussia Monchengladbach 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Dec Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–0 W 05 Dec Sevilla FC A 1–0 W 01 Dec FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–2 L 28 Nov Deportivo Alaves H 1–2 L 25 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 2–0 W 21 Nov Villarreal CF A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano that hosts another battle between Real Madrid CF and Borussia Monchengladbach.
- 5' 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.
- 9' What a strike from Karim Benzema! The score is 1-0.
- 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 24' It’s high time Zinedine Zidane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' Sergio Ramos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
- 31' What a strike from Karim Benzema! The score is 2-0.
- 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Madrid CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 41' The travelling Borussia Monchengladbach supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' The whistle greets Oscar Wendt as he departs to be replaced by Valentino Lazaro.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Thuram-Ulien made 416 appearances and scored 96 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Real Madrid CF 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.
- 61' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' Rodrygo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 74' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Vinicius Junior departs to be replaced by Marco Asensio.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthias Ginter, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 84' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 85' Time for substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach. Marcus Thuram-Ulien is replaced by Patrick Herrmann.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Denis Zakaria.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
- 17
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- 9
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20
Vinicius Junior ↓ Marco Asensio 74'
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- 14
- 5
- 1
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25
Rodrygo ↓ Sergio Arribas 74'
Bench
- 13
- 19
- 12
- 6
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11
Marco Asensio ↑ 74'
- 22
- 2
- 3
- 26
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30
Sergio Arribas ↑ 74'
Coach Zinedine ZidaneBorussia Monchengladbach Lineups
Starting XI
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36
Breel Embolo ↓ Denis Zakaria 46'
- 28
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13
Lars Stindl C ↓ Hannes Wolf 85'
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- 30
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17
Oscar Wendt ↓ Valentino Lazaro 46'
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Christoph Kramer ↓ Laszlo Benes 85'
- 14
- 32
- 18
- 10
Bench
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19
Valentino Lazaro ↑ 46'
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- 21
- 15
- 16
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Patrick Herrmann ↑ 85'
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22
Laszlo Benes ↑ 85'
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Denis Zakaria ↑ 46'
- 40
- 31
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Hannes Wolf ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karim Benzema 3 Marcus Thuram-Ulien 2 Casemiro 1 Head to Head
Real Madrid CF Form
2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Alaves L 2020-11-25 FC Internazionale Milano 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2020-11-21 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF DBorussia Monchengladbach Form
2020-12-09 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2020-12-05 SC Freiburg 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2020-12-01 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-11-28 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2020-11-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-11-21 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 FC Augsburg D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.63 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Borussia Monchengladbach xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.63Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 Monchengladbach 47%Real Madrid CF or Borussia Monchengladbach 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Madrid CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%1 – 0 10.8%2 – 0 Actual2 – 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 Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.