VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

VfL Wolfsburg

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Borussia Monchengladbach

Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastiaan Bornauw 4' Y

Sebastiaan Bornauw 5' Y

Ridle Baku 10' Y

Y 35' Lars Stindl

Y 36' Denis Zakaria

Kevin Mbabu 60' Y

Maxence Lacroix 67' Y

Y 71' Louis Beyer

Maxence Lacroix 76' R

Wout Weghorst 81' Y

Jerome Roussillon 83' R

Jerome Roussillon 83' Y

Jerome Roussillon 90' Y

Overview

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VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Monchengladbach 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Sascha Stegemann
Referee Guido Kleve
Referee Jan Neitzel
Referee Aarne Aarnink
Referee Frank Willenborg
Referee Michael Emmer

19 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

VfL Wolfsburg 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Borussia Monchengladbach

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Monchengladbach 2021-02-14 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Borussia Monchengladbach 2020-10-17 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-06-16 Borussia Monchengladbach 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-12-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	1–3	L
29 Sep	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D
25 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–3	L
19 Sep	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Lille OSC	A	0–0	D
11 Sep	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	A	2–0	W

Borussia Monchengladbach

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–1	W
25 Sep	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	FC Augsburg	A	0–1	L
12 Sep	Arminia Bielefeld	H	3–1	W
29 Aug	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–2	L
21 Aug	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg		Borussia Monchengladbach
#16	Position	#12
29	Points	38
34	Played	34
7 / 8 / 19	W / D / L	9 / 11 / 14
45	Scored	42
69	Conceded	53
-24	GD	-11
0.85	PPG	1.12
21%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season

38% Clean Sheets
Borussia Monchengladbach this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). Borussia Monchengladbach are 12th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Wolfsburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/2

■ 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfL Wolfsburg is hosting Borussia Monchengladbach for another epic battle.
4' Poor challenge from Sebastiaan Bornauw. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
5' Poor challenge from Sebastiaan Bornauw. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
5' Breel Embolo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
7' Against the run of play, Jonas Hofmann has scored! This game has turned on its head.
10' Ridle Baku picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wout Weghorst, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 29 goals in the last 21 games.
20' Borussia Monchengladbach come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt makes no mistake. 1-2!
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lars Stindl.
36' A moment of madness from Denis Zakaria on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Borussia Monchengladbach will be frustrated.
41' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' John Brooks gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw and will look to change the dynamic.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' Luca Netz makes way for Patrick Herrmann at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Monchengladbach.
60' A moment of madness from Kevin Mbabu on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VfL Wolfsburg will be frustrated.
61' Time for substitution for Borussia Monchengladbach. Kouadio Kone is replaced by Christoph Kramer.
66' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 66 minute. Dodi Lukebakio leaves to be changed by Lukas Nmecha.
67' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 67.
71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Louis Beyer.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maxence Lacroix on 76.
79' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Maximilian Philipp on, Ridle Baku off on 79 minutes.
81' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
82' Lars Stindl makes way for Alassane Plea at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Borussia Monchengladbach.
83' The referee calls foul for Jerome Roussillon. He receives a Red card.
88' Borussia Monchengladbach fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' A moment of madness from Jerome Roussillon on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VfL Wolfsburg will be frustrated.
1-3 the final result. VfL Wolfsburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

4
Maxence Lacroix
1
Koen Casteels
9
Wout Weghorst
27
Maximilian Arnold
23
Josuha Guilavogui ↓ Daniel Ginczek 79'
31
Yannick Gerhardt ↓ Jerome Roussillon 46'
20
Ridle Baku ↓ Maximilian Philipp 79'
7
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
28
Dodi Lukebakio ↓ Lukas Nmecha 66'
19
Kevin Mbabu
3
Sebastiaan Bornauw ↓ John Brooks 46'

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

Borussia Monchengladbach Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adi Hutter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	4
Jonas Hofmann	4
Breel Embolo	3
Lukas Nmecha	3
Admir Mehmedi	2
Maximilian Arnold	2
Wout Weghorst	2
Nathan N'Goumou	2

Head to Head

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-09-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2021-09-25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-09-19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2021-09-14 Lille OSC 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2021-09-11 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg W

Borussia Monchengladbach Form

2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-09-25 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-09-18 FC Augsburg 1–0 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-09-12 Borussia Monchengladbach 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2021-08-29 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-08-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 Borussia Monchengladbach L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 VfL Wolfsburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Borussia Monchengladbach xG

I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Monchengladbach 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Wolfsburg32% Draw28% Borussia Monchengladbach40%

Actual: Borussia Monchengladbach win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw

60%

Draw or Borussia Monchengladbach

68%

VfL Wolfsburg or Borussia Monchengladbach

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Wolfsburg24% Draw45% Borussia Monchengladbach31%

Actual: Borussia Monchengladbach win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap	VfL Wolfsburg covers	Push	Borussia Monchengladbach covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Borussia Monchengladbach keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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