Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach

19 January 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alassane Pléa 37’

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on the road. Borussia Monchengladbach led 1-0 at half-time.

Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Jonas Hofmann.

Bayer Leverkusen can feel hard done by, creating 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 0.75 from 7.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Monchengladbach
22 Shots 7
10 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.21 xG 0.75
1.21 Non-penalty xG 0.75
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
37’
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Jonas Hofmann0-1 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Sven Bender
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Oscar Wendt
  • Lars Stindl

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 0.75 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 37’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 0.75 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 Pléa 37’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.21 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
44’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 68’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 16’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 68’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 16’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Lars Bender DEF902 0.040.031
Jonathan Tah DEF900 0.000.000
Sven Bender DEF904 0.190.000
Wendell DEF900 0.000.041
Charles Aránguiz MID902 0.080.000
Kai Havertz MID904 0.270.143
Julian Brandt MID902 0.040.385
Leon Bailey FWD723 0.120.053
Kevin Volland FWD902 0.160.051
Karim Bellarabi FWD903 0.300.223
Lucas Alario Sub180 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 48% Bet365 odds 2.00
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.70
Borussia Monchengladbach win 26% Bet365 odds 3.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen DWLWW
Borussia Monchengladbach LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen, 25 Aug 18 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Borussia Monchengladbach, 02 Nov 19  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.