Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach

21 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jadon Sancho 42’
  • Marco Reus 54’
  • Christoph Kramer 45+1’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jadon Sancho put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 42nd minute, set up by Mario Götze, Christoph Kramer equalised in first-half stoppage time, and Marco Reus won it in the 54th minute, set up by Mario Götze.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Dortmund created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 0.52 from 3.

Match stats

Borussia Dortmund Borussia Monchengladbach
12 Shots 3
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.80 xG 0.52
1.80 Non-penalty xG 0.52
13 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
Jadon Sancho
Assist: Mario Götze1-0 (Borussia Dortmund)
42’
45+1’
Christoph Kramer1-1 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Half-time1-1
Marco Reus
Assist: Mario Götze2-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
54’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Michaël Cuisance

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.52 42’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 42’ 45+1’ Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-1 45+1’ 54’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.52 42’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), 1-0 Sancho 42’ 45+1’ Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-1 Kramer 45+1’ 54’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), 2-1 Reus 54’
Borussia Dortmund 1.80 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking 
54’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 46’ Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 20’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 22’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 65’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Ömer Toprak (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 46’ Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 20’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 65’ Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 22’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Ömer Toprak (Borussia Dortmund), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Roman Bürki GK900 0.000.000
Lukasz Piszczek DEF900 0.000.000
Julian Weigl DEF900 0.000.000
Ömer Toprak DEF901 0.060.000
Achraf Hakimi DEF901 0.050.000
Axel Witsel MID902 0.030.000
Thomas Delaney MID901 0.120.000
Jadon Sancho MID9012 0.110.032
Marco Reus MID9013 1.200.152
Raphael Guerreiro MID901 0.110.000
Paco Alcácer FWD331 0.120.351
Mario Götze Sub5720 0.000.963
Jacob Bruun Larsen Sub10 0.000.000
Marius Wolf Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Borussia Monchengladbach win 16% Bet365 odds 5.75

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund WWWWL
Borussia Monchengladbach WLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.