Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bochum

31 October 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Tobias Reichel

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alassane Pléa 12’
  • Jonas Hofmann 40’
  • Danny Blum 86’

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach saw off Bochum 2-1. Borussia Monchengladbach led 2-0 at half-time.

Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead with a header in the 12th minute, set up by Joe Scally, Jonas Hofmann made it 2-0 in the 40th minute, set up by Alassane Pléa, and Danny Blum pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bochum's 1.09 from 12.

Match stats

Borussia Monchengladbach Bochum
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.82 xG 1.08
1.82 Non-penalty xG 1.08
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach Bochum
Kick-off
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Joe Scally1-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
12’
Jonas Hofmann
Assist: Alassane Pléa2-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
40’
Half-time2-0
86’
Danny Blum2-1 (Bochum)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Hannes Wolf
Bochum
  • Erhan Masovic

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 1.82 1.09 12’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 12’ 40’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 40’ 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.82 1.09 12’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 Pléa 12’ 40’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 Hofmann 40’ 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), 2-1 Blum 86’
Borussia Monchengladbach 1.82 xGBochum 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bochum attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking 
74’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.54 xG, blocked 12’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 90+3’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Christopher Antwi-Adjei (Bochum), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 52’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Erhan Masovic (Bochum), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 87’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 40’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 71’ Vasilios Lampropoulos (Bochum), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.54 xG, blocked 12’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 90+3’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Christopher Antwi-Adjei (Bochum), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 52’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Erhan Masovic (Bochum), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 87’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 40’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 71’ Vasilios Lampropoulos (Bochum), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yann Sommer GK900 0.000.000
Joe Scally DEF9011 0.070.412
Matthias Ginter DEF901 0.040.000
Nico Elvedi DEF900 0.000.000
Ramy Bensebaini DEF903 0.120.031
Denis Zakaria MID901 0.030.000
Kouadio Kone MID691 0.020.000
Jonas Hofmann MID9013 0.780.335
Lars Stindl MID691 0.050.031
Alassane Pléa MID82112 0.470.904
Breel Embolo FWD900 0.000.051
Marcus Thuram Sub211 0.120.000
Florian Neuhaus Sub211 0.110.000
Hannes Wolf Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 71% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.40
Bochum win 11% Avg odds 8.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Borussia Monchengladbach LWWDL
Bochum LDLWW

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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.