Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hertha Berlin

12 March 2022 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Florian Badstübner

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alassane Pléa 24’ (pen)
  • Matthias Ginter 59’

Match summary

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

Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute and Matthias Ginter made it 2-0 with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Luca Netz.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Hertha Berlin's 0.44 from 12.

Match stats

Borussia Monchengladbach Hertha Berlin
12 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.76 xG 0.44
1.00 Non-penalty xG 0.44
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
Alassane Pléa
Penalty1-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
24’
Half-time1-0
Matthias Ginter
Assist: Luca Netz2-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
59’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Matthias Ginter
  • Joe Scally
  • Marcus Thuram

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.44 24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 24’ 59’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 0.44 24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 Pléa 24’ 59’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 Ginter 59’
Borussia Monchengladbach 1.76 xGHertha Berlin 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking 
24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 59’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Marc-Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Linus Gechter (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 59’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Breel Embolo (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Linus Gechter (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Marc-Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 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
Matthias Ginter DEF9011 0.160.000
Louis Beyer DEF900 0.000.000
Nico Elvedi DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Scally MID902 0.200.000
Luca Netz MID8010 0.000.202
Kouadio Kone MID900 0.000.021
Florian Neuhaus MID901 0.100.000
Breel Embolo MID902 0.150.222
Alassane Pléa MID6713 0.900.163
Marcus Thuram FWD904 0.250.353
Christoph Kramer Sub230 0.000.000
Stefan Lainer Sub100 0.000.000
Lars Stindl Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 63% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.58
Hertha Berlin win 16% Avg odds 5.89

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Monchengladbach DWLDL
Hertha Berlin DLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hertha Berlin 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach, 23 Oct 21 Next meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 Hertha Berlin, 19 Aug 22  All Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hertha Berlin 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.