Borussia Monchengladbach vs Nurnberg

18 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Robert Schröder

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Thorgan Hazard 47’
  • Alassane Pléa 86’

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach saw off Nurnberg 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Thorgan Hazard put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead in the 47th minute, set up by Ibrahima Traoré and Alassane Pléa made it 2-0 in the 86th minute, set up by Michaël Cuisance.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 3.62 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Nurnberg's 1.22 from 7. Thorgan Hazard missed a penalty for Borussia Monchengladbach.

Match stats

Borussia Monchengladbach Nurnberg
17 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.62 xG 1.14
2.86 Non-penalty xG 1.14
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach Nurnberg
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Thorgan Hazard
Assist: Ibrahima Traoré
1-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
47’
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Michaël Cuisance
2-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
86’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Oscar Wendt
  • Ibrahima Traoré
Nurnberg
  • Kevin Goden
  • Georg Margreitter
  • Tim Leibold

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.62 1.22 47’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 47’ 86’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 86’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.62 1.22 47’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 Hazard 47’ 86’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 2-0 Pléa 86’
Borussia Monchengladbach 3.62 xGNurnberg 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nurnberg attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking 
5’ Adam Zrelák (Nurnberg), open play, 0.88 xG, saved 47’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 45’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 39’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.54 xG, blocked 24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 26’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 86’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 54’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 58’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 5’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Louis Beyer (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Ewerton (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Michaël Cuisance (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Ewerton (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Matheus Pereira (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 5’ Adam Zrelák (Nurnberg), open play, 0.88 xG, saved 47’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 45’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 39’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.54 xG, blocked 24’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 26’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 86’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 54’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 89’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 5’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Louis Beyer (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Alexander Fuchs (Nurnberg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Ewerton (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Michaël Cuisance (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Ewerton (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Matheus Pereira (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yann Sommer GK900 0.000.000
Fabian Johnson DEF760 0.000.000
Louis Beyer DEF901 0.060.000
Nico Elvedi DEF740 0.000.000
Oscar Wendt DEF900 0.000.011
Florian Neuhaus MID901 0.120.000
Tobias Strobl MID900 0.000.000
Denis Zakaria MID903 0.940.000
Ibrahima Traoré FWD8211 0.060.771
Alassane Pléa FWD9014 0.660.000
Thorgan Hazard FWD9014 1.631.688
Michaël Cuisance Sub1611 0.030.192
Michael Lang Sub140 0.000.000
Patrick Herrmann Sub81 0.120.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 69% Bet365 odds 1.36
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Nurnberg win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00

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

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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.