Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig

29 March 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alassane Pléa 56’

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach won 1-0 at home to RB Leipzig. It was goalless at half-time.

Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead with a header in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to RB Leipzig's 0.93 from 19.

Match stats

Borussia Monchengladbach RB Leipzig
16 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.80 xG 0.93
1.80 Non-penalty xG 0.93
8 Deep Completions 18

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach RB Leipzig
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Alassane Pléa1-0 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
56’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Julian Weigl
  • Tomás Cvancara
RB Leipzig
  • Bote Baku
  • Tidiam Gomis

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 0.93 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.93 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-0 Pléa 56’
Borussia Monchengladbach 1.80 xGRB Leipzig 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RB Leipzig attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking 
80’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 47’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Robin Hack (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 71’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Franck Honorat (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 47’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Tomás Cvancara (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ Robin Hack (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 71’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Franck Honorat (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tiago Pereira Cardoso GK900 0.000.000
Joe Scally DEF730 0.000.000
Ko Itakura DEF901 0.060.000
Nico Elvedi DEF902 0.090.000
Lukas Ullrich DEF660 0.000.000
Julian Weigl MID900 0.000.000
Rocco Reitz MID901 0.050.111
Franck Honorat MID661 0.060.315
Alassane Pléa MID8316 1.090.081
Robin Hack MID821 0.080.285
Tomás Cvancara FWD904 0.370.000
Luca Netz Sub240 0.000.000
Fabio Chiarodia Sub240 0.000.000
Stefan Lainer Sub170 0.000.000
Nathan N'Goumou Minpol Sub80 0.000.000
Florian Neuhaus Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 33% Avg odds 2.88
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
RB Leipzig win 41% Avg odds 2.36

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

Form going into the game

Borussia Monchengladbach WLWLW
RB Leipzig DDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach, 09 Nov 24 Next meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 RB Leipzig, 28 Nov 25  All Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig 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.