Borussia Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig

20 April 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Harm Osmers

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alassane Pléa 61’
  • Marcel Halstenberg 17’ (pen), 53’

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 on the road. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Marcel Halstenberg put RB Leipzig ahead from the penalty spot in the 17th minute, Halstenberg made it 0-2 in the 53rd minute, set up by Emil Forsberg, and Alassane Pléa pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Florian Neuhaus.

There was little between the sides on chances: Borussia Monchengladbach created 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, RB Leipzig 2.13 from 13.

Match stats

Borussia Monchengladbach RB Leipzig
14 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.20 xG 2.13
2.20 Non-penalty xG 1.37
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Borussia Monchengladbach RB Leipzig
Kick-off
17’
Marcel Halstenberg
Penalty0-1 (RB Leipzig)
Half-time0-1
53’
Marcel Halstenberg
Assist: Emil Forsberg0-2 (RB Leipzig)
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Florian Neuhaus1-2 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
61’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Yussuf Poulsen
  • Amadou Haidara

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 2.13 17’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), 0-1 17’ 53’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), 0-2 53’ 61’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-2 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.20 2.13 17’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), 0-1 Halstenberg 17’ 53’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), 0-2 Halstenberg 53’ 61’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-2 Pléa 61’
Borussia Monchengladbach 2.20 xGRB Leipzig 2.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RB Leipzig attacking Borussia Monchengladbach attacking 
17’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 89’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 67’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 88’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 61’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 84’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 71’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 60’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 85’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 20’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Tony Jantschke (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 89’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 37’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 67’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 88’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 61’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 84’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 71’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 60’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 85’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 20’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+4’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Tony Jantschke (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Monchengladbach), 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 DEF901 0.010.000
Tobias Strobl DEF900 0.000.000
Tony Jantschke DEF901 0.010.000
Patrick Herrmann MID871 0.350.824
Christoph Kramer MID900 0.000.351
Denis Zakaria MID901 0.010.062
Thorgan Hazard MID902 0.050.071
Florian Neuhaus MID6311 0.030.351
Alassane Pléa FWD9016 1.290.421
Raffael FWD810 0.000.052
Jonas Hofmann Sub271 0.420.000
Oscar Wendt Sub90 0.000.021
Ibrahima Traoré Sub31 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Monchengladbach win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.75
RB Leipzig win 43% Bet365 odds 2.25

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach, 02 Dec 18 Next meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 1-3 RB Leipzig, 30 Aug 19  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.