FC Cologne vs Borussia Monchengladbach

3 October 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Elvis Rexhbecaj 84’
  • Alassane Pléa 14’
  • Stefan Lainer 16’
  • Lars Stindl 56’ (pen)

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach won 3-1 away at FC Cologne. Borussia Monchengladbach led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Jonas Hofmann and Stefan Lainer made it 0-2 with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Jonas Hofmann. In the second half, Lars Stindl made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 56th minute and Elvis Rexhbecaj pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 84th minute, set up by Sebastiaan Bornauw.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to FC Cologne's 0.24 from 8.

Match stats

FC Cologne Borussia Monchengladbach
8 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 11
4 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.24 xG 2.06
0.24 Non-penalty xG 1.31
2 Deep Completions 12

Key events

FC Cologne Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
14’
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Jonas Hofmann0-1 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
16’
Stefan Lainer
Assist: Jonas Hofmann0-2 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Half-time0-2
56’
Lars Stindl
Penalty0-3 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Elvis Rexhbecaj
Assist: Sebastiaan Bornauw1-3 (FC Cologne)
84’
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

FC Cologne
  • Frederik Sörensen
  • Kingsley Ehizibue
  • Elvis Rexhbecaj
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Stefan Lainer
  • Ramy Bensebaini
  • Patrick Herrmann

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 0.24 2.07 14’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 14’ 16’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-2 16’ 56’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-3 56’ 84’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), 1-3 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.24 2.07 14’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 Pléa 14’ 16’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-2 Lainer 16’ 56’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-3 Stindl 56’ 84’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), 1-3 Rexhbecaj 84’
FC Cologne 0.24 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 2.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking FC Cologne attacking 
56’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 6’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 4’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 80’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 23’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 77’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Sebastian Andersson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Marius Wolf (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 26’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Sebastian Andersson (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 86’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 6’ Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 4’ Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 80’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 23’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 77’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Sebastian Andersson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Marius Wolf (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+4’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Sebastian Andersson (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Lars Stindl (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 86’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Timo Horn GK900 0.000.000
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF9010 0.000.021
Frederik Sörensen DEF900 0.000.000
Rafael Czichos DEF470 0.000.000
Kingsley Ehizibue MID670 0.000.000
Jannes Horn MID900 0.000.000
Elvis Rexhbecaj MID9013 0.050.051
Ellyes Skhiri MID871 0.050.000
Ondrej Duda MID780 0.000.000
Sebastian Andersson FWD902 0.080.000
Dominick Drexler FWD790 0.000.000
Marius Wolf Sub431 0.050.021
Dimitris Limnios Sub230 0.000.000
Jan Thielmann Sub121 0.020.000
Tolu Arokodare Sub110 0.000.000
Marco Höger Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 24% Avg odds 3.97
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.94
Borussia Monchengladbach win 52% Avg odds 1.84

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

Form going into the game

FC Cologne LDLLL
Borussia Monchengladbach WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 FC Cologne, 11 Mar 20 Next meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 1-2 FC Cologne, 06 Feb 21  All FC Cologne vs Borussia Monchengladbach meetings

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