Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach

24 August 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Petersen

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Robin Quaison 18’

Stefan Lainer 31’
Alassane Pléa 77’
Breel Embolo 79’

Match summary

Borussia Monchengladbach came from behind to win 3-1 away at Mainz. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Robin Quaison put Mainz ahead with a header in the 18th minute, set up by Daniel Brosinski and Stefan Lainer equalised in the 31st minute. In the second half, Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach in front with a direct free kick in the 77th minute and Breel Embolo made it 1-3 in the 79th minute, set up by Alassane Pléa.

The chances backed that up: Borussia Monchengladbach created 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Mainz's 1.81 from 21.

Match stats

21 Shots 15

4 Shots on Target 6

3 Corners 5

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.81 xG 2.09

1.81 Non-penalty xG 2.09

5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Mainz Borussia Monchengladbach

Kick-off

Robin Quaison
Assist: Daniel Brosinski

1-0

18’

31’

Stefan Lainer

1-1

Half-time1-1

77’

Alassane Pléa

1-2

79’

Breel Embolo
Assist: Alassane Pléa

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Mainz

Moussa Niakhate
Karim Onisiwo

Borussia Monchengladbach

Denis Zakaria
Christoph Kramer

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.

Mainz 1.81 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 2.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Borussia Monchengladbach attacking Mainz attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Florian Müller	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Daniel Brosinski	DEF	90		1	3	0.11	0.74	4
Moussa Niakhate	DEF	90			2	0.10	0.04	1
Alexander Hack	DEF	90			2	0.11	0.00	0
Aarón Martín	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.19	3
Danny Latza	MID	90			2	0.04	0.18	4
Pierre Kunde	MID	85			0	0.00	0.00	0
Edimilson Fernandes	MID	75			1	0.02	0.00	0
Jean-Paul Boëtius	MID	90			0	0.00	0.04	2
Karim Onisiwo	FWD	90			5	0.54	0.00	0
Robin Quaison	FWD	69	1		4	0.68	0.32	1
Taiwo Awoniyi	Sub	21			1	0.14	0.00	0
Bote Baku	Sub	15			0	0.00	0.02	1
Jonathan Burkardt	Sub	5			1	0.07	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Yann Sommer	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stefan Lainer	DEF	90	1		1	0.59	0.22	3
Matthias Ginter	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nico Elvedi	DEF	46			0	0.00	0.00	0
Oscar Wendt	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
László Bénes	MID	90		1	6	0.35	0.00	1
Denis Zakaria	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Fabian Johnson	MID	85			0	0.00	0.00	0
Florian Neuhaus	MID	90			1	0.07	0.49	3
Alassane Pléa	FWD	90	1	1	5	0.62	0.37	1
Marcus Thuram	FWD	67			1	0.13	0.23	3
Tony Jantschke	Sub	44			0	0.00	0.00	0
Breel Embolo	Sub	23	1		1	0.37	0.00	0
Christoph Kramer	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.06	1

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 36% Avg odds 2.68

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47

Borussia Monchengladbach win 37% Avg odds 2.60

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

Form going into the game

Mainz L D W W L

Borussia Monchengladbach L D W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Mainz 0-1 Borussia Monchengladbach, 09 Mar 19 Next meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 Mainz, 25 Jan 20 All Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach 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.