RB Leipzig vs Borussia Monchengladbach

17 February 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Sören Storks

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Xavi Simons 14’
  • Loïs Openda 57’

Match summary

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

Xavi Simons put RB Leipzig ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Yussuf Poulsen and Loïs Openda made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, set up by Xaver Schlager.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 0.94 from 15.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Borussia Monchengladbach
16 Shots 13
9 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 0.94
1.49 Non-penalty xG 0.94
12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
Xavi Simons
Assist: Yussuf Poulsen1-0 (RB Leipzig)
14’
Half-time1-0
Loïs Openda
Assist: Xaver Schlager2-0 (RB Leipzig)
57’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Xaver Schlager
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Ko Itakura
  • Nico Elvedi
  • Kouadio Kone
  • Julian Weigl
  • Jordan Siebatcheu

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.94 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 14’ 57’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 2-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.94 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Simons 14’ 57’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Openda 57’
RB Leipzig 1.49 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
57’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 82’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 2’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 63’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 80’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Nathan N'Goumou Minpol (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Julian Weigl (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Shio Fukuda (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Maximilian Wöber (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Robin Hack (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 82’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 2’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 18’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 63’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 80’ Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Nathan N'Goumou Minpol (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Stefan Lainer (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Julian Weigl (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Shio Fukuda (Borussia Monchengladbach), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Rocco Reitz (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Maximilian Wöber (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Robin Hack (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Benjamin Henrichs DEF901 0.080.021
Willi Orban DEF901 0.040.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF220 0.000.000
David Raum DEF820 0.000.142
Xaver Schlager MID9010 0.000.402
Amadou Haidara MID711 0.040.031
Xavi Simons MID9014 0.340.243
Dani Olmo MID822 0.120.242
Loïs Openda FWD9012 0.400.000
Yussuf Poulsen FWD7112 0.230.212
Mohamed Simakan Sub681 0.050.000
Nicolas Seiwald Sub190 0.000.000
Benjamin Sesko Sub191 0.130.000
Christoph Baumgartner Sub81 0.050.000
Castello Lukeba Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 72% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.73
Borussia Monchengladbach win 11% Avg odds 8.56

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LLLWD
Borussia Monchengladbach WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 RB Leipzig, 23 Sep 23 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach, 09 Nov 24  All RB Leipzig 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.