Wolfsburg vs Borussia Monchengladbach

29 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Renato Steffen 12’
  • Wout Weghorst 59’
  • Alassane Pléa 7’
  • Thorgan Hazard 48’

Match summary

Wolfsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alassane Pléa put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Florian Neuhaus and Renato Steffen equalised in the 12th minute. In the second half, Thorgan Hazard put Borussia Monchengladbach back in front in the 48th minute, set up by Patrick Herrmann and Wout Weghorst equalised in the 59th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolfsburg created 0.80 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Borussia Monchengladbach 0.85 from 10.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Borussia Monchengladbach
13 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.80 xG 0.85
0.80 Non-penalty xG 0.85
9 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Wolfsburg Borussia Monchengladbach
Kick-off
7’
Alassane Pléa
Assist: Florian Neuhaus0-1 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Renato Steffen1-1 (Wolfsburg)
12’
Half-time1-1
48’
Thorgan Hazard
Assist: Patrick Herrmann1-2 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Wout Weghorst2-2 (Wolfsburg)
59’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • John Brooks
  • Renato Steffen
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • Nico Elvedi
  • 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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 0.85 7’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 7’ 12’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 1-1 12’ 48’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-2 48’ 59’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-2 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 0.85 7’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), 0-1 Pléa 7’ 12’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 1-1 Steffen 12’ 48’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), 1-2 Hazard 48’ 59’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-2 Weghorst 59’
Wolfsburg 0.80 xGBorussia Monchengladbach 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Monchengladbach attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
48’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 23’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 48’ Ignacio Camacho (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 12’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ignacio Camacho (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Michaël Cuisance (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 56’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 70’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 23’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 48’ Ignacio Camacho (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 22’ Alassane Pléa (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Ignacio Camacho (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Michaël Cuisance (Borussia Monchengladbach), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Denis Zakaria (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
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
William DEF901 0.050.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF902 0.070.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF901 0.120.151
Ignacio Camacho MID902 0.080.021
Maximilian Arnold MID732 0.030.000
Renato Steffen MID9013 0.310.000
Yunus Malli MID900 0.000.143
Josip Brekalo MID900 0.000.172
Wout Weghorst FWD8312 0.140.202
Elvis Rexhbecaj Sub170 0.000.000
Daniel Ginczek Sub70 0.000.000
Yannick Gerhardt Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 41% Bet365 odds 2.30
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.40
Borussia Monchengladbach win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WWDLD
Borussia Monchengladbach WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.