German Bundesliga

Borussia Monchengladbach vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Borussia Monchengladbach
  • 34': Nathan N'Goumou
  • 63': Marcus Thuram
FT
2 - 0
VfL Wolfsburg

    Wolfsburg's European hopes hit in loss to Gladbach

    — Wolfsburg's chances of qualifying for European competition next season took a blow Sunday in a 2-0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 1': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 2': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 3': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
    • 6': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 7': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Marcus Thuram.
    • 8': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 8': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 10': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha tries a through ball, but Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
    • 11': VAR Decision: No Goal Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg.
    • 12': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ramy Bensebaïni tries a through ball, but Florian Neuhaus is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 14': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 15': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
    • 17': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 18': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 18': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 18': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
    • 22': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alassane Plea.
    • 27': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 28': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
    • 32': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 35': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 35': Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Kramer.
    • 38': Hand ball by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 40': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 40': Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
    • 47': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
    • 47': Foul by Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 47': Jonas Omlin (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 50': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lars Stindl following a set piece situation.
    • 53': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Stindl with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 59': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Maximilian Arnold.
    • 61': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
    • 63': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Plea with a headed pass.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kilian Fischer.
    • 69': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 69': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hannes Wolf replaces Nathan Ngoumou.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Lars Stindl.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 71': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski tries a through ball, but Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
    • 74': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Kevin Paredes.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer replaces Joe Scally because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Christoph Kramer with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 77': Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Paredes with a cross.
    • 81': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 81': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Kilian Fischer.
    • 87': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
    • 89': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ramy Bensebaïni tries a through ball, but Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 90'+1': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Luca Netz replaces Alassane Plea.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marvin Friedrich replaces Florian Neuhaus.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 90'+3': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    56 Possession 44
    10 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    402 Accurate Passes 296
    482 Passes 389
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    30 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    49 Long Balls 49
    27 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    16 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 7
    14 Effective Clearances 30
    14 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Borussia-Park
    Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
    Attendance: 51,127

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 8 +22 20
    2 RB Leipzig 8 +11 20
    3 Bayer Leverkusen 8 +5 15
    4 1. FC Union Berlin 8 +4 15
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BMG Borussia Monchengladbach (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
    30 Nico Elvedi
    3 Kou Itakura
    25 Ramy Bensebaini
    29 Joe Scally
    13 Lars Stindl
    32 Florian Neuhaus
    6 Christoph Kramer
    10 Marcus Thuram
    14 Alassane Pléa
    19 Nathan N'Goumou
    Borussia Monchengladbach Substitutes:
    Hannes Wolf, Patrick Herrmann, Jan Olschowsky, Jonas Hofmann, Luca Netz, Julian Weigl, Stefan Lainer, Marvin Friedrich, Oscar Fraulo.

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    5 Micky van de Ven
    4 Maxence Lacroix Yellow Card
    6 Paulo Otávio
    2 Kilian Fischer
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    31 Yannick Gerhardt
    22 Felix Nmecha
    33 Omar Marmoush
    16 Jakub Kaminski
    32 Mattias Svanberg
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Jonas Wind, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Nicolas Cozza, Luca Waldschmidt, Pavao Pervan, Josuha Guilavogui, Lukás Ambros, Dzenan Pejcinovic, Kevin Paredes.

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