Bundesliga · Matchweek 1 · Aug 29

RB Leipzig - Borussia Mönchengladbach

RB Leipzig beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 in Bundesliga (Matchweek 1). Goals: Ridle Baku 25'; Antonio Nusa 49'.

🏟 Red Bull Arena Leipzig 👤 Referee: S. Jablonski
Key events
25' ⚽ Ridle Baku(1 - 0) · Assist: Tidiam Gomis RB Leipzig
49' ⚽ Antonio Nusa(2 - 0) · Assist: Tidiam Gomis RB Leipzig
66' ⚽ Rocco Reitz(3 - 0) · Assist: Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
72' 🟨 Antonio NusaYellow card RB Leipzig
Quick stats
%47 Possession %53
25 Total shots 15
11 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 5
18 Shots inside box 9
6 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 8
Match timeline
First half
Ridle Baku(1 - 0) · Assist: Tidiam Gomis⚽
25'
HT 1 - 0
Antonio Nusa(2 - 0) · Assist: Tidiam Gomis⚽
49'
64'
🔁Robin Hack ↔ Isac LidbergSubstitution
64'
🔁Kevin Stöger ↔ Franck HonoratSubstitution
64'
🔁Lukas Ullrich ↔ mathieu nguefackSubstitution
64'
🔁Wael Mohya ↔ David HeroldSubstitution
Tidiam Gomis ↔ Christopher NkunkuSubstitution🔁
64'
Rocco Reitz(3 - 0) · Assist: Christopher Nkunku⚽
66'
Antonio NusaYellow card🟨
72'
Brajan Gruda ↔ Johan BakayokoSubstitution🔁
73'
Ridle Baku ↔ Benjamin HenrichsSubstitution🔁
73'
76'
🔁Daiki Hashioka ↔ Joe ScallySubstitution
Rocco Reitz ↔ Arthur VermeerenSubstitution🔁
83'
Ezechiel Banzuzi ↔ Conrad HarderSubstitution🔁
83'
FT 3 - 0
Match statsRB Leipzig · Borussia Mönchengladbach
Key stats
%47 Possession %53
Shots
25 Total shots 15
11 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 5
18 Shots inside box 9
6 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 8
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
430 Total passes 477
360 Accurate passes 411
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 6
0 Offsides 4
10 Fouls 13
Cards
1 Yellow cards 0
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ RB Leipzig▼ Borussia Mönchengladbach90'
LineupsRB Leipzig 4-3-3Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2-3-1
RB Leipzig · Bench
Coach: Martin Demichelis
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Bench
Coach: Eugen Polanski
Shot map40 shots
Philipp Sander 6' · xG 0.05 Ezechiel Banzuzi 16' · xG 0.13 Tidiam Gomis 18' · xG 0.03 Hugo Bolin 21' · xG 0.12 Brajan Gruda 23' · xG 0.05 Ridle Baku 25' · xG 0.47 Tidiam Gomis 27' · xG 0.06 Lukas Ullrich 31' · xG 0.07 Ezechiel Banzuzi 34' · xG 0.14 Antonio Nusa 38' · xG 0.08 Tidiam Gomis 41' · xG 0.55 Willi Orbán 42' · xG 0.10 David Raum 45' · xG 0.03 Robin Hack 45' · xG 0.06 Hugo Bolin 45' · xG 0.07 Ridle Baku 47' · xG 0.02 Ezechiel Banzuzi 48' · xG 0.32 Antonio Nusa 49' · xG 0.10 Antonio Nusa 57' · xG 0.03 Rocco Reitz 58' · xG 0.09 Brajan Gruda 59' · xG 0.10 Antonio Nusa 60' · xG 0.06 Willi Orbán 60' · xG 0.94 Ezechiel Banzuzi 60' · xG 0.67 Castello Lukeba 61' · xG 0.02 Tidiam Gomis 61' · xG 0.04 Daiki Hashioka 63' · xG 0.22 Rocco Reitz 66' · xG 0.37 Isac Lidberg 76' · xG 0.10 Philipp Sander 76' · xG 0.02 Hugo Bolin 78' · xG 0.03 Joseph Scally 79' · xG 0.03 Tim Kleindienst 81' · xG 0.07 Franck Honorat 82' · xG 0.04 Arthur Vermeeren 86' · xG 0.03 Hugo Bolin 86' · xG 0.13 Conrad Harder 87' · xG 0.18 Ko Itakura 90' · xG 0.06 Franck Honorat 90' · xG 0.02 Conrad Harder 90' · xG 0.04
RB Leipzig Borussia Mönchengladbach Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2026
RB Leipzig 6
Oct 31who was on topApr 11
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
6 RB Leipzig 2 draw 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.2goals / match
15–11total goals
6/5clean sheets
3-0RB Leipzig best win · Mar 11
3-0Borussia Mönchengladbach best win · Sep 17
%50 Over 1.5 6/12
%42 Over 2.5 5/12
%25 Over 3.5 3/12
%25 BTTS 3/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
RB Leipzig at home6 matches
5W 1D 0L 13:3
Borussia Mönchengladbach at home6 matches
4W 1D 1L 8:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
5RB Leipzigin the table9pts
5matches 3-0-2W-D-L 15:5goals +10diff
WLWLW
18Borussia Mönchengladbachin the table0pts
4matches 0-0-4W-D-L 6:16goals -10diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 11 RB Leipzig 1-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga
Nov 28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 RB Leipzig Bundesliga
Mar 29 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 RB Leipzig Bundesliga
Nov 9 RB Leipzig 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga
Feb 17 RB Leipzig 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga
Sep 23 Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 RB Leipzig Bundesliga
Mar 11 RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia Monchengladbach Bundesliga
Sep 17 Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 RB Leipzig Bundesliga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Borussia Mönchengladbach dominated the ball53% possession
RB Leipzig took more shots25 - 15
THREAT OVER TIMExT
RB Leipzig1.57 Borussia Mönchengladbach1.39
0'25'45'70'90'
RB Leipzigpeak 45-50' Borussia Mönchengladbachpeak 75-80'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
RB Leipzig Borussia Mönchengladbach
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
10.6 PPDA 9.5
650 Touches 674
37.3m Defensive height 39.6m
100 Progressive passes 96
%75.0 Final-third accuracy %65.0
%36.5 Verticality %34.6
%83.0 Pass accuracy %84.0
25 Shots 15
120 Defensive actions 117
29.8m Block depth 29.9m
%44 In opposition half %38
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
RB Leipzig4.65xG Borussia Mönchengladbach1.09xG
25' Ridle Baku 49' Antonio Nusa 66' Rocco Reitz
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
RB Leipzig Borussia Mönchengladbach
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
RB Leipzig743 touches
Borussia Mönchengladbach781 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
54% RB 51% BOR 56% BOR 76% RB 55% BOR 71% BOR 53% RB 54% RB 56% BOR
RB Leipzigown half →Borussia Mönchengladbach
BY THIRD
Defensive %62 %38
Middle %49 %51
Attacking %38 %62
BY FLANK
Left %49 %51
Centre %48 %52
Right %51 %49
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
RB Leipzig120 actions
average height 37.3m
Borussia Mönchengladbach117 actions
average height 39.6m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
RB Leipzig466 passes · %83
23 Castello Lukeba — 57/88 passes · %89 4 Willi Orbán — 50/71 passes · %89 22 David Raum — 47/68 passes · %81 17 Ridle Baku — 40/75 passes · %73 26 Maarten Vandevoordt — 38/52 passes · %88 10 Brajan Gruda — 29/53 passes · %83 13 Nicolas Seiwald — 27/44 passes · %84 7 Antonio Nusa — 21/47 passes · %68 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi — 20/35 passes · %95 20 Rocco Reitz — 19/41 passes · %70 27 Tidiam Gomis — 14/31 passes · %88 39 Benjamin Henrichs — 8/16 passes · %67 28 Christopher Nkunku — 7/8 passes · %100 48 Arthur Vermeeren — 4/5 passes · %100 11 Johan Bakayoko — 3/9 passes · %100 9 Conrad Harder — 2/7 passes · %100
Borussia Mönchengladbach518 passes · %84
4 Kevin Diks — 74/86 passes · %94 16 Philipp Sander — 63/85 passes · %93 6 Ko Itakura — 51/71 passes · %86 1 Moritz Nicolas — 36/54 passes · %82 7 Kevin Stöger — 34/54 passes · %77 14 Daiki Hashioka — 27/50 passes · %73 38 Hugo Bolin — 20/44 passes · %77 36 Wael Mohya — 19/36 passes · %90 34 Mathieu Nguefack — 19/22 passes · %95 26 Lukas Ullrich — 18/31 passes · %86 25 Robin Hack — 18/36 passes · %69 9 Franck Honorat — 18/23 passes · %100 11 Tim Kleindienst — 14/30 passes · %82 29 Joe Scally — 14/22 passes · %74 20 David Herold — 10/24 passes · %59 3 Isac Lidberg — 1/6 passes · %50
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
RB Leipzig100 progressive · map shows 57
Left%28Centre%42Right%30
Borussia Mönchengladbach96 progressive · map shows 55
Left%33Centre%29Right%38
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
10.6 PPDA 9.5
%36.5 Verticality %34.6
%75 Final third pass %65
%83 Pass accuracy %84
37.3m Defensive height 39.6m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE39 matches on record
Sven Jablonski
Strictness39 TEMPO47
Cards: LenientFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 12.8 -1.8
Fouls 2319.6 +3.4
Goals 33.3 -0.3
Corners 138.8 +4.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 3.03.0
Shots 25.017.5 +7.5
On target 11.06.0 +5.0
Possession %47%58 -10.8
Corners 7.06.0 +1.0
Cards 1.01.2 -0.2
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 4 matches
Goals 0.02.0 -2.0
Shots 15.017.0 -2.0
On target 5.04.3 +0.7
Possession %53%46 +6.7
Corners 6.07.0 -1.0
Cards 0.04.0 -4.0
Conceded 3.04.3 -1.3
this matchseason average · 3 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ A. Nusa 8.20
Starting XI
7 A. Nusa F · 90' 8.20
Goals1On target3/4Key pass2Dribbles2/4Tackles3Duels won7/12Fouls won2Fouls1Passes28 · %20
20 R. Reitz M · 83' 8.20
Goals1On target1/2Key pass3Dribbles1/2Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes26 · %19
22 D. Raum D · 90' 8.00
On target1/1Key pass4Interceptions1Fouls3Passes41 · %36
26 M. Vandevoordt G · 90' 7.93
Saves4Passes39 · %34
17 R. Baku D · 73' 7.87
Goals1On target1/2Dribbles1/3Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/8Fouls won1Passes47 · %34
4 W. Orbán D · 90' 7.55
On target1/2Duels won7/9Fouls won1Passes56 · %50
23 C. Lukeba D · 90' 7.51
Interceptions3Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes65 · %58
39 B. Henrichs D · 17' 7.12
Key pass1Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes7 · %5
27 T. Gomis F · 64' 7.00
Assist2Key pass2Tackles1Blocks2Duels won1/3Passes16 · %14
48 A. Vermeeren M · 7' 6.86
Passes3 · %3
9 C. Harder F · 7' 6.86
On target1/1Key pass1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
6 E. Banzuzi M · 83' 6.82
On target1/4Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/9Fouls won2Fouls2Passes20 · %19
28 C. Nkunku F · 26' 6.79
Assist1Key pass1Fouls1Passes7 · %7
13 N. Seiwald M · 90' 6.68
Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes30 · %25
10 B. Gruda F · 73' 6.64
On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles4/8Tackles1Duels won7/13Fouls won2Passes34 · %28
11 J. Bakayoko F · 17' 6.44
Passes2 · %2
Unused: A. MaksimovićMax FinkgräfeM. EstèveL. Zingerle
Starting XI
1 M. Nicolas G · 90' 7.50
Saves8Passes38 · %30
9 F. Honorat M · 26' 7.20
On target2/2Key pass5Passes12 · %12
16 P. Sander M · 90' 6.97
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won4/12Fouls3Passes64 · %62
4 K. Diks D · 90' 6.35
Tackles2Duels won3/3Fouls won1Passes78 · %72
3 I. Lidberg F · 26' 6.33
Blocks1Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
11 T. Kleindienst F · 90' 6.23
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/12Fouls2Offside1Passes15 · %12
38 H. Bolin M · 90' 6.14
On target2/4Key pass1Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won6/7Fouls won2Passes22 · %18
26 L. Ullrich D · 64' 6.08
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls2Passes17 · %14
34 M. Nguefack M · 26' 6.04
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes19 · %18
6 K. Itakura D · 90' 6.01
Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls won1Passes55 · %48
20 D. Herold D · 26' 5.92
Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes10 · %8
29 J. Scally D · 14' 5.88
Offside1Passes11 · %10
14 D. Hashioka D · 76' 5.84
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes33 · %25
7 K. Stöger M · 64' 5.73
Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes43 · %33
25 R. Hack M · 64' 5.41
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/4Offside1Passes23 · %16
Unused: E. LeopoldJ. LeszczyńskiD. BatzS. Machino
Win probabilityModel: X (%36) ✗
RB Leipzig %35 Draw %36 Borussia Mönchengladbach %29
1.41RB Leipzig xPuan
1.23Borussia Mönchengladbach xPuan
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