FCH Heidenheim Heidenheim - BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach

Highlight Video 1 fc heidenheim 1846 vs borussia moenchengladbach

Highlights

59'
R. Hack

18'
N. Ngoumou
8'
R. Hack

Voith-Arena(Sold out)

Sören Storks

Full time: Heidenheim 0-3 Gladbach

Gladbach deservedly take all three points from this comfortable win over Heidenheim, who remain in trouble near the foot of the table. The Foals move up to eighth with this result and are just four points behind Mainz, who currently occupy fourth spot. European qualification remains a very realistic possibility.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Added time

We're in the first of just two additional minutes.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Nathan Ngoumou Minpole34.70km/h

Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza33.66km/h

Robin Hack33.64km/h

Dream debut

It's been a day to remember for Pereira Cardoso between the sticks. The teenager is on course for a clean sheet, having made five saves so far.

83'

Not giving up

The race looks to be run here but Heidenheim aren't giving up without a fight. They're still pressing and harrying Gladbach high up the pitch, looking for a way through, but they've just lacked the necessary quality in the final third today.

79'

Double substitution

So there will be no hat-trick after all for Hack, who has played a leading role for Gladbach today, as he's replaced by Čvančara. Scally, who's been on the receiving end of a couple of heavy tackles, also goes off, with Lainer coming on.

78'

Substitution

Tomáš Čvančara

Robin Hack

78'

Substitution

Stefan Lainer

Joe Scally

75'

No shying away

Gladbach may have a comfortable lead but they're in no mood to give anything away here and are matching - and even beating - their hosts in they physicality stakes.

Tackles won

71'

Substitution

Frans Krätzig

Paul Wanner

69'

Hack denied his hat-trick!

Gladbach attack down the right and the ball is played into the middle for Sander, who flicks it on to Hack. He shoots first time and buries it into the net but it's chalked off following a VAR review for offside.

68'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

First brace

It's the first time in 2024/25 that Hack has scored two or more goals in a single game, having done so on three occasions last season.

62'

Substitution

Marvin Friedrich

Nathan Ngoumou

62'

Substitution

Stefan Schimmer

Jonas Föhrenbach

62'

Substitution

Kevin Stöger

Alassane Pléa

61'

Yellow card

Alassane Pléa

60'

Game, set, match

Hack plays a one-two with Netz wide on the left, cuts inside and curls a delightful, low shot into the far corner. It's hard to see a way back into this for Heidenheim now.

59'

Robin Hack

GOAL!

0:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

102.75 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

23.74 m

58'

Yellow card

Patrick Mainka

56'

It's Gladbach's to lose

The Foals were favourites to win at kick-off and, barring an incredible comeback, look on course for all three points.

44.5 %

Now

92.2 %

52'

Penalty appeal

Scienza, who's made a real impact since coming on, goes down inside the box under pressure from Itakura, but after a VAR check the referee stands by his original decision not to award a penalty.

51'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

50'

Crossbar!

Heidenheim almost get back in it as Scienza curls a 30-yard free-kick over the wall and onto the crossbar. So close!

49'

Yellow card

Benedikt Gimber

49'

Yellow card

Ko Itakura

47'

Double change

Schmidt brings on two more substitutes for the second half in the shape of Beck and Pieringer to see if they can find fresh impetus going forward.

46'

Peeep!

Heidenheim get the ball rolling again!

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Luca Netz

Lukas Ullrich

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Adrian Beck

Sirlord Conteh

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Marvin Pieringer

Budu Zivzivadze

Half-time: Heidenheim 0-2 Gladbach

The visitors take the lead into the break, and deservedly so. They've been the livelier side going forward, with goalscorers Ngoumou and Hack in particularly mischievous mood. Heidenheim have had a couple of decent moves but haven't been as clinical with the two chances they've created.

Half-time

44'

Wanner!

Heidenheim's first effort on goal since Föhrenbach's header in the early stages. Wanner lets fly but 18-year-old Gladbach goalkeeper Cardoso, making his Bundesliga debut, dives to his left to make a fine save.

42'

So close from Ngoumou!

A cross from the left arrives at the feet of Ngoumou, although he is forced a bit wider than he'd like. He does well to get a shot on goal but it's cleared off the line!

40'

Pléa has a go

Heidenheim struggle to clear a Gladbach free-kick from the right and eventually the ball comes to Pléa, hovering on the edge of the box. He shoots but drags it wide of the post.

On a roll

Hack, who has had more shots than any other player so far in this game (two), now also has more goals in the second half of the campaign (two) than he managed in the first part of the season.

34'

Early change

This looks to be a tactical substitution rather than to do with an injury to Kerber, with Heidenheim boss Frank Schmidt bringing on the more attack-minded Scienza as the home side seek a way back into this.

33'

Substitution

Léo Scienza

Luca Kerber

31'

Hack again

Heidenheim lose possession as they try to play out from the back. Kleindienst slips a pass through to Hack on the right, but the angle is very tight and his shot towards the near post is comfortably gathered by Müller.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Robin Hack33.64km/h

Nathan Ngoumou Minpole33.31km/h

Sirlord Calvin Conteh33.09km/h

27'

Efficient

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

According to the stats, Gladbach shouldn't even have scored yet. They've just been absolutely ruthless with the couple of openings they've had so far.

xGoals

0.04

0.51

Goals

25'

Sander has a go

The Gladbach midfielder pounces on a loose ball in the middle of the pitch. He's got space to stride forward and line up a shot at goal but he slices it narrowly wide from 25 yards out.

Milestone goal

Ngoumou's four most recent Bundesliga goals have all come away from home. His strike today was the 300th away goal scored in the Bundesliga this season.

18'

What a goal!

Ngoumou doubles Gladbach's lead - and does so in fine style. Driving inside off the right wing, he sprints past a couple of defenders, plays a one-two with Pléa and then casually side-foots a shot into the net off the underside of the crossbar.

18'

Nathan Ngoumou

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

8 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

78.67 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

18.06 m

16'

Next opening

It's Hack again, this time charging into the box on the left but his touch is too heavy and Müller comes out to block for a corner.

13'

Clinical

Gladbach have scored from their only effort on goal so far.

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

0off target

1on target

10'

Heidenheim should be level!

Wanner with an incredible cross from a half-right position, over the Gladbach defence and right into the path of Föhrenbach. He's only a couple of metres from goal with a free header and only the goalkeeper to beat, but he gets it all wrong and heads wide!

Gladbach lead!

Kleindienst wins possession in midfield, with the ball ricocheting to back to Weigl, who plays a sublime first-time pass forward that dissects the home defence and releases Hack through on goal. He makes no mistake in the one-on-one with goalkeeper Müller, coolly slotting in the opening goal.

Robin Hack

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

39 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

104.16 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

16.7 m

Yellow card

Joe Scally

High press

The hosts push as far up as they can for a Gladbach goal kick. The away side choose to play it out from the back, which looks very risky given the amount of players Heidenheim have committed forward. They make decent progress but inevitably lose it under such fierce pressure.

First chance!

Ngoumou very nearly gets on the end of a teasing cross into the box. Any kind of contact would have likely been a goal but he just couldn't get there!

Peeeeep!

Here we go in Heidenheim!

Kick-off!

Voith-Arena ready

Heidenheim's home stadium will provide the backdrop to this encounter.

Heidenheim team news

There are also two changes from Frank Schmidt, who takes Jan Schöppner and Marvin Pieringer out from the side that drew 2-2 with Leipzig last weekend and replaces them with Paul Wanner and Budu Zivzivadze.

Gladbach team news

Gerardo Seoane makes two changes to the team that lost 3-0 at Augsburg last time out. Jonas Omlin's red card in that clash means Tiago Cardoso makes his first ever appearance for the club, while Alassane Pléa replaces Kevin Stöger, who started on the bench.

Heidenheim starting XI

Müller - Gimber, Mainka (c), Siersleben - Traoré, Kerber, Wanner, Föhrenbach - Conteh, Honsak - Zivzivadze

Heidenheim subs

Feller, Busch, Krätzig, Keller, Beck, Dorsch, Scienza, Schimmer, Pieringer

Gladbach starting XI

Cardoso - Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Ullrich - Sander, Weigl (c) - Ngoumou, Pléa, Hack - Kleindienst

Gladbach subs

Sippel, Chiarodia, Friedrich, Netz, Lainer, Stöger, Neuhaus, Fukuda, Čvančara

Frank Schmidt's view on Gladbach

"We need to play like we did in the last 30 minutes against Copenhagen and at the start against Leipzig. There were clear signs of progress and attacking threat. My feeling tells me that the team is up for it and we can create chances with different formations and types of players."

Gerardo Seoane's view on Heidenheim

"They've had an amazing season with their European journey, but it's very difficult having to deal with the extra games. They have a fantastic mentality, though, a strong team spirit and a good physical presence. We'll need to overcome that and impose our game on them. We know that it's a challenge away in Heidenheim, but we're ready for it."

3:02

Watch: Kleindienst braced for Heidenheim reunion

Get up, close and personal with Gladbach forward Tim Kleindienst as he prepares to face his former club this weekend.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

Second season syndrome

Eighth at their end of their debut top-flight season in 2023/24, free-falling Heidenheim will occupy a place in the Bundesliga's automatic relegation zone for the first time, if they fail to match second-bottom Bochum's result against Hoffenheim.

2:03

Watch: Gladbach 3-2 Heidenheim - previous meeting

Tim Kleindienst returned to haunt his former club with a match-winning brace at Borussia-Park. The Germany striker scored 83 times in 172 competitive games for Heidenheim. He's on 14 for the current Bundesliga campaign with Gladbach, including a league-high seven away goals.

2:03

Watch: RB Leipzig 2-2 Heidenheim - highlights

Heidenheim snapped a five-game losing streak and very nearly recorded a first league win since 11 January before being pegged back by Leipzig. Goal difference is keeping them out of the automatic relegation zone as things stand, but they're still six points adrift of outright safety.

2:03

Watch: Gladbach 0-3 Augsburg - highlights

Not helped by goalkeeper Jonas Omlin's first-half red card, Gladbach's top-six aspirations took a hit against Augsburg. They had been unbeaten in four, but now find themselves four points outside the guaranteed European qualification places.

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