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BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach - FCU Union Berlin Union Berlin

K. Diks
90' +4'

BORUSSIA-PARK(52,488 Spectators)

Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck

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41 %Frederik Rønnow

Frederik Rønnow

0:14

Diks: "We deserved the win!"

Full-time: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Union Berlin

What a finish to this match - it's Gladbach who take the points at the death, courtesy of Diks' dramatic late penalty! It was no more than the home side deserved, having dominated proceedings throughout and having missed a number of viable chances. The win will be met with a huge sigh of relief from the Foals' faithful, especially given that the teams around them also picked up points today.

© Alex Bierens de Haan

Full-time

90'

+ 8

Yellow card

90'

+ 7

Union push forward

Union are pressing hard for a leveller, but it looks like it's not going to happen for them.

90'

+ 5

Substitution

90'

+ 5

Substitution

Dmytro Bogdanov

Breakthrough at Borussia Park!

Diks blasts home the spot-kick, and Gladbach have a precious lead late on!

© Alex Bierens de Haan

90'

+ 4

Kevin Diks

GOAL!

1:0

Penalty

Kevin Diks

Goal probability

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.

77 %

Distance to Goal

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.

11 m

90'

+ 1

Penalty to Gladbach!

The ref, after a long discussion with his colleagues, awards a late, late penalty to the home side.

90'

+ 1

SituationNo penalty

ReviewInside penalty area?

DecisionPenalty

90'

+ 1

Four mins to go

We're going to have four minutes of added time at Borussia-Park.

90'

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

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.

1.

Oliver Burke34.84km/h

2.

Franck Honorat34.65km/h

3.

Haris Tabaković32.76km/h

89'

Yellow card

89'

Yellow card

Yannik Engelhardt

88'

Yellow card

86'

Double save from Rønnow!

Rønnow may have earned a point for Union there - first he saves from Reitz, and then Machino! On the follow-up, Engelhardt shoots over!

86'

Corner comes to nothing

The Foals earn a corner, but it doesn't clear the first man. The crowd are clearly a little frustrated.

81'

Bend it like Bolin

Bolin attempts to curl the ball into the far corner, but he doesn't get enough on it and it goes wide.

81'

Substitution

81'

Substitution

79'

Can Gladbach find a winner?

We're just about to enter the last ten minutes - do the home team have something up their sleeves?

75'

A clear contrast in the XG

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).

xGoals

0

1.61

0.09

0

Goals

72'

Mohya off

The 17-year-old's day is done, and he's replaced by Bolin. He can be pleased with his performance, having been a constant thorn in the Union defence.

72'

Substitution

71'

Substitution

Aljoscha Kemlein

71'

Substitution

0:29

The ruled-out 'goal'

Good finish by Diks, but it would not count.

Goal chalked off

It appeared that Gladbach had taken the lead through Diks, but it's ruled out for offside, much to the disdain of the home crowd.

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

65'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

64'

Yellow card

64'

Yellow card

62'

Tension in the air

With results elsewhere not going the home side's way right now, the tension is pretty palpable at Borussia-Park.

Sander shoots

Sander looks up and fires in a long-range effort, but it veers wide of Rønnow's left-hand post.

© Alex Bierens de Haan

55'

Gladbach continue to dominate possession

Possession (%)

5941

51'

Quick feet from Mohya

Mohya, making his first start today, has shown good skill on the ball when called upon. On this occasion, his fast footwork draws a foul and a free-kick from Schäfer.

46'

Back to it!

Gladbach kick off and the second half is under way.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Christopher Trimmel

Half-time: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 Union Berlin

It's goalless at the break at Borussia-Park. After a lively start by the visitors, Gladbach took control of the game, and missed several useful chances, with Tabaković and Diks in particular going close. They will doubtless attempt to convert that domination into a goal or two in the second half!

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

Half-time

0:20

Huge chance!

Elvedi finds Sander, who shoots - Rønnow makes the save, but then Diks then sends his header over the bar from point-blank range!

38'

Tabaković heads wide

Sander's cross finds Tabaković, but - unusually for the robust No.15 - he mistimes his jump and the header goes harmlessly wide.

34'

Scally cautioned

Scally pulls back Schäfer, incurring the wrath of the ref in the process.

34'

Yellow card

Blistering Burke

Not for the first time this season, Burke has been the fastest player in the game (so far), but that stat aside, the Scot has had very little joy from the home defence today.

© IMAGO/Matthias Koch

30'

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

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.

1.

Oliver Burke33.21km/h

2.

Nico Elvedi32.48km/h

3.

Franck Honorat32.30km/h

25'

Reitz goes down...and is booked

Reitz goes down in the box, and it appears for a second that Gladbach might be awarded a penalty, but the referee instead books the Foals' skipper for simulation.

25'

Yellow card

23'

Castrop and Mohya combine

Castrop exchanges passes neatly with Mohya before firing a shot over the bar.

21'

Gladbach on top

The very early exchanges aside, the home side have dominated the first 20 or so minutes here.

20'

Trimmel in the book

Castrop gets away from Trimmel and the Union captain hauls him down, which referee Jöllenbeck deems worthy of a yellow card.

20'

Yellow card

Christopher Trimmel

16'

Tabaković goes close!

Tabaković rises well at a corner and aims a firm header goalwards: Rønnow is equal to it, though, getting the slightest of touches on the ball to send it over for another corner.

Mohya has a go

Mohya collects a pass from Diks on the left-hand side of the box but he gets underneath the ball and his attempt flies over. Unlucky!

© IMAGO/Norbert Jansen / fohlenfoto

10'

Schäfer tests Nicolas

Schäfer makes space for a shot, but it's a little tame, and Nicolas - who has the highest number of saves in the entire Bundesliga - gobbles it up.

0:20

Big chance!

A brilliant pass by Reitz finds the run of Castrop, who skips past Rønnow but sees his attempt on goal blocked by Trimmel!

5'

Some early pressure

Köhn does well to win the ball down the left, but the move fizzles out. Berlin seeing a lot of the ball in Gladbach's half in these early stages.

1'

And we're off!

Union get us under way at Borussia-Park.

Kick-off!

Reyna back on bench

Giovanni Reyna has been missing from the squad for the last five games, but today he returns to the bench.

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Rollercoaster ride

Gladbach are averaging 1.05 points per game under Polanski. The Foals went five without a win before going five unbeaten under their former midfielder, but have won only one of their last 10.

© IMAGO/Celina Leiers

More on those teams

Gladbach captain Rocco Reitz goes straight back into the side following suspension. Eugen Polanksi also hands 17-year-old attacking midfielder Wael Mohya his full debut, with Lukas Ullrich (bench) and Kōta Takai (muscular injury) the men to make way. As for Union, Oliver Burke replaces the suspended Andrej Ilić in attack, while Christopher Trimmel starts after coming on for the injured Janik Haberer 11 minutes into last week's win over Leverkusen.

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Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

33

4

6

Yannik Engelhardt

9

15

Haris Tabaković

16

17

27

29

30

36

Gladbach subs

Olschowsky, Ullrich, Chiarodia, Bolin, Reyna, Neuhaus, Stöger, Machino, Sarco

Starting line-up: 1. FC Union Berlin

1

Frederik Rønnow

5

6

Aljoscha Kemlein

7

8

11

13

András Schäfer

14

Leopold Querfeld

28

Christopher Trimmel

34

39

Union subs

Raab, Markgraf, Preu, Haberer, Skarke, Král, Burcu, Ansah, Bogdanov

0:22

Watch: Inside the Union changing room

0:18

Watch: Walk the tunnel in Gladbach

0:10

Watch: Welcome to Borussia-Park

Steffen Baumgart on facing Gladbach

"We did a lot of things well against Leverkusen, which is what you need to win games. We'll try to do the same against a very different side, who pose different challenges and who are in a different position in the table. I don't see us as a better or worse side than Gladbach, but we're prepared to do all we can to get a result there."

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Eugen Polanski on facing Union

"The team have received a clear analysis of the counter-attack and know what to expect. We know how Berlin play. That's their way of being successful. And we have to counter that by playing with intensity, winning our challenges, defending their set-pieces and taking the final step to win the game."

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

0:58

Watch: Kevin Diks on Gladbach's struggles this season

Tabaković the talisman

Striker Haris Tabaković, at least, has kept up his side of the bargain. He has found the back of the net 11 times in the Bundesliga this term, therefore netting 42% of his side's goals in the division - the highest portion of any player. He could just do with a bit of help in the final third.

© IMAGO/Oliver Vogler

Gladbach's attacking struggles

The Foals appear to have lost their scoring boots this season. So far, they have found the back of the net only 26 times, their lowest total after 23 games in 19 years. The three strikes they have managed in six Rückrunde matches, meanwhile, are fewer than any other Bundesliga side.

© IMAGO/Maximilian Koch

Improvement

After 23 games of the campaign, Union have five more points (28) than they managed after the same number of matches last term. Still, they remain a long way off the European spots - 11 points adrift, in fact.

© IMAGO/O.Behrendt

2:03

Watch: Union 3-1 Gladbach - previous meeting

Defender Danilho Doekhi scored twice as Union got the better of Gladbach earlier in the season.

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 2-1 Gladbach - highlights

Gladbach lost for the second week running and are now winless in seven following defeat in Freiburg. With 11 games to go, the Foals have just a two-point buffer on the relegation zone.

2:03

Watch: Union 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen - highlights

Rani Khedira fired Union past sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, ending Union's seven-game winless run. Die Eisernen climbed to ninth as a result.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 24 fixture between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Union Berlin.