Highlights

Journée 27

FINAL

BORUSSIA-PARK

RB Leipzig

PléaAlassane Pléa

56'

T. Stieler

BORUSSIA-PARK

Full-time: Gladbach 1-0 Leipzig

Xavi slips and sends the last kick of the ball over from a free-kick as Gladbach celebrate a narrow but well-deserved win that lifts them above Leipzig up to fifth in the table for now! Alassane Pléa was the matchwinner, and he could have added another goal or two in a composed performance at both ends of the field for Gladbach.

Fin du match

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90'

+ 1

Four minutes of additional time indicated

You can feel the tension among the Gladbach fans with the win so near, as Leipzig bring the ball forward...

90'

Contrôle de la vitesse : Le joueur le plus rapide sur le terrain après 90 minutes

Grâce à une technologie vidéo et à l’apprentissage informatique, la vitesse de chaque joueur est calculée en temps réel. La vitesse maximale indique la mesure la plus rapide effectuée pour un joueur dans un match.

David Raum34,67km/h

Lukas Klostermann33,77km/h

Ikoma Loïs Openda33,73km/h

88'

Late Leipzig free-kick

Čvančara gets a booking for a clumsy challenge around 35 yards out, but the free-kick hoisted into the area causes no problems for the mass of white shirts back there trying to see this key win over the line.

87'

Carton jaune

Tomáš Čvančara

84'

Double change for Leipzig

Marco Rose goes for a mixture of youth and experience - in Tidiam Gomis and Yussuf Poulsen - in the hope of a late twist. The youngster soons get a booking for slipping into a challenge in midfield.

84'

Carton jaune

Tidiam Gomis

83'

Remplacement

Yussuf Poulsen

Loïs Openda

83'

Remplacement

Tidiam Gomis

Lukas Klostermann

81'

Remplacement

Florian Neuhaus

Alassane Pléa

80'

Pléa onto the post - again!

For the third time since the restart, Gladbach hit the woodwork as the goalscorer latches onto a quick break and clips in a shot from an angle on the left.

80'

Remplacement

Nathan Ngoumou

Robin Hack

77'

Remplacement

Castello Lukeba

El Chadaille Bitshiabu

75'

Leipzig looking to level

xButs

La valeur xBut du club est calculée en additionnant toutes les probabilités de buts (buts et tirs) générées par l’équipe. Au cours d’un match, on peut ainsi facilement savoir si l’équipe est plus efficace qu’attendu (buts > xBut).

Openda flashes a shot wide, and xG suggests the visitors can count themselves unfortunate not to be on the scoresheet, even if Gladbach have seen better chances overall.

xButs

1.82

1.43

Buts

72'

The post saves Leipzig again!

Vandevoordt is beaten once more but for the second time in the second half, the woodwork prevents Leipzig from falling further behind after Elvedi glances a header across goal from a Hack corner and into the far post.

71'

Another change

It's a like-for-like swap with right-back Lainer on for Scally, but it is enforced with the American having to limp off minutes after being on the wrong end of a heavy challenge.

71'

Remplacement

Stefan Lainer

Joe Scally

67'

Orbán over

Leipzig take the aerial route to a chance again, with Willi Orbán rising to meet a corner from Xavi - the Leipzig captain may have an impressive five goals already this season, but sends that one over.

64'

Two changes apiece

Both sides freshen up their pack for the final 25 minutes or so - can Šeško fire Leipzig back into this?

64'

Remplacement

Kosta Nedeljkovic

Ridle Baku

64'

Remplacement

Benjamin Šeško

Amadou Haidara

64'

Remplacement

Fabio Chiarodia

Franck Honorat

64'

Remplacement

Luca Netz

Lukas Ullrich

62'

Pléa into the post!

The red-hot Gladbach attacker almost strikes again - beating Vandevoordt with a drive from the right but sending his effort into the upright.

Gladbach going into fifth as things stand

Leipzig look to strike back with two corners of their own leading to Cardoso saving another Baumgartner header. A win for the hosts today will send them above Leipzig, with Freiburg in action tomorrow.

56'

Gladbach go in front!

Alassane Pléa has a header turned behind for a corner and then reacts immediately after Vandevoordt parries an Itakura volley into his path to send the hosts into the lead - with his fourth goal in two games following his hat-trick in Bremen!

56'

Alassane Pléa

BUT!

1:0

Probabilité de but

La probabilité de but évalue les chances de voir le ballon finir au fond des filets en fonction de la position du tireur. Ce chiffre est calculé à partir des nombreuses données établies les années précédentes : l’angle, la distance et la position des adversaires sont pris en compte dans les modèles mathématiques.

76 %

Distance au But

La distance au but est mesurée au moment du tir, de la position du ballon jusqu'au centre du but.

6,59 m

53'

Honorat deflected behind

The game is becoming a bit more open now as Gladbach enjoy their best moment of the second period so far - with Honorat twisting inside from the right before having an effort deflected behind for a corner.

51'

Leipzig looking for the points

The visitors have stepped up a gear since the restart and have now hit more shots than the hosts.

Tirs

6non cadrés

1cadrés

5non cadrés

3cadrés

49'

Baumgartner heads wide

Raum clips the resulting free-kick in with a great delivery from the left and Baumgartner gets a good glancing header in that runs a little wide.

49'

Weigl in the notebook

The hosts' first booking come as Weigl hauls Xavi down 25 yards out.

49'

Carton jaune

Julian Weigl

46'

Back in action in Gladbach

We restart with Loïs Openda immediately laying on a shot for Baumgartner to fire over from the edge of the box in Leipzig's best chance of the game so far.

Coup d’envoi!

Half-time: Gladbach 0-0 Leipzig

There have been no goals yet, but there is no lack of effort between two sides determined to give their European ambitions a boost on their return after the international break.

Mi-temps

45'

Two minutes of stoppage time indicated

There will be plenty for the coaches to ponder at the break after a tense opening 45.

42'

Raum to the rescue

Čvančara and Honorat combine their way into the Leipzig area nicely with a one-two, but Raum gets a good block to the Gladbach striker's effort.

No sign of a breakthrough

Leipzig are dropping back a bit and challenging Gladbach to combine through them while hoping to pounce on the break. It remains extremely tight.

33'

Leipzig corner

Xavi whips it on from the left and Bitshiabu heads on goal - but that's an easy save for young Cardoso.

32'

Even stevens

The two sides have shown their eagerness but largely cancelled one another out in the opening 30 minutes - with possession evenly matched.

Possession (%)

5149

30'

Contrôle de la vitesse : Le joueur le plus rapide sur le terrain après 30 minutes

David Raum34,67km/h

Lukas Klostermann33,77km/h

Ko Itakura33,14km/h

28'

Free-kick to Gladbach

Haidara fouls Ullrich around 25 yards out, and Alassane Pléa steps up but can only smash the set-piece straight into the Leipzig wall - and right into the face of Haidara, who'll need some treatment.

24'

Baku in the book

The Leipzig winger is the first player this afternoon to see yellow.

24'

Carton jaune

Ridle Baku

21'

Hack has a go

A good opening for Gladbach as Robin Hack latches onto a long pass upfield headed on by Alassane Pléa to fire a shot on goal from a good position, but stand-in Leipzig goalkeeper Vandevoordt makes a strong save.

16'

Testy opening

You can see how much the points would mean to both sides' European ambitions, with the game being largely contested in midfield so far.

Tacles réussis

12'

Haidara hits wide

The visitors are growing into this after a good opening few minutes for Gladbach, with Haidara latching onto a loose ball just outside the area but hitting it well wide.

Xavi shapes to shoot

The Leipzig playmaker - who appears to be positioned as a striker today for the first time in the Bundesliga, tees up a drive from 20 metres out but has his effort saved comfortably by 18-year-old Gladbach goalkeeper Cardoso.

SituationNo penalty

RevoirFoul?

DécisionNo penalty

Gladbach corner

The hosts are starting well. Honorat clips the corner in on his first start of 2025 after injury, but Leipzig clear with ease.

We're off in Gladbach!

The hosts kick off in this fascinating battle of European contenders...

Coup d’envoi!

0:43

Optimism in the air in Gladbach

The hosts would leapfrog fifth-placed Leipzig with a win today as they target European qualification...

More on those teams

Leipzig make three changes to the side that beat Dortmund before the international break, with the ill Gulácsi replaced by Vandevoordt (pictured) in goal, while Haidara and Lukas Klostermann also come into the side. The hosts have four changes to their eleven, with Reitz, Honorat and Cardoso in, while Čvančara is making his first start in over two months with Gladbach's top scorer Kleindienst suspended.

Gladbach starting XI

Cardoso - Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Ullrich - Reitz, Weigl (c) - Honorat, Pléa, Hack – Čvančara

Gladbach subs

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

Leipzig starting XI

Vandevoordt - Klostermann, Orbán (c), Bitshiabu – Baku, Haidara, Seiwald, Raum - Xavi - Šeško, Baumgartner

Leipzig subs

Zingerle, Castello Jr., Geertruida, Nedeljković, Vermeeren, Gomis, Poulsen, Šeško

Rose's view on Gladbach

"They're not all about Kleindienst. Gladbach have found real stability this season. They defend well as a compact unit and work very hard. It's not easy to create a lot of chances against them. They're a good side who deserve to be where they are in the table."

Seoane's view on Leipzig

"Leipzig's season may not have gone entirely smoothly so far, but there are reasons for that. They had problems in the first half of the season, especially when important players were out through injury. In terms of personnel, they are now in a better position again. They haven't scored consistently in recent weeks, but are still close to the Champions League places. They have strong individual quality in attack."

Probable line-ups

Borussia-Park is sold out for the visit of Leipzig, but who is likely to take to the field? We've got the latest team news right here!

Tough luck

Gladbach have taken just one of a possible 12 points from their last four games against Leipzig. They'll need to improve on that if they're to jump into the European places.

On the right track

Leipzig ended a run of four games without a win against Dortmund on Matchday 26, with Loïs Openda and Xavi Simons firing them to victory. They face another tough challenge this week in the form of Gladbach, who are just two points behind them.

2:03

Watch: RB Leipzig 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach - previous meeting

A dogged performance by Gladbach sealed a point on the road when these sides met back in November.

2:03

Watch: RB Leipzig 2-0 Borussia Dortmund - highlights

Goals from Xavi Simons and Loïs Openda downed Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 26, giving RB Leipzig's hopes of a top-four finish a major boost.

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 2-4 Borussia Mönchengladbach - highlights

Gladbach led 2-0 against Werder Bremen on Matchday 26, only for the home side to draw level by the break. But an Alassane Pléa hat-trick eventually did the business to keep the visitors' European hopes alive.

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