German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • 84': Elvis Rexhbecaj
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Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 14': Alassane Pléa
  • 16': Stefan Lainer
  • 56': Lars Stindl (P)

About

FC Cologne are hosting Borussia Mönchengladbach at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl with a through ball.
  • 4': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann tries a through ball, but Alassane Plea is caught offside.
  • 5': Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 8': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 9': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Frederik Sörensen.
  • 12': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 12': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 14': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 15': Foul by Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln).
  • 15': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 15': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Timo Horn.
  • 16': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 17': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 18': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 18': Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln).
  • 21': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 22': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
  • 23': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 25': Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln).
  • 35': Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 36': Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
  • 45': Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
  • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Wolf replaces Rafael Czichos.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
  • 48': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
  • 51': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 51': Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Penalty Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 56': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (1. FC Köln).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 63': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
  • 63': Foul by Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln).
  • 63': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln).
  • 66': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dimitris Limnios replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
  • 69': Foul by Dimitris Limnios (1. FC Köln).
  • 69': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Marcus Thuram.
  • 70': Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Foul by Dominick Drexler (1. FC Köln).
  • 73': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann.
  • 77': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 77': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hannes Wolf replaces Lars Stindl.
  • 77': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Ondrej Duda.
  • 77': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tolu Arokodare replaces Dominick Drexler because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alassane Plea.
  • 81': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Marius Wolf.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
  • 82': Dimitris Limnios (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 82': Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jannes Horn with a cross.
  • 84': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 85': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Elvis Rexhbecaj (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marco Höger replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 88': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Breel Embolo replaces Alassane Plea.
  • 88': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ibrahima Traoré replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 88': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Traoré is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  • 88': Marco Höger (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
  • 89': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln).
  • 90': Frederik Sörensen (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Jannes Horn.
  • 90'+2': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 7
59.8 Possession 40.2
15 SHOTS 8
11 ON GOAL 2
0.7 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
506 Accurate Passes 298
602 Passes 399
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 60
39 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 11
16 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 300

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 34 +86 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 +36 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 +19 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 +22 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

KOE FC Cologne (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Timo Horn (GK)
33 Sebastiaan Bornauw
5 Rafael Czichos
30 Frederik Sörensen Yellow Card
20 Elvis Rexhbecaj Yellow Card
18 Ondrej Duda
28 Ellyes Skhiri
23 Jannes Horn
19 Kingsley Ehizibue Yellow Card
9 Sebastian Andersson
24 Dominick Drexler
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Sava-Arangel Cestic, Marius Wolf, Jan Thielmann, Dimitrios Limnios, Marco Höger, Tolu Arokodare, Noah Katterbach, Salih Özcan, Ron-Robert Zieler.

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

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
30 Nico Elvedi
28 Matthias Ginter
25 Ramy Bensebaini Yellow Card
18 Stefan Lainer
13 Lars Stindl
32 Florian Neuhaus
6 Christoph Kramer
14 Alassane Pléa
10 Marcus Thuram
23 Jonas Hofmann
Borussia Mönchengladbach Substitutes:
Patrick Herrmann, Michael Lang, Ibrahima Traoré, Rocco Reitz, Tony Jantschke, Oscar Wendt, Hannes Wolf, Breel Embolo, Tobias Sippel.

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