VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 13 (4 on target) – 10 (6)
- Decisive moment: 58' Nathan N'Goumou, FN xPts +1.0
Ridle Baku 7'
HT 1:0
Ko Itakura 52'
Nathan N'Goumou 58'
Rocco Reitz 88'
Nathan N'Goumou 58'
Rocco Reitz 88'
VfL Wolfsburg · 28 pts|Borussia Monchengladbach · 31 pts
VfL Wolfsburg edged xG (1.24–1.09) but Borussia Monchengladbach took the win.
Player of the matchMaximilian ArnoldDecisive moment58' Nathan N'Goumou+1.0
Player of the match
Maximilian Arnold Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 45 min · level 13 min · Borussia Monchengladbach ahead 32 min
- Rocco Reitz — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
7'
Ridle Baku
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Tiago Tomás +0.2
+0.6
52'
Ko Itakura
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Luca Netz +0.2
+0.7
58'
Nathan N'Goumou
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Franck Honorat +0.3
+1.0
88'
Rocco Reitz
Goal
+0.2
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Borussia Monchengladbach
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
VfL WolfsburgBorussia Monchengladbach
61%Possession39%
1.24Expected goals (xG)1.09
0.1xG per shot0.11
13Shots10
4Shots on target6
31%Shots on target %60%
10Shots in box9
683Passes428
90%Pass accuracy82%
4Corners4
3Saves3
9Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Offsides2
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.24 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.09 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 13 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 12.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 61% | 47.4% | |
| Passes | 683 | 443.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 79.3% | high |
| Corners | 4 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 12.9 |
Borussia Monchengladbach
last 30 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 1.09 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.24 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 10 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 16.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 39% | 48.6% | |
| Passes | 428 | 471.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.2 |
Timeline
- 7' Goal Ridle Baku league goal #1 assist Tiago Tomás
- 27' Yellow Sebastiaan Bornauw
- 45+1' Yellow Patrick Wimmer
- 52' Goal Ko Itakura league goal #3 assist Luca Netz
- 57' Sub Patrick Wimmer → Lovro Majer
- 57' Sub Tiago Tomás → Lamin Sarr
- 58' Goal Nathan N'Goumou league goal #5 assist Franck Honorat
- 70' Sub Nathan N'Goumou → Rocco Reitz
- 70' Sub Ko Itakura → Robin Hack
- 73' Sub Ridle Baku → Václav Černý
- 73' Sub Jonas Wind → Kevin Behrens
- 82' Sub Alassane Pléa → Tomáš Čvančara
- 84' Yellow Robin Hack
- 88' Sub Luca Netz → Joseph Scally
- 88' Sub Franck Honorat → Jordan Siebatcheu
- 88' Goal Rocco Reitz league goal #6
- 89' Sub Mattias Svanberg → Aster Vranckx
- 90+3' Yellow Jonas Omlin
Category leaders
- Key passesMaximilian Arnold4
- Duels wonYannick Gerhardt7/10
- DribblesLuca Netz3/5
- Defensive actionsJoakim Mæhle8
- ShotsNathan N'Goumou3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonAlassane Pléa3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.