Highlights
90'
+ 4
Game over
The home fans rise to applaud their team, who have won this encounter thanks to goals in either half from Ngoumou and Thuram. Wolfsburg started brightly but couldn't take advantage of their early threat. The Foals rallied and looked comfortable once they went ahead.
Full-time
90'
+ 2
Double change
Friedrich and Netz will step out in Gladbach colours for the last few minutes of this encounter.
90'
+ 2
Substitution
90'
+ 2
Substitution
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.
89'
Added time
We'll have a further four minutes tacked onto the end of this one.
85'
Assist-king Plea
A word too for Alassane Plea, whose assist today takes him onto nine for the season. He joins Jamal Musiala on the same number and has only Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro and Randal Kolo Muani of Eintracht Frankfurt ahead in the charts.
Reining them in
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81'
Guilavogui milestone
Guilavogui comes on to make his 200th Bundesliga appearance.
81'
Substitution
77'
Scally down and out
Joe Scally limps out of this game with what appears to be a left thigh injury. Stefan Lainer comes on for the hosts.
76'
Substitution
75'
Thuram's lucky 13
Marcus Thuram has now registered 13 Bundesliga goals this season and trails only Niclas Füllkrug [16] in the top scorer charts. It was the first time this season that the France international scored with a header.
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71'
Marmoush and out
Marmoush fires wide when well placed and that's the last of his game. The Egyptian is hooked with Jonas Wind sent on by Kovac.
71'
Substitution
69'
Ngoumou ovation
Ngoumou - who was making his fourth Bundesliga start today - is heading off to deserved applause. A goal and involved in his team's second represents a fine showing for the Toulouse native. Hannes Wolf is on with Jonas Hofmann as part of a double swap.
69'
Substitution
69'
Substitution
66'
Foals galloping
Super build up from Gladbach, who are flying now. Thuram taps back to Neuheus who drives just wide.
63'
Gladbach double up
Ngoumou flights a cross in from the right where Plea awaits. A nod across the face is met by Thuram who scores with ease. Simple, but very effective from the Foals.
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.
59'
Double swap
USMNT international Kevin Paredes is on for Wolfsburg and is joined in the action by Luca Waldschmidt as coach Niko Kovac rings the changes.
59'
Substitution
59'
Substitution
57'
Stindl menacing
Stindl tumbles under the challenge from Micky van de Ven. The Gladbach man wants a corner, the assistant has other ideas.
55'
Wolfsburg more likely
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
1
0.36
0.8
1
Goals
52'
Lacroix booked
Lacroix drags Thuram down as the Gladbach man was making his way into the area. Yellow card for Lacroix. The resulting free kick is played to Stindl, who swipes at air. Chance gone.
47'
Wolves go close
Svanberg receives the ball on the right and he's got time and space to shoot, which he does. Omlin makes a big save to maintain Gladbach's lead.
46'
Away we go again
Wolfsburg kick off the second half at Borussia-Park ...
Kick-off!
45'
+ 2
Break time
Wolfsburg bossed this contest for the first 25 minutes and even had a goal disallowed. However, that loose pass from Casteels which led to Ngoumou's opener has given this game a wholly different feel.
Half-time
Ngoumou first
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41'
Possession swings
Possession (%)
4555
37'
Thuram effort
Gladbach are alive now. Thuram darts a header at goal but Casteels can make the save.
34'
Foals lead
Casteels plays a pass along the floor to nobody in particular. Gladbach pounce and the ball is worked to Thuram, who feeds Ngoumou. The 23-year-old fires a fine effort into the corner and the hosts lead. That's Ngoumou's first goal for the Foals.
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.
33'
Set piece wasted
Maxi Arnold fells Neuhaus on the edge of the area and Gladbach have a free kick. Stindl places the ball, steps back, and smacks it into the wall.
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.
27'
Shot count on the rise
Goal attempts
1off target
1on target
3off target
1on target
24'
Bensebaini to the rescue
Fischer swipes a shot from distance at the target and it might have had promise but for Bensebaini's crucial, headed block.
Home support
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20'
Plea has a go
Plea finally gets a shot away for Gladbach. The effort is tame, and low, and Casteels gathers easily.
17'
Again Wolfsburg come
Kaminski's fine, searching pass to the back stick is met by Svanberg, who leaps and heads the ball back across the face of goal. Nobody there for Wolfsburg.
14'
Gladbach's slow start
Gladbach are edging the possession stats but the Wolves have looked the far more threatening side until now. Daniel Farke is looking slightly concerned on the sidelines.
14'
Battling hard
Duels won
5
4
Ko Itakura Felix Nmecha
10'
Goal chalked off
Felix Nmecha snaffles possession, strides forward and plays in Marmoush, who takes the pass in his stride before firing into the back of the net. A VAR check reveals Marmoush was just offside there .
9'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
8'
Wolves on the prowl
Fischer has time to to look up but the full back plays the ball straight to Omlin.
4'
Marmoush threatens
This is a solid start by Wolfsburg, who are taking the game the hosts. Marmoush is right in front of Omlin but heads straight into the arms of the keeper. That should have been 1-0.
1'
Game on!
We're underway at Borussia-Park.
Kick-off!
Teams out!
It's a beautiful afternoon in Mönchengladbach and the teams are lining up to greet the fans. We're moments away from kick off ...
Atmosphere building
Borussia-Park is a sell out for what will be the 46th Bundesliga meeting between the sides. We're expecting the players in the tunnel in the next few minutes.
"High-quality players"
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Wolfsburg team news
Just like their opponents, Wolfsburg also show two changes to their starting XI here. Fischer and Felix Nmecha start in place of the suspended Baku and Wimmer.
Gladbach team news
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Gladbach starting XI
Omlin - Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Bensebaini - Kramer, Neuhaus - Ngoumou, Stindl (c), Plea - Thuram
Gladbach subs
Olschowsky, Netz, Friedrich, Lainer, Weigl, Fraulo, Wolf, Hofmann, Herrmann
Wolfsburg starting XI
Casteels - Fischer, Lacroix, Van de Ven, Otavio - F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Gerhardt - Svanberg, Marmoush, Kaminski
Wolfsburg subs
Pervan, Cozza, Bornauw, Guilavogui, Ambros, Paredes, Waldschmidt, Pejcinovic, Wind
Farke: "We want a good result"
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Kovac: "Things not getting any easier"
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A question of mentality?
Wolfsburg claimed their 12th point from a losing position in the 2-2 draw at home to Augsburg - a joint league high for the season. Gladbach, in contrast, have dropped 14 points from winning positions, with only Augsburg sqaundering more (18).
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Mid table or top six?
That's the question for Gladbach and Wolfsburg. Two hot-and-cold teams, the Foals finished Matchday 26 eight points adrift of the European qualification spots, with Wolfsburg a place and seven points better off. Can either side mount a serious and sustained late push...?