58
19:47
Marmoush brings the corner due to the center. Mavropanos is relatively free to head the ball. But he hits the ball with his shoulder. Therefore, his degree clearly misses the goal.
57
19:46
Marmoush unlocks nicely on the left. He pulls into the middle and shoots at goal with his right. Scally deflects the ball to a corner. The Stuttgart call for a hand penalty. But that’s not a situation for the VAR because Scally was just outside the penalty area.
55
19:44
Bensebaini and Pléa ready to take the free kick. The former runs over the ball and lays down with the sole for Pléa. The French pulls off with the right. His shot is deflected and flies towards the far post. Gladbach wins the header duel there, but the ball lands in Müller’s arms.
54
19:42
Yellow card for Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart)
Anton gets yellow for holding on.
54
19:42
Pléa plays a good pass to Hofmann, who would run into the center of the box, but Anton holds him and prevents the chance. There is a free kick for Gladbach.
51
19:38
Tooor for VfB Stuttgart, 2:2 by Chris Führich
Stuttgart is rewarded for the high effort. Endo plays a great through ball on the right flank into the path of Tiago Tomás. The attacker brings the ball low in the middle. There Gladbach clarifies again insufficiently. Kalajdžić gets the ball and shoots from eight yards. His shot is deflected and turns into a cross onto the far post. Führich is completely blank there and heads the ball into the goal.
48
19:36
Sosa brings a dangerous cross towards the penalty spot from the left half field. Endo dynamically goes to the header. His graduation is just to the left.
47
19:35
The second half started exactly as the first had ended, with pressure from VfB Stuttgart.
46
19:33
Kick-off 2nd half
45
19:21
mid-term conclusion
VfB Stuttgart go into the dressing room with an unfortunate deficit against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The home side started furiously and created some good scoring chances. It was not clear which of the two teams was in 17th place. But then Gladbach suddenly took the lead. The foals took their first chance. VfB goalkeeper Müller didn’t look too good when Pléa scored. But Stuttgart was not shocked and continued to play well. They pushed the passive Gladbach deep into their own half. But again the guests struck out of nowhere and Thuram scored 2-0. VfB thought they were in the wrong picture before Endo brought back hope just a few moments after the 0:2 and reduced it to 1:2.
45
19:16
Pléa comes to an end on the second post. He takes the ball volley. But the shot slips over the instep and goes wide of the mark.
45
19:15
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
45
19:15
Thuram fixes a ball in the Stuttgart penalty area, goes to the outside line and is fouled there by Ito. There is another free kick for the guests.
43
19:13
If this is what the relegation battle in the Bundesliga looks like, then please more of it. It is an extremely entertaining game in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. It’s fun to watch.
41
19:11
Stuttgart presses on the balance. After a corner, Ito takes full risk and shoots directly from 30 meters. His low shot is deflected to the next corner, which brings nothing.
39
19:08
Tooor for VfB Stuttgart, 1:2 by Wataru Endo
Luck is finally on Stuttgart’s side again. Tiago Tomás brings a low ball into the middle from the left, which Bensebaini clears right into Endo’s feet in the six-yard box. The VfB captain doesn’t hesitate and shoots with the right hand. His shot is deflected into the goal untenable for Sommer.
38
19:08
The course of the game so far is desperate for VfB Stuttgart. The home side make the game, keep running and have chances to score. But they don’t score. Gladbach, on the other hand, is ice cold when counterattacking.
35
19:04
Tooor for Bor. Mönchengladbach, 0:2 by Marcus Thuram
Borussia Mönchengladbach is freezing. The foals come forward twice and the bell rings twice. Neuhaus opens the game on the counter with a flat change of sides to Hofmann. Hofmann goes from the right into the middle and then plays to the left corner of the penalty area to Pléa. The Frenchman plays an outstanding cross pass to the far post, where Thuram just slides his foot to the ball and scores the goal. Everything just fell into place in this attack.
33
19:02
Gladbach finally manages to move back a little. The guests are now approaching VfB higher and thus reducing the pressure on their own defence.
30
19:00
Tiago Tomás tunnels Scally on the left. The full-back lets the Stuttgart come up to prevent worse. There is a free kick for VfB. But the standards have not brought any danger so far. Gladbach clears with his head.
29
18:59
The pressure from Stuttgart continues to increase. Gladbach creates no relief at all.
27
18:58
This is bitter for VfB! Bensebaini keeps his foot on the left flank. This is a clear foul and is whistled off by Dingert. But the ball flies through this duel into the run of Marmoush, who would have run freely towards Sommer. The referee should have let that go.
27
18:56
Yellow card for Ramy Bensebaini (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
Bensebaini keeps his foot on the outside line and gets yellow for it.
26
18:56
It’s a bit surprising how passive the foals are here. One would think that Gladbach would have the right to make the game for the relegation candidates from Stuttgart. But only VfB plays.
24
18:55
Hofmann speculates on a feint by Sosa on the right side of defence. The winger doesn’t do him the favor and goes to the baseline instead. As a result, Hofmann is completely in vain and Sosa has space to flank. In the middle Kalajdžić gets a header. Who else? But his degree goes past the goal on the right. The striker is still looking for his form.
22
18:53
Stuttgart’s offensive game has been very left-heavy so far. Over 60 percent of VfB attacks come from the side of Sosa, Marmoush and Führich. The guests are getting better and better at it now.
20
18:50
Mavropanos falls to the ground with a scream in the Gladbach penalty area. At first it looked as if Kramer had played the ball, but Borussia also stepped right on his opponent’s foot. That should have been a free kick.
17
18:48
Stuttgart has been playing like a typical relegated team in recent weeks. The Swabians are always trying and create good opportunities, but it rarely jumps out of countable. On the one hand, Sommer holds the great opportunity outstanding. On the other hand, Müller lets in a durable shot. The pendulum is always swinging against VfB Stuttgart.
14
18:43
Tooor for Bor. Mönchengladbach, 0:1 by Alassane Pléa
It comes, as it must. Stuttgart has the chances and Gladbach scores. Pléa lets Führich get off far too easily in the left half field. Then he plays on Neuhaus, who puts a lob into Pléa’s run with the first contact. The Frenchman takes a direct volley from a central position of 14 meters. Müller gets a hand on the ball, but cannot prevent the impact. It was a powerful shot. Nevertheless, the goalkeeper could have saved him.
13
18:43
The hosts start here like the fire brigade. With a little more precision in the end, it would already be 1-0.
12
18:42
And there is already the next big chance for VfB. This time Tiago Tomás goes right into the penalty area. He pulls hard from ten yards. Sommer shows a strong parade and fends off the slightly too unplaced shot to the corner. The following standard yields nothing.
10
18:41
Sosa has the first big chance of the game. Ito plays a great ball over the Gladbach defense chain. Sosa goes into the penalty area on the left and then shoots from a tight angle. His shot goes well past the far post. The cross pass to Tiago Tomás would have been a better choice.
10
18:40
So far, the guests have lacked precision in the passing game. If Gladbach conquers the ball, there would actually be room to counterattack. But usually the first pass fails, so that Stuttgart regains possession of the ball.
9
18:39
Führich takes the first conclusion of the game. The attacking midfielder draws in from the left and then shoots at goal from the right from 20 metres. But the conclusion is too central and no problem for summer.
8th
18:37
Stuttgart is very committed in the first few minutes. It is not clear which team has been waiting for a win for months and is up to its neck in the relegation battle.
6
18:36
Gladbach also appears at the front for the first time. Thuram brings a cross into the middle from the right. Bensebaini takes the ball directly, but only shoots himself. In retrospect, the flag goes up here too.
5
18:35
Endo brings a nice cross from the right half field in the middle. Everyone misses the ball, so Führich comes into play on the second post. But he fritters away the chance and then the flag goes up. Führich was offside.
4
18:34
The atmosphere in Stuttgart is excellent. The fans stand united behind their battered team.
2
18:32
Marmoush starts a dribble on the left and goes into the box. In a duel with Ginter, the Stuttgarter goes down. An outcry goes through the Mercedes-Benz Arena. But the Gladbach defender played the ball. Therefore there is no penalty.
17:54
Adi Hütter also changed his game system after the 2-2 win against Wolfsburg. Instead of a 3-4-3, today he sends his team onto the pitch in a 4-2-3-1. He also makes two personnel changes. Central defender Jordan Beyer is not in the squad. Kouadio Koné comes into the team for him. The Frenchman starts on the six. Stefan Lainer is also not available today. Joe Scally starts in legal defense for him.
17:53
Pellegrino Matarazzo changes his starting line-up to two positions in contrast to the 2-1 defeat against Hoffenheim. He also switches from a 4-1-4-1 to a 3-5-2 system. Borna Sosa comes in and starts on the usual left flank. Saša Kalajdžić starts up front today. Pascal Stenzel and Orel Mangala make room for this.
17:52
Today’s opponent could come in handy. Gladbach is also far behind its own expectations. In the past seven competitive games, only one win was achieved. In addition, they lost 6-0 at Borussia Dortmund two weeks ago. The weak defense is the foal’s biggest problem. Adi Hütter’s team has already conceded four or more goals five times in the league. Gladbach even conceded more goals than today’s opponent Stuttgart. And Borussia also has to deal with relegation. The club is currently in 13th place, only four points ahead of the relegation place.
17:51
The Stuttgart stuck deep in the crisis. Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team last won the Bundesliga on December 11, 2021. Since then, only two points have been scored from nine games. VfB is in 17th place in the table and four points behind the relegation place. In the past two games, everything pointed to a Stuttgart relegation. They led against Bochum and Hoffenheim for a long time and still didn’t win. Bochum equalized in the 94th minute. Hoffenheim gave VfB a goal in the 85th and 90th minute. Luck is currently not on the side of the Swabians.
Hello and welcome to the top game of the 25th match day of the Bundesliga. Today at 18:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach is a guest at VfB Stuttgart.