Match Report
Borussia Mönchengladbach II went into the game 3rd in the table on 14 points; FC Bocholt sat 8th on 9 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed FC Bocholt 4th in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Borussia Mönchengladbach II were scoring 2.14 and conceding 0.86, FC Bocholt 2.29 and 2.29, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Borussia Mönchengladbach II came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Borussia Mönchengladbach II, 1 by FC Bocholt, 2 drawn, at 4.14 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Grenzlandstadion (capacity 10,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Borussia Mönchengladbach II: Thilo Töpken (8'), Thilo Töpken (59') · FC Bocholt: Lennart Garlipp (33'), Tim Krohn (47'), Tim Krohn (49')