Match Report
8 points and 1 places separated them: Manchester City 1st with 16, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2nd with 8. The last five rounds placed Borussia Mönchengladbach no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Manchester City ran at 2.17 scored and 0.17 conceded, Borussia Mönchengladbach at 2.67 and 1.5.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Borussia Mönchengladbach. From the last five rounds, Manchester City held 12 points of 15 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Manchester City 4, draws 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Manchester City led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne (12'), Ilkay Gündogan (18')
Key stats
Possession: Manchester City 69% · Borussia Mönchengladbach 31% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 7-2