Match Report
VfL Wolfsburg went into the game 16th in the table on 29 points; Borussia Mönchengladbach sat 12th on 38 — a 9-point gap. On the form table VfL Wolfsburg stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, VfL Wolfsburg ran at 1.32 scored and 2.03 conceded, Borussia Mönchengladbach at 1.24 and 1.56.
Borussia Mönchengladbach were winless in 5.
33 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — VfL Wolfsburg 14, draws 9, Borussia Mönchengladbach 10, at 2.94 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 58%. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.94 historically.
The match was played at Volkswagen Arena (capacity 30,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: VfL Wolfsburg 44% · Borussia Mönchengladbach 56% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 8-5