Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-4 FSV Mainz 05: Result & Stats

Matchday 4

Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 : 4

FSV Mainz 05

F. Neuhaus11'
I. Lidberg59'
S. Machino90' (pen)

18'P. Tietz
45'S. Becker
78'E. Martel
89'D. da Costa

Borussia Mönchengladbach3-4-2-1

Line ups

3-5-2FSV Mainz 05 FSV Mainz 05 crest

Assistant

Oliver Neuville

Assistant

Michael Silberbauer

Assistant

Oliver Neuville

Substitutions

64'
107.5
F. Neuhaus
366.2
W. Mohya
76'
297.2
J. Scally
146.2
D. Hashioka
76'
96.7
F. Honorat
76.7
K. Stoger
84'
66.3
K. Itakura
187.0
S. Machino
84'
386.3
H. Bolin
256.2
R. Hack

Unused

Assistant

Michael Silberbauer

Substitutions

65'
196.9A
A. Caci
217.7
D. da Costa
65'
76.9
Lee Jae-Sung
57.2
E. Martel
76'
237.9A
S. Becker
116.2
R. Konigsdorffer
90'
107.0
N. Amiri
156.3
L. Maloney

Unused

Home

J. Castrop
Shoulder Injury
Out
T. Kleindienst
Red Card
Out
Y. Konoplya
Knee Injury
Out
N. Kuhn
Muscle Injury
Out
E. Leopold
Knee Injury
Out
Z. Uno
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Away

D. Kohr
Foot Injury
Out
P. Nebel
Muscle Injury
Out
Silas
Broken shinbone
Out
S. Widmer
Knee Injury
Out
R. Zentner
Hand Injury
Out

Player of the match

Sheraldo Becker

Attacker · FSV Mainz 05

7.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots4

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy75%

Dribbles won1

Offsides2

Build-up

Passes20

Key passes2

Pass accuracy80%

Defending

Duels won4 · 80%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Alexander SchwolowG	4	3	3,41	+0,41	19/28	3/12
Moritz NicolasG	4	4	3,09	-0,91	14/24	4/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

47%Possession53%

425Total passes482

79%Pass accuracy81%

6Corners4

Attack

21Shots17

7On target8

7Off target7

7Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

15Shots in box15

6Shots out box2

3.2xG2.8

0.4Goals prevented0.4

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4

0Offsides2

12Fouls14

6Yellow cards5

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,85xG1,91

10Shots10

5On target4

1Big chances3

15Touches in box16

41%Possession59%

3Corners1

Second half

2,39xG0,90

11Shots7

2On target4

3Big chances2

18Touches in box17

54%Possession46%

3Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Borussia Mönchengladbach

3.24211447%

34% open play17% set piece49% penalty

FSV Mainz 05

2.83171053%

25% open play75% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

38 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Borussia Mönchengladbach3,24 xG · 3 scored

FSV Mainz 052,83 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Borussia Mönchengladbach39

Open play 20Set piece 9Foul won 4Rebound 5Defensive 1

FSV Mainz 0533

Open play 25Set piece 6Rebound 2

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Borussia Mönchengladbach36% pressure

FSV Mainz 0564% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-4

0%Draw 0%100%

3.24xG2.83

21Shots17

14On target10

Momentum

90' Off target Wael Mohya 0.15 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

21 v 17

Borussia Mönchengladbach shoot right, FSV Mainz 05 left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BMBorussia MönchengladbachFSVFSV Mainz 05goalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

24 on target · 7 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Borussia MönchengladbachFSV Mainz 05goalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Borussia MönchengladbachDefensive line 31%

FSV Mainz 05Defensive line 33%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Borussia MönchengladbachUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Leszczyński and Itakura, 21 passes between them.

FSV Mainz 05Until 65'

Most-connected pair: Gruber and Potulski, 32 passes between them.

Tactical battle

39control61

Phillip Tietz

6 touches in box

In possession

41,3%Field tilt58,7%

10Passes into box16

31Progressive passes37

4Carries into final third6

15Chances created13

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,21Press intensity (PPDA)12,34

5High turnovers9

14Regains within 5s14

21,8sBall recovery time23,0s

16Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

83Carries88

941mCarry distance1173m

11Progressive carries11

517mProgressive carry distance676m

3Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

0Take-ons won3

12Take-ons attempted9

615mProgressive pass distance744m

0Through balls0

3Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,13Expected threat (xT)1,87

1,54Action value (VAEP)2,21

39Shot-creating actions33

6Goal-creating actions8

9Box entries15

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,4Passes per attack4,0

11,0sAttack duration11,8s

2,41 m/sAttack directness2,12 m/s

0Build-up attacks6

4Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box33

56Final third entries76

4Big chances5

3,41xG on target3,09

1Big chances missed2

Passing

4/17 (24%)Crosses10/19 (53%)

20/57 (35%)Long balls14/41 (34%)

17Throw-ins16

12Free kicks12

7Goal kicks10

Duels

44Total56

27/58 (47%)Ground31/58 (53%)

17/43 (40%)Aerial26/43 (60%)

0/10 (0%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)

7Dispossessed10

Defending

39Recoveries42

9Interceptions10

16Tackles17

69%Tackles won53%

43Clearances31

3Big chances scored3

2Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot2

6,62Average rating7,51

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Borussia MönchengladbachThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

FSV Mainz 05This season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 34 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

65%1+ goal71%

26%2+ goals44%

21%3+ goals12%

12%4+ goals3%

They concede

62%1+ goal88%

41%2+ goals35%

32%3+ goals18%

12%4+ goals15%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Borussia MönchengladbachshootallowFSV Mainz 05

5.8%Six-yard box6.9%

62.5%Penalty area+2.265.4%

24.4%Edge of the box-3.021.0%

7.3%Long range6.7%

397 shots taken · 480 faced

FSV Mainz 05shootallowBorussia Mönchengladbach

5.8%Six-yard box5.2%

71.7%+8.6Penalty area-4.059.2%

15.0%-9.1Edge of the box+4.528.5%

7.5%Long range7.2%

413 shots taken · 485 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

FSV Mainz 05 beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3 at Borussia-Park in the Bundesliga. FSV Mainz 05 led 2-1 at half-time, having come from behind. Scorers: F. Neuhaus (11'), I. Lidberg (59'), S. Machino (90' pen) for Borussia Mönchengladbach; P. Tietz (18'), S. Becker (45'), E. Martel (78'), D. da Costa (89') for FSV Mainz 05. The winner came in the 89th minute. In their last 33 meetings, Borussia Mönchengladbach have won 13, FSV Mainz 05 9, with 11 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.