RB Leipzig — Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:0

RB Leipzig

3:0

Borussia Mönchengladbach

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: RB Leipzig was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
RB Leipzig	3	3.76	−0.8	2.56
Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	1.23	−1.2	0.34

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
25'	Bote Baku	RB Leipzig	0.33	Tidiam Gomis
48'	Antonio Nusa	RB Leipzig	0.09	Tidiam Gomis
65'	Rocco Reitz	RB Leipzig	0.31	Christopher Nkunku

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
59'	Willi Orban	RB Leipzig	0.93	saved, from a corner
40'	Tidiam Gomis	RB Leipzig	0.59	off target, header
20'	Hugo Bolin	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0.36	saved, from a corner

Shots: RB Leipzig 25, Borussia Mönchengladbach 15; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 6 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was RB Leipzig 1.63, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.55: a clear edge for RB Leipzig. In the second half xG was RB Leipzig 2.80, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.68: a big edge for RB Leipzig. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Borussia Mönchengladbach scored 0 from 1.23 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

RB Leipzig: +0.6 for the season (4 in the table). Borussia Mönchengladbach: −5.3 (18). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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