Match story
- Borussia Mönchengladbach fired more attempts (18 vs 10 shots).
- Borussia Mönchengladbach was more accurate in front of goal (50% on target vs 20%).
- Borussia Mönchengladbach held more of the ball (55% possession).
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Borussia Mönchengladbach
FSV Mainz 05Recorded meetings: 15 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Departure of head coach after defeat at Freiburg sums up club that could join other fallen giants in second tierIt could not go on. Even at this early stage the sinking feeling was familiar and impossible to shake, and something had to give at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The first Bundesliga coaching change of the season is upon us just three games in, and it is not a major surprise that it is Eugen Polanski departing. Neither is it a shock that Gladbach are involved; after all, it was at exactly this point last season – three games in – that they parted ways with Gerardo Seoane.A club with more prospects and direction would have chosen to move on from Polanski in the summer, but the reality is that Gladbach have few of either. Saturday afternoon’s humiliation at Freiburg – a club enjoying a 100% record, guided by poise and purpose, having spent the Johan Manzambi money wisely – was no bad day at the office but a season in microcosm. The home side cruised into a 2-0 lead inside the first half-hour before the Gladbach captain, Tim Kleindienst, was sent off for a second yellow card (after an utterly avoidable first one). One former Gladbach player, Yannik Engelhardt, scored twice while another, Matthias Ginter, made two assists. It finished 5-0 and could have been way worse. Continue reading...
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