Bundesliga · Matchweek 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach
BMG
3–4Full time
Elversberg
ELV
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
40%Possession46%
26%Territory27%
21%From set plays25%
0.12Chance quality0.14
4.7%Directness5.3%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for M'gladbach, 3 for Elversberg. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 72 matches, not the full season.