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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.