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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sat, Sep 5
Deutsch
Borussia Mönchengladbach
3-4
SV Elversberg
⚡ Intensity 100
⚖️ Balance 100
🏆 Stakes 40
🎲 Upset 60
A sensational seven-goal thriller at Borussia-Park.

Win Probability

  • Borussia Mönchengladbach 50%
  • Draw 25%
  • SV Elversberg 25%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Elversberg Orchestrate Stunning Comeback to Stun Borussia-Park

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 100/100. An unforgettable 4-3 upset where tactical substitutions and sheer willpower dismantled a heavy home advantage.

The Early Barrage

Borussia-Park was rocking early as the hosts immediately asserted their territorial dominance. Borussia Mönchengladbach edged possession and bombarded the visitors' penalty area with relentless pressure. Hugo Bolin broke the deadlock just 11 minutes in, setting an immediate tone reflected by a massive Intensity rating. Gladbach generated immense set-piece pressure with 13 corners, but SV Elversberg refused to simply crumble under the weight of the attacks. David Mokwa levelled proceedings against the run of play in the 29th minute, slotting home expertly from a Lukas Pinckert pass. The Balance of the match swung wildly as attacks flowed endlessly from end to end. Bolin eventually restored Gladbach's lead right before the break, courtesy of a pinpoint setup by Franck Honorat, capping off a breathless first half.

The Momentum Shift

When Joe Scally stretched the advantage to 3-1 in the 56th minute, the match felt entirely settled. The hosts were racking up an incredible 25 total shots, looking primed to secure vital early-season points. But the introduction of substitute Maurice Krattenmacher in the 64th minute changed everything. The dynamic midfielder provided an instant spark, pulling a crucial goal back just two minutes after coming on. The Upset Factor became undeniable as the home crowd grew increasingly nervous. Despite their sheer shot volume, the hosts completely lost their defensive shape. Felix Keidel capitalised on the growing panic to smash in the equaliser in the 80th minute, totally silencing the once-boisterous home support.

A Stoppage-Time Shocker

With the Stakes soaring in the final moments, Gladbach pushed recklessly forward in search of a winner. Instead, they were caught brutally cold on the transition. Fellow substitute Noel Futkeu broke away in the 92nd minute and squared a perfect ball for Krattenmacher, who secured his brace and an unbelievable 4-3 victory. It was an absolute masterclass in clinical finishing from Elversberg, who miraculously managed 10 shots on target from just 14 total attempts. The devastating result leaves Gladbach languishing down in 16th place near the relegation zone, while Elversberg continue to build impressive momentum, climbing into the top six of the table.

Key Questions

What made H. Bolin the Man of the Match?

Bolin was unplayable in the first half, scoring a clinical brace and dictating play with three key passes despite his side's eventual defensive collapse.

What caused the 7-goal thriller?

Gladbach’s relentless attack, resulting in 25 shots and 13 corners, met Elversberg’s ruthless counter-attacking efficiency, creating a wide-open tactical battle.

How dramatic was the late winner by H. Bolin?

Bolin didn't score it—Maurice Krattenmacher secured the dramatic 92nd-minute winner, completing a stunning 4-3 comeback for Elversberg against the run of play.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
52%
48%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 52%
SV Elversberg 48%
Shots
25
14
Borussia Mönchengladbach 25
SV Elversberg 14
Shots on Target
6
10
Borussia Mönchengladbach 6
SV Elversberg 10
Expected Goals (xG)
1.90
2.35
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.90
SV Elversberg 2.35
Passes
362
347
Borussia Mönchengladbach 362
SV Elversberg 347
Corners
13
4
Borussia Mönchengladbach 13
SV Elversberg 4
Fouls
18
9
Borussia Mönchengladbach 18
SV Elversberg 9
Yellow Cards
3
1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3
SV Elversberg 1
Red Cards
0
0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0
SV Elversberg 0

Match Events

11' ⚽ Hugo Bolin
David Mokwa (Lukas Pinckert) ⚽ 29'
44' ⚽ Hugo Bolin (Franck Honorat)
Vincent Wagner 🟨 45'
45'+2 🟨 Hugo Bolin
HT
56' ⚽ Joe Scally (Franck Honorat)
↓ Cole Campbell ↑Maurice Krattenmacher 🔄 64'
69' 🔄 ↓ Wael Mohya ↑Robin Hack
69' 🔄 ↓ Franck Honorat ↑Nicolas Kühn
↓ Lasse Günther ↑Nicholas Mickelson 🔄 75'
↓ Francis Onyeka ↑Noel Futkeu 🔄 75'
77' 🔄 ↓ Tim Kleindienst ↑Isac Lidberg
77' 🔄 ↓ Joe Scally ↑Jan Leszczynski
79' 🟨 mathieu nguefack
Felix Keidel ⚽ 80'
81' 🔄 ↓ Lukas Ullrich ↑David Herold
↓ David Mokwa ↑Amara Condé 🔄 88'
↓ Jan Gyamerah ↑Luca Sirch 🔄 88'
89' 🟨 Kevin Diks
Amara Condé 🟨 90'
Maurice Krattenmacher (Noel Futkeu) ⚽ 90'+2
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Goalkeepers
Moritz Nicolas
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
6
Saves
6
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Joe Scally
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Ko Itakura
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kevin Diks
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Lukas Ullrich
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
56%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Philipp Sander
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
5
Cleanups
5
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
2
Blocks
M. Nguefack
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Franck Honorat
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
2
Assists
23%
Pass Acc
Wael Mohya
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Hugo Bolin
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
9.0
Rating
Forwards
Tim Kleindienst
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
5
Shots
5
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
BENCH
Daniel Batz
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Fabio Chiarodia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Herold
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jan Leszczyński
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kevin Stöger
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robin Hack
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Shuto Machino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolas Kühn
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Isac Lidberg
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry

SV Elversberg

Goalkeepers
Nicolas Kristof
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Jan Gyamerah
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
50%
Duel Win %
Lukas Pinckert
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Maximilian Rohr
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Lasse Günther
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Midfielders
Felix Keidel
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Łukasz Poręba
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lukas Petkov
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
9
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Cole Campbell
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
David Mokwa
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Tim Boss
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Florian Le Joncour
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicholas Mickelson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luca Sirch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Amara Condé
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noah Darvich
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Maurice Krattenmacher
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.0
Rating
Luca Schnellbacher
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noel Futkeu
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7
Rating

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
12/22/2020 SV Elversberg 0 - 5 Borussia Monchengladbach DFB Pokal URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
12/22/2020
DFB Pokal URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Borussia Mönchengladbach Win
SV Elversberg Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 SC Freiburg 2 6 5 1 +4 WSC Paderborn 07 0 - 1 SC Freiburg (05-09-2026)WSC Freiburg 4 - 1 Werder Bremen (30-08-2026)
2 Borussia Dortmund 2 6 5 2 +3 W1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (05-09-2026)WBorussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Hamburger SV (29-08-2026)
3 SV Elversberg 2 6 7 5 +2 WBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 SV Elversberg (05-09-2026)WSV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (29-08-2026)
4 FSV Mainz 05 2 4 5 0 +5 WHamburger SV 0 - 5 FSV Mainz 05 (06-09-2026)DFSV Mainz 05 0 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (29-08-2026)
5 Bayern München 2 4 5 1 +4 DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 Bayern München (05-09-2026)WBayern München 5 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (28-08-2026)
6 Bayer Leverkusen 2 3 6 3 +3 WBayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin (05-09-2026)LSV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen (29-08-2026)
7 FC Augsburg 1 3 3 0 +3 WFC Augsburg 3 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (30-08-2026)
8 RB Leipzig 2 3 4 3 +1 LWerder Bremen 3 - 1 RB Leipzig (05-09-2026)WRB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (29-08-2026)
9 VfB Stuttgart 2 3 5 6 -1 WVfB Stuttgart 4 - 1 1. FC Köln (04-09-2026)LBayern München 5 - 1 VfB Stuttgart (28-08-2026)
10 Werder Bremen 2 3 4 5 -1 WWerder Bremen 3 - 1 RB Leipzig (05-09-2026)LSC Freiburg 4 - 1 Werder Bremen (30-08-2026)
11 1. FC Köln 2 3 4 6 -2 LVfB Stuttgart 4 - 1 1. FC Köln (04-09-2026)W1. FC Köln 3 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim (29-08-2026)
12 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 3 3 0 DUnion Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (29-08-2026)
13 SC Paderborn 07 2 1 0 1 -1 LSC Paderborn 07 0 - 1 SC Freiburg (05-09-2026)DFSV Mainz 05 0 - 0 SC Paderborn 07 (29-08-2026)
14 FC Schalke 04 2 1 0 3 -3 DFC Schalke 04 0 - 0 Bayern München (05-09-2026)LFC Augsburg 3 - 0 FC Schalke 04 (30-08-2026)
15 Union Berlin 2 1 3 7 -4 LBayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin (05-09-2026)DUnion Berlin 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (29-08-2026)
16 1899 Hoffenheim 2 0 4 6 -2 L1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund (05-09-2026)L1. FC Köln 3 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim (29-08-2026)
17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 3 7 -4 LBorussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 4 SV Elversberg (05-09-2026)LRB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (29-08-2026)
18 Hamburger SV 2 0 0 7 -7 LHamburger SV 0 - 5 FSV Mainz 05 (06-09-2026)LBorussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Hamburger SV (29-08-2026)

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