Bundesliga Gameweek 7
Union Berlin 3 - 1 FT Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Manchester City
5-3
Sunderland
⚡ Intensity
100
⚖️ Balance
91
🏆 Stakes
67
🎲 Upset
0
Eight goals, hat-trick heroics, pure chaos.
Futmetrix Verdict
55
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Gamba Osaka
0-1
Vissel Kobe
⚡ Intensity
40
⚖️ Balance
20
🏆 Stakes
78
🎲 Upset
0
Erik breaks Gamba hearts at 90'
Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Atletico Madrid
2-1
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
86
⚖️ Balance
31
🏆 Stakes
100
🎲 Upset
60
A chaotic derby flips Madrid's hierarchy.
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
3' D. Doekhi (C. Trimmel)
26' D. Doekhi (I. Ansah)
H. Tabakovic (Y. Engelhardt) 33'
Jens Castrop 36'
39' ↓ C. Trimmel ↑J. Haberer
HT
49' Derrick Köhn
↓ J. Castrop ↑F. Honorat 60'
↓ F. Neuhaus ↑K. Stoger 60'
↓ Y. Engelhardt ↑G. Reyna 60'
↓ K. Diks ↑L. Ullrich 60'
Rocco Reitz 62'
69' ↓ T. Skarke ↑Jeong Woo-Yeong
69' ↓ D. Kohn ↑T. Rothe
75' Rani Khedira
76' ↓ I. Ansah ↑A. Kral
↓ P. Sander ↑J. Urbich 80'
81' R. Khedira
89' Janik Haberer
89' Leopold Querfeld
Giovanni Reyna 90'+4
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Union Berlin
Goalkeepers
Frederik Rønnow 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Danilho Doekhi 
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
8.7
Rating
Leopold Querfeld
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diogo Leite
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Christopher Trimmel 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Rani Khedira 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Aljoscha Kemlein 
DRIBBLER
3
Dribbles
3
Dribbles
3
Attempts
100%
Success %
Derrick Köhn 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
Tim Skarke
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Ilyas Ansah 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Andrej Ilić 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
11%
Pass Acc
BENCH
Matheo Raab 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Stanley Nsoki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tom Rothe
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alex Král
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Janik Haberer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
51
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeong Woo-Yeong
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dmytro Bohdanov
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marin Ljubičić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oliver Burke
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goalkeepers
Moritz Nicolas
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Joe Scally 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
Nico Elvedi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marvin Friedrich 
MAGNET
96
Activity
96
Activity
80
Passes
16
Duels
Kevin Diks
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Midfielders
Rocco Reitz
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Philipp Sander
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Yannik Engelhardt
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.6
Rating
Jens Castrop
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Forwards
Haris Tabaković 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Florian Neuhaus
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
BENCH
Jonas Omlin
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luca Netz
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lukas Ullrich
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kevin Stöger
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Franck Honorat
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giovanni Reyna
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oscar Fraulo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wael Mohya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jan Urbich
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2025 | Union Berlin | 3 - 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 02/15/2025 | Union Berlin | 1 - 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 09/28/2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 - 0 | Union Berlin | Bundesliga | BORUSSIA-PARK |
| 04/28/2024 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0 - 0 | Union Berlin | Bundesliga | BORUSSIA-PARK |
| 12/09/2023 | Union Berlin | 3 - 1 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 04/23/2023 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0 - 1 | Union Berlin | Bundesliga | Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK |
10/17/2025
02/15/2025
09/28/2024
04/28/2024
12/09/2023
04/23/2023
Union Berlin Win
Borussia Mönchengladbach Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 7 GD: +23
P: 7 GD: +1
P: 7 GD: +5
P: 7 GD: +7
P: 7 GD: +5
P: 7 GD: +2
P: 7 GD: +1
P: 7 GD: 0
P: 7 GD: -3
P: 7 GD: 0
P: 7 GD: -3
P: 7 GD: -5
P: 7 GD: -2
P: 7 GD: -4
P: 9 GD: -6
P: 2 GD: +1
P: 7 GD: -6
P: 7 GD: -7
P: 7 GD: -9
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Union Berlin
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Union Berlin
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Doekhi's Masterclass Exposes Gladbach's Relegation Nightmare
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 47/100. At Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Union Berlin dismantled a spiralling Borussia Mönchengladbach with clinical efficiency—the third-minute opener was merely the opening statement in a one-sided reckoning.
The Blitzkrieg Begins
Three minutes. That's all Union needed to seize control. Danilho Doekhi rose above the Gladbach defence to meet Trimmel's cross and plant the ball past the keeper—an indefensible start for the visitors. The intensity was suffocating. By the 26th minute, Doekhi had struck again, this time from an Ansah assist, converting with the composure of a striker despite wearing a defender's number. Two goals from a centre-back. Two different assists. One-way traffic.
Gladbach's Futile Resistance
Haris Tabakovic pulled one back in the 33rd minute after Engelhardt found him in the box—but it was mere window dressing on a masterclass in defensive dominance. Union's 16 shots to Gladbach's 8 told the real story. The 12 corners accumulated by the visitors spoke to their desperation, not their potency. Rani Khedira sealed the verdict in the 81st minute with Union's fourth, confirming what had been evident since minute three: this was a balance so skewed it bordered on cruel.
The Possession Paradox
Mönchengladbach dominated the ball—63% possession, 497 passes, 84% accuracy—yet created almost nothing of substance. Their 0.63 Expected Goals versus Union's 1.23 exposed the chasm between statistical control and match reality. Sitting 18th with just 3 points from 7 games, Gladbach's season is imploding. Union, despite patchy form (WLDWL), found ruthless efficiency when it mattered, turning the Alten Försterei into a fortress where possession meant nothing and intensity meant everything.
Match Questions
What made Danilho Doekhi the Man of the Match?
A brace from a centre-back is rare currency. Doekhi's 8.7 rating reflects flawless defensive positioning plus clinical finishing—two different assists, two different tactical scenarios, two goals. Elite execution.
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.
Archive note: this preview was written after the match was played.
Searching for Balance at the Alte Försterei
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 21/100. This mid-table encounter is a litmus test for two sides desperate to prove they belong in the top-half conversation rather than settling for mediocrity.
The Setup
Union Berlin hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach on October 17, 2025, at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei with both sides separated by just a single point. While the visitors arrive boasting a Form of four games unbeaten (WDWWW), Union is staggering through a rough patch. The Stakes are deceptively high; a win could catapult either side toward the European spots. The hosts will rely heavily on Frederik Rønnow, whose 21 saves this season have been the only thing preventing a slide further down the table.
Key Battle
The offensive spark of Oliver Burke meets the midfield control of Jens Castrop. Burke has been the primary threat for the hosts, using his pace to exploit gaps, while Castrop’s 7.7 average rating highlights his ability to dictate the tempo. If Castrop neutralizes the supply line from Andrej Ilić, Union will struggle to find their Stars in dangerous positions.
Our Prediction
Expect a cagey affair where Gladbach dominates possession but struggles to beat a determined Union backline. The match will likely be decided by a set-piece or a moment of individual brilliance. A late equalizer for the visitors after a gritty Berlin opener seems the most plausible script, resulting in a 1-1 stalemate that satisfies neither side’s European ambitions.