Bundesliga · Sat, 28 Feb 2026 ·
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Union Berlin — 1 - 0
Borussia-Park · Referee: Matthias Jollenbeck, Germany
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Union Berlin head-to-head record
Match report
K. Diks’s 90' winner gives Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 victory over Union Berlin
Union Berlin were beaten 1-0 by Borussia Mönchengladbach at Borussia-Park on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 24. K. Diks scored the only goal of the game for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Borussia Mönchengladbach had 60% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against Union Berlin’s 6 (2 on target). Philipp Sander (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Borussia Mönchengladbach 18th in the Bundesliga table on 0 points and Union Berlin 17th on 1.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Match events
- 20'yellow cardChristopher TrimmelYellow Card
- 25'yellow cardRocco ReitzYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardJoseph ScallyYellow Card
- 46'substitutionC. TrimmelOff: J. Haberer
- 64'yellow cardRani KhediraYellow Card
- 64'yellow cardJanik HabererYellow Card
- 67'VAR decisionKevin DiksGoal cancelled
- 71'substitutionA. KemleinOff: A. Kral
- 71'substitutionJeong Woo-YeongOff: L. Burcu
- 72'substitutionW. MohyaOff: H. Bolin
- 81'substitutionF. HonoratOff: S. Machino
- 81'substitutionO. BurkeOff: I. Ansah
- 88'yellow cardYannik EngelhardtYellow Card
- 88'yellow cardIlyas AnsahYellow Card
- 88'yellow cardLivan BurcuYellow Card
- 90'penaltyK. DiksPenalty
- 90+3'VAR decisionHugo BolinPenalty confirmed
- 90+5'substitutionR. ReitzOff: K. Stoger
- 90+5'substitutionS. NsokiOff: D. Bogdanov
- 90+8'yellow cardKevin StögerYellow Card
Lineups
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Eugen Polanski
Starting XI
- 33M. NicolasG
- 16P. SanderD
- 30N. ElvediD
- 4K. DiksD
- 29J. ScallyM
- 27R. ReitzM
- 6Y. EngelhardtM
- 17J. CastropM
- 9F. HonoratF
- 36W. MohyaF
- 15H. TabakovicF
Substitutes
- 23J. OlschowskyG
- 26L. UllrichD
- 2F. C. ChiarodiaD
- 38H. BolinM
- 13G. ReynaM
- 10F. NeuhausM
- 7K. StogerM
- 8A. SarcoF
- 18S. MachinoF
Union Berlin
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Steffen Baumgart
Starting XI
- 1F. RonnowG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 34S. NsokiD
- 28C. TrimmelM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 39D. KohnM
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongF
- 13A. SchaferF
- 7O. BurkeF
Substitutes
- 31M. RaabG
- 3A. MarkgrafD
- 17D. PreuF
- 19J. HabererM
- 21T. SkarkeM
- 33A. KralM
- 9L. BurcuF
- 10I. AnsahF
- 30D. BogdanovF
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 3.02Expected goals (xG)0.14
- 21Total shots6
- 7Shots on target2
- 10Shots off target0
- 4Blocked shots4
- 16Shots inside the box1
- 5Shots outside the box5
- 6Corners2
- 1Offsides2
- 5Fouls18
- 4Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves6
- 478Passes337
- 401Accurate passes239
- 84%Pass accuracy71%
- 0.39Goals prevented0.39
Player statistics
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Moritz NicolasG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Kevin DiksD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 16Philipp SanderDTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 30Nico ElvediD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Yannik EngelhardtM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Jens CastropM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 27Rocco ReitzM | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 29Joseph ScallyM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Franck HonoratF | 81 | 7.5 | ||
| 15Haris TabakovićF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 36Wael MohyaF | 72 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Jan OlschowskyG | – | – | ||
| 2Fabio ChiarodiaD | – | – | ||
| 26Lukas UllrichD | – | – | ||
| 7Kevin StögerM | 1 | – | ||
| 10Florian NeuhausM | – | – | ||
| 13Giovanni ReynaM | – | – | ||
| 38Hugo BolinM | 18 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Alejo SarcoF | – | – | ||
| 18Shuto MachinoF | 9 | 6.6 |
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederik RønnowG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Stanley N'SokiD | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Rani KhediraM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelM | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| 39Derrick KöhnM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Oliver BurkeF | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Woo-Yeong JeongF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 13András SchäferF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Matheo RaabG | – | – | ||
| 3Andrik MarkgrafD | – | – | ||
| 19Janik HabererM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Tim SkarkeM | – | – | ||
| 33Alex KrálM | 19 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 17David PreuF | – | – | ||
| 30Dmytro BogdanovF | 1 | – |