Bundesliga · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 ·
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — 3 - 0
Red Bull Arena · Referee: Sven Jablonski, Germany
Match report
RB Leipzig beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0
Borussia Mönchengladbach were beaten 3-0 by RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 1. R. Baku (25'), A. Nusa (49') and R. Reitz (66') scored for RB Leipzig. It was 1-0 at half-time.
RB Leipzig had 47% of the ball and 25 shots (11 on target) against Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 15 (4 on target). Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and Borussia Mönchengladbach 18th on 0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 23 Jan 2027, Borussia Mönchengladbach – RB Leipzig
Match events
- 25'goalR. BakuAssist: T. Gomis
- 49'goalA. NusaAssist: T. Gomis
- 64'substitutionT. GomisOff: C. Nkunku
- 64'substitutionW. MohyaOff: D. Herold
- 64'substitutionL. UllrichOff: M. Nguefack
- 64'substitutionK. StogerOff: F. Honorat
- 64'substitutionR. HackOff: I. Lidberg
- 66'goalR. ReitzAssist: C. Nkunku
- 72'yellow cardAntonio NusaYellow Card
- 73'substitutionR. BakuOff: B. Henrichs
- 73'substitutionB. GrudaOff: J. Bakayoko
- 76'substitutionD. HashiokaOff: J. Scally
- 83'substitutionR. ReitzOff: A. Vermeeren
- 83'substitutionE. BanzuziOff: C. Harder
- 90+6'VAR decisionHugo BolinGoal cancelled
Lineups
RB Leipzig
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Martin Demichelis
Starting XI
- 26M. VandevoordtG
- 17R. BakuD
- 4W. OrbanD
- 23C. LukebaD
- 22D. RaumD
- 20R. ReitzM
- 13N. SeiwaldM
- 6E. BanzuziM
- 10B. GrudaF
- 27T. GomisF
- 7A. NusaF
Substitutes
- 25L. ZingerleG
- 35M. FinkgrafeD
- 39B. HenrichsD
- 3M. EsteveD
- 48A. VermeerenM
- 30A. MaksimovicM
- 28C. NkunkuF
- 11J. BakayokoF
- 9C. HarderF
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Eugen Polanski
Starting XI
- 1M. NicolasG
- 14D. HashiokaD
- 6K. ItakuraD
- 4K. DiksD
- 26L. UllrichD
- 16P. SanderM
- 7K. StogerM
- 38H. BolinM
- 36W. MohyaM
- 25R. HackM
- 11T. KleindienstF
Substitutes
- 33D. BatzG
- 20D. HeroldD
- 5J. LeszczynskiD
- 29J. ScallyD
- 34M. NguefackM
- 8E. LeopoldM
- 18S. MachinoF
- 9F. HonoratM
- 3I. LidbergF
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 3.96Expected goals (xG)1.09
- 25Total shots15
- 11Shots on target4
- 10Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots6
- 19Shots inside the box10
- 6Shots outside the box5
- 7Corners6
- 0Offsides5
- 10Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves8
- 427Passes475
- 358Accurate passes411
- 84%Pass accuracy87%
- 0.83Goals prevented0.83
Player statistics
RB Leipzig
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Maarten VandevoordtG | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 4Willi OrbánD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 17Ridle BakuD | 73 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 22David RaumD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 23Castello LukebaD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 6Ezechiel BanzuziM | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Nicolas SeiwaldM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Rocco ReitzM | 83 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 7Antonio NusaF | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 10Brajan GrudaFTop rated | 73 | 8.9 | ||
| 27Tidiam GomisF | 64 | 6.3 | 2 | |
| 25Leopold ZingerleG | – | – | ||
| 3Maxime EstèveD | – | – | ||
| 35Max FinkgräfeD | – | – | ||
| 39Benjamin HenrichsD | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Andrija MaksimovićM | – | – | ||
| 48Arthur VermeerenM | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Conrad HarderF | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Johan BakayokoF | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Christopher NkunkuF | 26 | 7.2 | 1 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moritz NicolasG | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 4Kevin DiksD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Ko ItakuraD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Daiki HashiokaD | 76 | 5.9 | ||
| 26Lukas UllrichD | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Kevin StögerM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Philipp SanderM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Robin HackM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 36Wael MohyaM | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 38Hugo BolinM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Tim KleindienstF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Daniel BatzG | – | – | ||
| 5Jan LeszczyńskiD | – | – | ||
| 20David HeroldD | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Joe ScallyD | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Enzo LeopoldM | – | – | ||
| 9Franck HonoratM | 26 | 7.0 | ||
| 34Mathieu NguefackM | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Isac LidbergF | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Shuto MachinoF | – | – |
