RB Leipzig 3 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach — Highlights & Result
Bundesliga
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Following the opening round of fixtures on 29 August 2026, the Bundesliga table is led by Bayern on 3 points, leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 points behind the early pacesetters.
RB Leipzig arrived on the back of a strong previous term that ended in a 3rd-place finish with 65 points, alongside a scoring run stretching across eight matches. Borussia Mönchengladbach reached this matchday having placed 12th last season with 38 points, though they carried a recent three-match scoring streak. Despite the visitors edging the possession stats with 53 percent, the hosts generated a heavy volume of attempts through 25 shots and an expected goals figure of 3.96. The breakthrough arrived in the 25th minute when R. Baku converted from a T. Gomis assist, before A. Nusa doubled the advantage after the interval with another assist supplied by T. Gomis. R. Reitz added a third in the 66th minute following a C. Nkunku assist, wrapping up the goals on an afternoon where Brajan Gruda earned an 8.9 rating and Moritz Nicolas stood out for the visitors with an 8.6.
Recent history between these clubs had been tightly contested, featuring a 1-0 result for RB Leipzig on 11 Apr 2026 alongside low-scoring stalemates.
RB Leipzig next play away at Bremen on 5 Sep.
RB Leipzig arrived on the back of a strong previous term that ended in a 3rd-place finish with 65 points, alongside a scoring run stretching across eight matches. Borussia Mönchengladbach reached this matchday having placed 12th last season with 38 points, though they carried a recent three-match scoring streak. Despite the visitors edging the possession stats with 53 percent, the hosts generated a heavy volume of attempts through 25 shots and an expected goals figure of 3.96. The breakthrough arrived in the 25th minute when R. Baku converted from a T. Gomis assist, before A. Nusa doubled the advantage after the interval with another assist supplied by T. Gomis. R. Reitz added a third in the 66th minute following a C. Nkunku assist, wrapping up the goals on an afternoon where Brajan Gruda earned an 8.9 rating and Moritz Nicolas stood out for the visitors with an 8.6.
Recent history between these clubs had been tightly contested, featuring a 1-0 result for RB Leipzig on 11 Apr 2026 alongside low-scoring stalemates.
RB Leipzig next play away at Bremen on 5 Sep.
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Match stats
RB Leipzig v M'gladbach
47%
Possession
53%
3.96
Expected goals (xG)
1.09
25
Shots
15
11
Shots on target
4
19
Shots inside the box
10
7
Corners
6
427
Passes
475
84%
Pass accuracy
87%
4
Saves
8
10
Fouls
13
0
Offsides
5
1
Yellow cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Brajan Gruda · RB Leipzig
73'
Key moments
- 25' ⚽ R. Baku · assist T. Gomis · RB Leipzig
- 49' ⚽ A. Nusa · assist T. Gomis · RB Leipzig
- 66' ⚽ R. Reitz · assist C. Nkunku · RB Leipzig
- 72' 🟨 Antonio Nusa · RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
4-3-3- 26 Maarten Vandevoordt 90' 8.2
- 4 Willi Orbán 90' 7.9
- 23 Castello Lukeba 90' 8.2
- 22 David Raum (c) 90' 7.9
- 13 Nicolas Seiwald 90' 6.9
- 7 Antonio Nusa ⚽ 🟨 90' 8.3
- 20 Rocco Reitz ⚽ 83' 8.2
- 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi 83' 6.9
- 17 Ridle Baku ⚽ 73' 8.3
- 10 Brajan Gruda 73' 8.9
- 27 Tidiam Gomis 🅰️ 🅰️ 64' 6.3
- 28 Christopher Nkunku · sub 🅰️ 26' 7.2
- 39 Benjamin Henrichs · sub 17' 6.9
- 11 Johan Bakayoko · sub 17' 6.2
- 48 Arthur Vermeeren · sub 14' 6.3
- 9 Conrad Harder · sub 14' 6.3
M'gladbach
4-2-3-1- 1 Moritz Nicolas 90' 8.6
- 6 Ko Itakura 90' 6.2
- 4 Kevin Diks 90' 6.3
- 16 Philipp Sander 90' 6.3
- 38 Hugo Bolin 90' 6.9
- 11 Tim Kleindienst (c) 90' 6.3
- 14 Daiki Hashioka 76' 5.9
- 26 Lukas Ullrich 64' 6.2
- 7 Kevin Stöger 64' 6.2
- 36 Wael Mohya 64' 6.5
- 25 Robin Hack 64' 6.2
- 20 David Herold · sub 26' 6.7
- 34 Mathieu Nguefack · sub 26' 6.9
- 9 Franck Honorat · sub 26' 7.0
- 3 Isac Lidberg · sub 26' 6.7
- 29 Joe Scally · sub 14' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Form going into the match
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