Hamburger SV vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1

Hamburger SV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at Volksparkstadion, and the game turned after Ko Itakura was sent off early in the second half. Hamburger SV had enough control to pull away after that, even though Borussia Mönchengladbach had their moments.

Miro Muheim opened the scoring in the 11th minute from Albert Sambi Lokonga's assist to make it 1-0. Borussia Mönchengladbach levelled before the interval when Robin Hack struck in the 44th minute, set up by Joe Scally. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ko Itakura was booked in the 38th minute and then dismissed in the 49th, and Hamburger SV took advantage soon after. Shafiq Nandja restored the lead in the 59th minute from Albert Grönbaek's pass, before Grönbaek made it 3-1 on 70 minutes. Hamburger SV made two changes on 63 minutes and another two on 80 minutes, while Borussia Mönchengladbach made three changes on 81 minutes after taking Hack off on 56 minutes.

Hamburger SV had 62% of the ball and 553 passes to Borussia Mönchengladbach's 335, with 9 shots on target to 6 and 5 corners to 3. Borussia Mönchengladbach actually produced 19 shots to 18 and a slightly higher xG, 2.47 to 2.36, but the home side finished with more of the territory and the cleaner scoreline.

Each side had one yellow card. Ko Itakura was booked before his red card, Jens Castrop was booked in stoppage time for Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Warmed Omari was booked in the 90th minute plus 3 for Hamburger SV.