VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-3

Borussia Mönchengladbach left Stuttgart with a 3-2 win after taking the lead for good in the second half and holding off a late home push.

VfB Stuttgart opened the scoring in the 5th minute when Ermedin Demirović finished from Dženan Pejčinović, but Joe Scally equalised on 38 minutes from Zento Uno’s assist. The half-time score was 1-1.

Shuto Machino put Borussia Mönchengladbach in front on 51 minutes, assisted by Wael Mohya, and Wael Mohya then made it 3-1 in the 66th minute from Joe Scally’s pass. Stuttgart responded with a triple change on 55 minutes, with Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling and Bilal El Khannouss all introduced, and Demirović scored again on 83 minutes for his second of the match, finishing Leweling’s cross to make it 3-2. Borussia Mönchengladbach then made two changes on 70 minutes and two more on 84 minutes to protect the lead, including the withdrawal of both goalscorers in Machino and Mohya.

Stuttgart had 70% of the possession and 693 passes to Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 289, while also having 15 shots to 16 and 5 on target to 6. The visitors still had the better xG, 2.66 to 1.63, and won 3-2 despite conceding six corners to five. Stuttgart also committed 9 fouls to 14 and both sides were caught offside twice.

The bookings were shared across the match. Stuttgart were cautioned twice, with Leo Sauer booked on 44 minutes and Atakan Karazor on 45 minutes. Borussia Mönchengladbach received four yellows, for Florian Neuhaus in first-half stoppage time, Zento Uno on 53 minutes, Joe Scally on 54 minutes and Lukas Ullrich on 79 minutes. There were no red cards.