RB Leipzig vs 29.08.26 13:303 – 0Full Time
Borussia Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
RB Leipzig overwhelm Borussia Mönchengladbach in opening-day rout
RB Leipzig began their Bundesliga campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Red Bull Arena. Ridle Baku opened the scoring in the 25th minute, finishing off a Tidiam Gomis assist, and that goal proved enough to send the hosts in ahead at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Leipzig extended their lead early in the second half when Antonio Nusa converted another Gomis assist in the 49th minute to make it 2-0. Rocco Reitz added a third in the 66th minute, teed up by Christopher Nkunku, to complete the scoring and put the result beyond doubt.
The home side dominated proceedings statistically despite having less of the ball, managing 47 percent possession to their visitors' 53 but firing off 25 shots to Mönchengladbach's 14, with 11 finding the target compared to just four for the away side. Leipzig picked up a solitary yellow card, while Mönchengladbach committed 13 fouls to the hosts' 10.
Brajan Gruda was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.9 mark, while goalscorer Ridle Baku also impressed with a rating of 8.3.
Leipzig's 25 shots to Mönchengladbach's 14 underlined their overwhelming attacking threat throughout the match.
RB Leipzig beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
RB Leipzig met Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 13:30 UTC at Red Bull Arena. Referee: Sven Jablonski.
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Key moments
- 25' Goal: Ridle Baku (assist: Tidiam Gomis) — 1–0 · Watch Ridle Baku's goal video (25')
- 49' Goal: Antonio Nusa (assist: Tidiam Gomis) — 2–0 · Watch Antonio Nusa's goal video (49')
- 66' Goal: Rocco Reitz (assist: Christopher Nkunku) — 3–0 · Watch Rocco Reitz's goal video (66')
Starting line-ups
RB Leipzig (4-3-3)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Moritz Nicolas
- 26 Lukas Ullrich
- 4 Kevin Diks
- 6 Ko Itakura
- 14 Daiki Hashioka
- 7 Kevin Stöger
- 16 Philipp Sander
- 25 Robin Hack
- 36 Wael Mohya
- 38 Hugo Bolin
- 11 Tim Kleindienst (c)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave RB Leipzig 52%, the draw 24%, Borussia Mönchengladbach 24%. It finished RB Leipzig 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach.
A slight rating edge to RB Leipzig, little else — RB Leipzig are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's hot finishing due to cool on top gives RB Leipzig the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why RB Leipzig at 52%?
RB Leipzig sit 80 points higher on our strength rating — 1886 to 1806. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,384 such games. Borussia Mönchengladbach scored +0.38 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 29.1% of 1,460 games, vs 28.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 52%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims RB Leipzig's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,023. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Borussia Mönchengladbach have gained 129 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,243 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Borussia Mönchengladbach are winless in their last 10 visits to RB Leipzig. "Cursed ground" stories don't survive the receipts: winless visitors won 20.4% of 5,641 return visits vs 21.4% class-expected — the rating's own read already covers it.
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About this match
On this page: the RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ridle Baku's goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach (25').
- Watch Antonio Nusa's goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach (49').
- Watch Rocco Reitz's goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach (66').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from RB Leipzig 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach. Explore more on the RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach team pages or the Bundesliga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?
RB Leipzig beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?
Ridle Baku (25') for RB Leipzig; Antonio Nusa (49') for RB Leipzig; Rocco Reitz (66') for RB Leipzig.
›Where can I watch RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from RB Leipzig 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach?
RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach have met 10 times — 5 wins for RB Leipzig, 3 wins for Borussia Mönchengladbach and 2 draws.