RB Leipzig 3-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 February 2021

Result

RB Leipzig 3-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 February 2021, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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RB Leipzig 3-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach: match report

RB Leipzig won against Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 27 February 2021. The half-time score was 0-2.

Jonas Hofmann opened the scoring in the 6th minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Christopher Nkunku (57'), Yussuf Poulsen (66') and Alexander Sörloth (90+3'). Borussia Mönchengladbach scored through Jonas Hofmann (6', penalty) and Marcus Thuram (19').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards; Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 2nd on 47 points from 22 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 8th on 33 points from 22. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 2nd with 65 points, and Borussia Mönchengladbach 8th with 49.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig (8.6), ahead of Alexander Sørloth (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 RB Leipzig wins, 3 draws and 1 for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Penalty goal · Jonas HofmannBorussia Mönchengladbach · 0-1
  • 19'Goal · Marcus ThuramBorussia Mönchengladbach · 0-2
  • 41'Yellow card · Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
  • 42'Yellow card · Dayot UpamecanoRB Leipzig
  • 49'Yellow card · Nico ElvediBorussia Mönchengladbach
  • 57'Goal · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig · 1-2
  • 66'Goal · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · 2-2
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Lars StindlBorussia Mönchengladbach
  • 90+3'Goal · Alexander SörlothRB Leipzig · 3-2

Head-to-head

9 meetings: RB Leipzig 5, draws 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.

Team news

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RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-3-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Nordi Mukiele, Dayot Upamecano, Willi Orbán, Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer, Tyler Adams, Justin Kluivert, Dani Olmo, Christopher Nkunku, Yussuf Poulsen

Borussia Mönchengladbach line-up (3-1-4-2)

Yann Sommer, Jordan Beyer, Matthias Ginter, Nico Elvedi, Denis Zakaria, Valentino Lazaro, Jonas Hofmann, Hannes Wolf, Oscar Wendt, Breel Embolo, Marcus Thuram