RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How RB Leipzig won it

RB Leipzig struck first through Ridle Baku in the 25th minute, set up by Tidiam Gomis. Antonio Nusa made it 2-0 to RB Leipzig in the 49th minute, set up by Tidiam Gomis. Rocco Reitz made it 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the 66th minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, Sven Jablonski, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to RB Leipzig and 0 to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

RB Leipzig: M. Demichelis, 4-3-3 · Borussia Mönchengladbach: E. Polanski, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.10 for RB Leipzig and 3.85 for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

RB Leipzig scored about 1.9 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Borussia Mönchengladbach left about 3.8 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Borussia Mönchengladbach created the better chances, 3.85 xG to 1.10, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

RB Leipzig had 11 shots on target, Borussia Mönchengladbach 4.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper made 8 saves.

Borussia Mönchengladbach had 53% of the ball, but RB Leipzig took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

RB Leipzig came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 2.09 expected goals for and 1.11 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Borussia Mönchengladbach came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 4.0 a match, with 1.86 expected goals for and 3.12 against, and had won 0% of their matches.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

RB Leipzig

• Antonio Nusa 8.1 1 goal
• Ridle Baku 7.8 1 goal
• Willi Orbán 7.6
• Rocco Reitz 7.6 1 goal
• Maarten Vandevoordt 7.6

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• Moritz Nicolas 7.8
• Franck Honorat 7.6
• Hugo Bolin 6.9
• David Herold 6.8
• Mathieu Nguefack 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Ko Itakura at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• RB Leipzig: RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga
• Borussia Mönchengladbach: FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Sunday 11 October 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

What was the score in RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?

RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (half-time 1-0), Bundesliga, Saturday 29 August 2026.

Who scored in RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Ridle Baku 25', Antonio Nusa 49', Rocco Reitz 66'.

Did Moneyball predict RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Antonio Nusa, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Sven Jablonski.