Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Wolfsburg
- From the section European Football
Borussia Monchengladbach's resurgence in the Bundesliga continued as they beat Wolfsburg.
Lucien Favre quit as Monchengladbach coach last month after they lost their first five league matches.
But under interim boss Andre Schubert they have now won three consecutive league games to climb up to 13th in the table.
Haavard Nordtveit put the hosts ahead before fellow midfielder Ibrahima Traore netted a second.
Vedad Ibisevic's brace helped Hertha Berlin to a 3-0 home win over Hamburg, while Hannover beat Werder Bremen 1-0.
Kevin Volland scored twice in Hoffenheim's 2-2 home draw with Stuttgart, who remain bottom of the table.
Ingolstadt maintained their impressive start to the season with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, while on Friday Mainz won 3-2 at Darmstadt.
Leaders Bayern Munich host second-placed Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
Line-ups
B Mgladbach
- 21Sippel
- 27Korb
- 3Christensen
- 15Domínguez Soto
- 17Wendt
- 16Traoré
- 8DahoudSubstituted forNordtveitat 69'minutes
- 34XhakaBooked at 44mins
- 19JohnsonBooked at 44minsSubstituted forHerrmannat 69'minutes
- 13Stindl
- 11RaffaelSubstituted forT Hazardat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Brouwers
- 6Nordtveit
- 7Herrmann
- 9Drmic
- 10T Hazard
- 28Hahn
- 33Heimeroth
Wolfsburg
- 1Benaglio
- 24Jung
- 25Naldo
- 5Klose
- 34RodríguezBooked at 68mins
- 23Guilavogui
- 7Caligiuri
- 27ArnoldSubstituted forBendtnerat 81'minutes
- 11KruseBooked at 77mins
- 4SchäferBooked at 41minsSubstituted forDostat 68'minutes
- 17Schürrle
Substitutes
- 3Bendtner
- 10Draxler
- 12Dost
- 15Träsch
- 18Costa Santos
- 22Dias
- 28Casteels
- Referee:
- Felix Zwayer
- Attendance:
- 52,581
Match Stats
Home TeamB MgladbachAway TeamWolfsburg
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away14
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Attempt blocked. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) because of an injury.
Foul by Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg).
Andreas Christensen (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Havard Nordtveit following a fast break.
Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Thorgan Hazard replaces Raffael.
Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Naldo.
Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Wendt.
Attempt saved. Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Caligiuri.
Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by André Schürrle with a cross.
Attempt missed. Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Maximilian Arnold.
Goal!
Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl following a fast break.
Booking
Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Sebastian Jung (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal!
Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raffael.
Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Naldo tries a through ball, but Bas Dost is caught offside.
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
Foul by Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Max Kruse.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Fabian Johnson.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Havard Nordtveit replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.