FC Union Berlin 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 December 2023

Result

FC Union Berlin 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 December 2023, 14:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

FC Union Berlin · Borussia Mönchengladbach · Bundesliga predictions

FC Union Berlin 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach: match report

FC Union Berlin won against Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 9 December 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Kevin Volland opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. FC Union Berlin's goals came from Kevin Volland (23', penalty), Benedict Hollerbach (50') and Mikkel Kaufmann (75'). Borussia Mönchengladbach scored through Alassane Pléa (77').

Discipline: FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card; Borussia Mönchengladbach received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Union Berlin were 18th on 7 points from 12 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 10th on 16 points from 13. FC Union Berlin went on to finish that season 15th with 33 points, and Borussia Mönchengladbach 14th with 34.

FC Union Berlin lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Franck Honorat of Borussia Mönchengladbach (8.2), ahead of Josip Juranovic (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Union Berlin wins, 2 draws and 1 for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Joe ScallyBorussia Mönchengladbach
  • 23'Penalty goal · Kevin VollandFC Union Berlin · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Josip JuranovicFC Union Berlin
  • 33'Yellow card · Julian WeiglBorussia Mönchengladbach
  • 47'Yellow card · Alassane PléaBorussia Mönchengladbach
  • 50'Goal · Benedict HollerbachFC Union Berlin · 2-0
  • 75'Goal · Mikkel KaufmannFC Union Berlin · 3-0
  • 77'Goal · Alassane PléaBorussia Mönchengladbach · 3-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: FC Union Berlin 5, draws 2, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Mamadou DoucouréBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Fitness)
  • Jonas OmlinBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Shoulder Injury)
  • Hannes WolfBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Meniscus Tear)
  • Ko ItakuraBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Ankle Injury)
  • Danilho DoekhiFC Union Berlin · injury (Knock)
  • Lukas UllrichBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Shoulder Injury)
  • Tony JantschkeBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Torn Thigh Muscle)
  • Stefan LainerBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Fitness)
  • JordanBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Torn Muscle Fiber)
  • Robin HackBorussia Mönchengladbach · injury (Unknown Injury)

FC Union Berlin line-up (4-2-3-1)

Frederik Rönnow, Josip Juranovic, Robin Knoche, Diogo Leite, Jérôme Roussillon, Janik Haberer, Rani Khedira, Benedict Hollerbach, Kevin Volland, Robin Gosens, Kevin Behrens

Borussia Mönchengladbach line-up (3-5-2)

Moritz Nicolas, Joe Scally, Nico Elvedi, Maximilian Wöber, Franck Honorat, Rocco Reitz, Julian Weigl, Christoph Kramer, Luca Netz, Alassane Pléa, Tomas Cvancara