Gladbach's triumph: NGoumou shines with goal and away!

Gladbach's triumph: NGoumou shines with goal and away!

On February 1, 2025, an exciting duel between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach took place in the Bundesliga. Mönchengladbach finally prevailed 2-1 (1-0) and celebrated an important away win. The detailed game report of Bundesliga.com documented how the game came about and which players played a decisive role.

The first minutes of the game were characterized by intensive duels. In the 7th minute, Kevin Stöger had the first big chance for the guests, but failed due to the exceptionally reacting goalkeeper Alexander Nübel. After start -up difficulties, Nathan Ngoumou scored the first goal of the game in the 25th minute after successfully using a pass from Julian Weigl.

turning point in the game

After the half -time break, an own goal of Nico Elvedi brought the Stuttgart back into play in the 49th minute. This error led to 1: 1 equalization. Stuttgart, who had previously lost to Mainz, was motivated, while Gladbach had started the game after a victory against Bochum.

Both teams suffered from injury worries, which was reflected in the lists. Despite the circumstances, both teams tried to control the game. Chris Führich had a good opportunity for Stuttgart in the 72nd minute, but also failed, this time due to Nicolas.

In the 82nd minute it was Tim Kleindienst who, after a preparatory work by Lukas Ullrich, scored the decisive 2-1 and thus brought Mönchengladbach to the winning road. Stuttgart tried to achieve the equalization in added time, but a shot from Deniz Undav was kicked back on the basis of an offside position.

Nathan Ngoumou in focus

NATHAN NGOUMOU, who not only scored the first goal of the season with his goal, but was also awarded the game player, impressed at a speed of 33.69 km/h and also won impressive 70 % of his duels. This match was further proof of his potential, which he continuously unfolded at Borussia Mönchengladbach, the club to which he had changed in 2022.

statistics and outlook

The statistical analysis of the game shows that the XGoals values with Stuttgart at 0.97 and Mönchengladbach were 2.56, which underlines the fight for the upper hand in the game. According to fbref.com the most valuable player in the game Nathan Ngoumou with 319 fantasy points. Kevin Stöger also showed an impressive fit and had the best pass efficiency of the game with +4.73.

The game between Stuttgart and Gladbach is viewed as a turning point of the season. Both teams now have to prepare for their upcoming challenges, while Mönchengladbach goes into the next games with a new momentum.