Alexander Prass seals Hoffenheim’s 2-1 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach

Prass restores Hoffenheim’s lead

1899 Hoffenheim defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 at Borussia-Park, with Hoffenheim winning after Alexander Prass scored the last goal in the 54th minute. The visitors led 1-0 at half-time.

Bambasé Conté opened the scoring for 1899 Hoffenheim in the 11th minute, assisted by Alexander Prass, to make it 0-1. Borussia Mönchengladbach levelled in the 49th minute when Wael Mohya scored from Florian Neuhaus’s assist, making the score 1-1. Five minutes later, Prass converted Adam Hložek’s assist for 1-2.

The numbers supported Hoffenheim’s result. They had 52% possession, 14 total shots to Borussia’s 9, and eight shots on goal compared with three. Their expected-goals figure was 1.86, while Borussia Mönchengladbach recorded 0.55. Hoffenheim also completed 345 accurate passes, compared with 309 for the hosts.

Mönchengladbach’s Kevin Diks and Hoffenheim’s Fisnik Asllani were booked in the 45th minute. Shuto Machino, Prass and Robin Hack received yellow cards in the 89th minute; neither side had a red card.

Prass was the standout performer, earning a 9.0 rating after playing 90 minutes, scoring once and providing one assist. In the provisional standings, Borussia Mönchengladbach remain ranked #18 with 0 points from 6 games, while Hoffenheim are ranked #14 with 6 points from 6 games. Hoffenheim are 6 points ahead. Before the match, Mönchengladbach had six successive losses, while Hoffenheim’s listed form was Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Loss, Win.