VAR removes Scally's goal and the match ends 0-0

Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Paderborn 07 drew 0-0 after a goal in the 35th minute was cancelled.

Joe Scally's goal in the 35th minute was cancelled after a VAR review, and the scoreboard at Borussia-Park did not move again. A goalless draw can look like two sides who simply could not find an answer, but the figures tell a more particular story. Borussia Mönchengladbach had less of the ball than they usually keep, SC Paderborn 07 had more, and both created fewer clear chances than they normally do.

Possession is the share of time a side spends with the ball, and it is a rough guide to who was pushing forward. The hosts held the ball 42% of the time, below their home average of 46%, while the visitors had 58%, well above their away average of 48.3%. SC Paderborn 07 completed 417 of their 510 passes, so that extra possession was largely kept rather than given away.

The better test of chances is expected goals, or xG, which scores each shot by how often shots of that kind tend to go in. Borussia Mönchengladbach's 11 shots added up to 1.05 xG, below their home average of 1.4 and under the league's average of 1.59 per side. The visitors' 12 shots came to 0.74 xG, against an away average of 1.34, so the quality of what they created was also lower than usual.

Shots tell a similar story. The hosts had fewer attempts than their 14.7 home average, and the visitors had fewer than their 13.6 away average. SC Paderborn 07 got 9 efforts from inside the box, one more than the hosts' 8, yet still did not score. Much of the reason was D. Batz in the home goal, who made 4 saves and was rated 8, the highest mark of anyone on the pitch.

A clean sheet is unusual for the hosts, who concede 3.1 goals on average at home, so keeping one out was a real change for them. For the visitors the picture was closer to normal, since they concede 1.3 away on average. N. Noll had to make 3 saves in the other goal, and the visitors' own attack, which averages 0.9 goals away, also finished without one.

Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 18th in the table, with a home record of one win from seven matches. Their last three home games were all lost by a single goal each time. SC Paderborn 07 are 13th, with 8 points from a season that includes three defeats in their last six games.

Their away record reads two wins, two draws and three defeats.

Player of the matchD. Batz4 saves8.0

N. Noll3 saves7.3

M. Hansen1 save7.2

F. Götze4 duels won7.0