Hamburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach: Muheim and Grønbæk screamers sink ten-man Gladbach, who stay bottom
Hamburger SV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 at the Volksparkstadion on Friday 6 November 2026 in the Bundesliga, Matchday 9. Miro Muheim opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a shot measured at 129.43 km/h — the fastest of the Bundesliga season — Joe Scally levelled for Gladbach in the 44th minute, and after Kou Itakura was sent off for a second yellow card early in the second half, Shafiq Nandja restored Hamburg's lead with his first senior goal in the 59th minute before Albert Grønbæk sealed the win with another long-range strike in the 70th. Hamburg's fourth win of the season pulls them further clear of the relegation zone; Gladbach stay bottom after their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season.
Key points
- Final: Hamburger SV 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 — Volksparkstadion, Friday 6 November 2026, Bundesliga Matchday 9 (1–1 at half-time).
- Scorers: Muheim 11', Scally 44', Nandja 59', Grønbæk 70'. Itakura sent off for Gladbach early in the second half (second yellow).
- Muheim's opener: 129.43 km/h from 30.44m — the fastest shot of the Bundesliga season, per the league's own data.
- Hamburg climb to eighth overnight and clear of the relegation fight; Gladbach stay bottom — their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season.
What happened
This was a relegation six-pointer at the wrong end of the Bundesliga: Hamburg began the night five points better off than Gladbach but only two clear of the relegation zone, and Gladbach arrived bottom with four points from eight games. The game turned in a twenty-minute spell either side of half-time — Scally's equaliser, Itakura's dismissal, and two Hamburg goals in eleven minutes.
The two long-range goals bookended it: Muheim's 11th-minute rocket was his third goal from range this season, and Grønbæk — voted Man of the Match — first created Nandja's goal and then scored the night's second screamer himself.
Both sides, in their own words
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Side A · Hamburger SV
- Two goals from outside the box, one of them the fastest shot of the Bundesliga season — Hamburg did not just beat the bottom club, they put on a shooting exhibition.
- A fourth win of the season, a third straight home league win, and daylight between HSV and the relegation zone: the Volksparkstadion went home happy.
Side B · Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Scally's equaliser on the stroke of half-time had Gladbach level and in the game — the red card, not the first half, is where this one was lost.
- Goalkeeper Daniel Batz made a string of fine saves to keep the score down; bottom after nine games is a crisis, but it is not a goalkeeping one.
Independently verified
Hamburger SV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 at the Volksparkstadion on Friday 6 November 2026 in Bundesliga Matchday 9. The scorers: Miro Muheim (11') and Joe Scally's equaliser for Gladbach (44') before half-time, then Shafiq Nandja (59') and Albert Grønbæk (70') for Hamburg after the break. Muheim's opener was measured by the Bundesliga at 129.43 km/h from 30.44 metres — the fastest shot of the current Bundesliga campaign. Grønbæk's clincher was struck from 27.54 metres at 112.51 km/h, and Grønbæk was voted Man of the Match. Gladbach defender Kou Itakura was sent off early in the second half for a second yellow card — he had been booked in the 40th minute and pulled down David Møller Wolfe on the halfway line (the Sportradar record gives the dismissal at 49'). Nandja's goal, ten minutes later, was the youth product's first goal in senior football. The result is Hamburg's fourth Bundesliga win of the season and their third successive home league win, lifting them to eighth overnight on 12 points and further clear of the relegation zone. Gladbach stay bottom of the table on four points from nine games — their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season.Not yet verified
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- ✓ VerifiedHamburger SV beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 at the Volksparkstadion on Friday 6 November 2026 in Bundesliga Matchday 9. The scorers: Miro Muheim (11') and Joe Scally's equaliser for Gladbach (44') before half-time, then Shafiq Nandja (59') and Albert Grønbæk (70') for Hamburg after the break.Bundesliga.com — Hamburger SV vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, Matchday 9 liveticker (official, 6 Nov 2026; read in full in this run) · Sportradar — Hamburger SV vs Borussia Mönchengladbach match record (6 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedMuheim's opener was measured by the Bundesliga at 129.43 km/h from 30.44 metres — the fastest shot of the current Bundesliga campaign. Grønbæk's clincher was struck from 27.54 metres at 112.51 km/h, and Grønbæk was voted Man of the Match.Bundesliga.com — Matchday 9 liveticker, official goal data (6 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedGladbach defender Kou Itakura was sent off early in the second half for a second yellow card — he had been booked in the 40th minute and pulled down David Møller Wolfe on the halfway line (the Sportradar record gives the dismissal at 49'). Nandja's goal, ten minutes later, was the youth product's first goal in senior football.Bundesliga.com — Matchday 9 liveticker (6 Nov 2026) · Sportradar — match record highlights (6 Nov 2026) · Flashscore — Albert Gronbaek scores screamer as Hamburg put ten-man Gladbach to the sword (6 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedThe result is Hamburg's fourth Bundesliga win of the season and their third successive home league win, lifting them to eighth overnight on 12 points and further clear of the relegation zone. Gladbach stay bottom of the table on four points from nine games — their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season.Bundesliga.com — Matchday 9 liveticker, full-time text (6 Nov 2026) · Flashscore — match report (6 Nov 2026) · Sports Wire Live — Hamburger SV 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach, table line (6 Nov 2026)