STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart was able to snatch a draw against FC Union Berlin with a late goal from W. Faghir scored in the (90′) after FC Union Berlin got a lead with a goal from T. Awoniyi (31′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the help of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

1 - 1

FC Union Berlin

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 8 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 138 Attack 99
  • 22 Dangerous attack 45
  • 87 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 18 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a strong ball possession 55% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (A. Karazor and N. Nartey). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (R. Khedira).

A. Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (58′).

Match Timeline

31'
Nikolas Nartey- Yellow
55'
56'
56'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
57'
Atakan Karazor(yellowred)
58'
63'
Rani Khedira- Yellow
65'
Daniel Didavi- sub ->M. O. Kempf
71'
75'
75'
82'
82'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, VfB Stuttgart will have 10 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will have 16 points to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host 1. FC Köln on the 14th of May with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (6 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host FC Bayern München on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany
7.0
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 4.Germany
6.8
71'
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece
8.0
D
Hiroki Ito 37.Japan
7.3
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
6.3
58'
M
Borna Sosa 24.Croatia
6.8
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
6.4
M
Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark
6.4
56' 55'
M
Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France
6.8
82'
F
Chris Führich 22.Germany
6.3
82'
F
Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 18.Morocco
7.0
56'
Substitutes
G
Florian Schock 42.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
M
Naouirou Ahamada 32.France
M
Philipp Förster 20.Germany
6.1
82'
M
C. Mola 6.England
M
M. Klimowicz 31.Germany
6.2
82'
M
Orel Mangala 23.Belgium
6.8
56'
M
D. Didavi 10.Germany
6.8
71'
F
Wahid Faghir 19.Denmark
7.6
56' 90'

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Fabian Bredlow (7.0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (8.0), Hiroki Ito (7.3), Marc-Oliver Kempf (6.8), Atakan Karazor (6.3), Tanguy Coulibaly (6.8), Nikolas Nartey (6.4), Wataru Endo (6.4), Borna Sosa (6.8), Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (7.0) and Chris Führich (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Naouirou Ahamada, Philipp Förster (6.1), Pascal Stenzel, Clinton Mola, Mateo Klimowicz (6.2), Florian Schock, Orel Mangala (6.8), Wahid Faghir (7.6) and Daniel Didavi (6.8).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: H. Al Ghaddioui for W. Faghir (56′), N. Nartey for O. Mangala (56′), M. O. Kempf for D. Didavi (71′), T. Coulibaly for P. Forster (82′) and C. Fuhrich for M. Klimowicz (82′).

Best player: Konstantinos Mavropanos​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Konstantinos Mavropanos.

His rating is (8.0) with 83 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
6.6
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.0
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
7.1
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
7.1
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
7.2
M
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
6.4
M
Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan
7.1
90'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.7
65' 63'
M
Grischa Prömel 21.Germany
7.6
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.3
75'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria
7.1
75' 31'
Substitutes
G
Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark
D
Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany
M
Levin Öztunali 7.Germany
6.1
65'
M
Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany
90'
M
Keita Endo 18.Japan
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.2
75'
F
Max Kruse 10.Germany
F
Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany
6.8
75'
F
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe (6.6), Paul Jäckel (7.1), Robin Knoche (7.0), Timo Baumgartl (7.1), Christopher Trimmel (7.2), Genki Haraguchi (7.1), Rani Khedira (6.7), Grischa Prömel (7.6), Niko Giesselmann (6.4), Sheraldo Becker (7.3) and Taiwo Awoniyi (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bastian Oczipka, Kevin Behrens (6.2), Max Kruse, Andreas Voglsammer (6.8), Levin Öztunali (6.1), Kevin Möhwald, Cedric Teuchert, Frederik Rønnow and Keita Endo.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of L. Oztunali (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: R. Khedira for L. Oztunali (65′), T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (75′), S. Becker for A. Voglsammer (75′) and G. Haraguchi for K. Mohwald (90′).

Best player: Grischa Prömel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Grischa Prömel.

His rating is (7.6) with 41 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​