BERLIN. FC Union Berlin didn’t concede much to Schalke 04 to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday..
The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel who was helped by Benedikt Kempkes and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 134 Attack 91
- 59 Dangerous attack 42
- 72 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Union Berlin was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Schalke 04 that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match.
FC Union Berlin shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Schalke 04 shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Behrens and Niko Gießelmann). Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (Moritz Jenz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FC Union Berlin will have 43 points like FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will have 13 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 19th of March with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (1 draw).
Schalke 04 will play away agasint FC Augsburg on the 18th of March with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Schalke 04 (9 draws).
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
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FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rønnow , Danilho Doekhi , Robin Knoche , Timo Baumgartl , Christopher Trimmel , Aissa Laïdouni , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Niko Giesselmann , Kevin Behrens and Sven Michel .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie Leweling, Paul Seguin , Morten Thorsby, Paul Jaeckel, Lennart Grill, Sheraldo Becker , Josip Juranović, Jordan Siebatcheu and Jérôme Roussillon.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Sven Michel for Sheraldo Becker (58′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Paul Seguin (66′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (66′), Niko Gießelmann for Jérôme Roussillon (82′) and Janik Haberer for Morten Thorsby (82′).
Best player: Christopher Trimmel
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Christopher Trimmel.
His rating is with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Schalke 04 – Formation
Schalke 04
Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Reis played with: Ralf Fährmann , Cedric Brunner , Maya Yoshida , Moritz Jenz , Jere Uronen , Alex Král , Tom Krauß , Dominick Drexler , Rodrigo Zalazar , Marius Bülter and Michael Frey .
These were the players on the bench: Henning Matriciani, Thomas Ouwejan , Simon Terodde , Kenan Karaman , Mehmet Aydin, Alexander Schwolow, Leo Greiml and Éder Balanta.
Substitutions
Schalke 04 made 4 changes: Jere Uronen for Thomas Ouwejan (36′), Rodrigo Zalazar for Simon Terodde (79′), Michael Frey for Kenan Karaman (79′) and Cédric Brunner for Mehmet-Can Aydin (90′).
Best player: Ralf Fährmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was the goalkeeper: Ralf Fährmann. His rating is 7.63. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Union Berlin – Schalke 04 – 0-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-3
- Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC – 4-1
