AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg conquered Werder Bremen to win 2-1. It was FC Augsburg to strike first with an early goal of D. Beljo at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Arne Maier gave the win to FC Augsburg in the 46′ minute with a goal. Werder Bremen was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the assistance of Marco Achmüller and René Rohde. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

2 - 1

Werder Bremen

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 9 Total 20
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 101 Attack 160
  • 26 Dangerous attack 69
  • 126 Ball safe 133
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Werder Bremen had a superior ball possession 62% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Werder Bremen was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, FC Augsburg found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

FC Augsburg shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Werder Bremen shot 20 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Renato Veiga and Mads Pedersen). On the opposite side, Werder Bremen received 2 yellow cards (Leonardo Bittencourt and Christian Groß).

Match Timeline

Dion Beljo(goal)
6'
16'
Jens Stage (goal)
28'
Maximilian Bauer- sub ->Renato Veiga
34'
46'
Arne Maier(goal)Ermedin Demirovic
46'
60'
Leonardo Bittencourt- Yellow
61'
Christian Groß- Yellow
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
64'
68'
Iago- sub ->Mads Pedersen
68'
68'
Romano Schmid- sub ->Jens Stage
68'
Mitchell Weiser - sub ->Leonardo Bittencourt
74'
80'
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, FC Augsburg will have 27 points like FC Köln to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Werder Bremen will stay with 30 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with VfL Wolfsburg on the 1st of April with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (8 draws).

Werder Bremen will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 2nd of April with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of Werder Bremen (10 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
5.8
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.1
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.7
68' 64'
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.5
D
Renato Veiga 8.Portugal
6.1
34' 28'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
6.8
46'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.6
46'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.6
68'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
6.3
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
7.1
74' 6'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
34'
D
Iago 22.Brazil
68'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Julian Baumgartlinger 14.Austria
46'
F
Kelvin Yeboah 45.Italy
74'
F
Irvin Cardona 48.France
F
Nathanaël Mbuku 34.France
F
Mergim Berisha 11.Germany
68'

FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (5.8), Robert Gumny (6.5), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.1), Renato Veiga (6.1), Mads Pedersen (6.7), Arne Maier (6.6), Arne Engels (6.3), Niklas Dorsch (6.8), Ruben Vargas (6.6), Ermedin Demirović (6.1) and Dion Drena Beljo (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Maximilian Bauer, Daniel Caligiuri, Kelvin Yeboah, Julian Baumgartlinger, Irvin Cardona, Nathanael Mbuku, Tomáš Koubek, Mergim Berisha and Iago.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Renato Veiga for Maximilian Bauer (34′), Niklas Dorsch for Julian Baumgartlinger (46′), Rubén Vargas for Mergim Berisha (68′), Mads Pedersen for Iago (68′) and D. Beljo for Kelvin Yeboah (74′).

Best player: Dion Drena Beljo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Dion Drena Beljo.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 9 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
6.2
D
Christian Groß 36.Germany
6.2
61'
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
6.1
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
6.3
M
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.4
80'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
6.6
68' 60'
M
Niklas Schmidt 22.Germany
6.6
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
6.6
68' 16'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.5
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
6.9
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
D
Tim-Justin Dietrich 31.Germany
D
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
68'
M
Tom Kaspar Berger 33.Germany
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
68'
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany
80'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
80'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka (6.2), Amos Pieper (6.1), Christian Groß (6.2), Marco Friedl (6.3), Leonardo Bittencourt (6.6), Niklas Schmidt (6.6), Ilia Gruev (6.5), Jens Stage (6.6), Anthony Jung (6.4), Niclas Füllkrug (6.9) and Marvin Ducksch (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Tom Kaspar Berger, Romano Schmid, Eren Dinkçi, Maximilian Philipp, Tim-Justin Dietrich, Michael Zetterer and Mitchell Weiser.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: Leonardo Bittencourt for Mitchell Weiser (68′), Jens Stage for Romano Schmid (68′), Anthony Jung for Eren Dinkci (80′) and Marvin Ducksch for Maximilian Philipp (80′).

Best player: Niclas Füllkrug​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Niclas Füllkrug.

His rating is (6.9) with 7 passes (42% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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