BERLIN. FC Union Berlin and FC Köln didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler with the collaboration of Christian Gittelmann and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 103 Attack 87
- 70 Dangerous attack 37
- 105 Ball safe 127
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. FC Union Berlin was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match.
FC Union Berlin shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Köln shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Jordan). Regarding the opposition, FC Köln didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Union Berlin will have 44 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln will have 27 points like FC Augsburg to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will host VfB Stuttgart on the 1st of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (4 draws).
FC Köln will play away agasint Borussia Dortmund on the 18th of March with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
69'
90'
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 , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , Aissa Laïdouni , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Josip Juranović , Sheraldo Becker and Kevin Behrens .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Siebatcheu , Sven Michel, Morten Thorsby , Paul Seguin , Lennart Grill, Timo Baumgartl, Paul Jaeckel, Levin Öztunali and Jamie Leweling.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: Janik Haberer for Paul Seguin (69′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (69′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Morten Thorsby (81′) and S. Becker for Sven Michel (90′).
Best player: Christopher Trimmel
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Christopher Trimmel.
His rating is with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Jonas Hector , Eric Martel , Ellyes Skhiri , Linton Maina , Dejan Ljubičić , Florian Kainz and Steffen Tigges .
These were the players on the bench: Mathias Olesen, Timo Horn, Tim Lemperle, Nikola Soldo, Sargis Adamyan, Davie Selke, Dimitris Limnios, Denis Huseinbašić and Kingsley Schindler.
Substitutions
FC Köln made 3 changes: Florian Kainz for Mathias Olesen (84′), Linton Maina for Sargis Adamyan (86′) and Dejan Ljubicic for Tim Lemperle (90′).
Best player: Florian Kainz
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Florian Kainz.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Bayern München – 1-2
- FC Augsburg – Werder Bremen – 2-1
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Schalke 04 – 0-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – SC Freiburg – 0-0
- FSV Mainz 05 – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-0
- FC Union Berlin – FC Köln – 0-0
