AUGSBURG. FC Köln prevails over FC Augsburg 3-1. FC Köln got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ellyes Skhiri (7′) and E. Martel (16′). FC Augsburg tried to recover with a goal from Rubén Vargas (29′). Notwithstanding, the encounter was closed by a goal (59′) scored by Linton Maina for FC Köln.

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 Robert Schröder with the help of Jan Clemens Neitzel and René Rohde. The 4th official was Tobias Reichel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

1 - 3

FC Köln

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 4
  • 112 Attack 108
  • 65 Dangerous attack 43
  • 85 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 8
Fouls
  • 5 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Augsburg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Köln managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Köln shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (Rubén Vargas, Iago and Arne Engels). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (E. Martel, Kingsley Schindler, Timo Hübers and Ellyes Skhiri).

Match Timeline

Rubén Vargas- Yellow
6'
7'
10'
16'
Eric Martel(goal)
25'
Eric Martel- Yellow
27'
Rubén Vargas(goal)
29'
Iago- Yellow
45'
46'
Dejan Ljubicic- sub ->Benno Schmitz
Arne Engels- Yellow
56'
59'
Linton Maina(goal)
65'
65'
65'
66'
Steffen Tigges- sub ->Davie Selke
71'
72'
Timo Hübers- Yellow
79'
79'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->Linton Maina
80'
84'
87'
Luca Kilian- sub ->Kingsley Schindler

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 stay with 29 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln will have 31 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will host VfB Stuttgart on the 21st of April with a 9-9 head to head stats.

FC Köln will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 22nd of April with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (8 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
6.5
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
7.2
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.4
65'
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
6.4
D
Iago 22.Brazil
6.5
65' 45'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 13.Kosovo
6.4
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.6
65'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.6
71' 6' 29'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
6.6
56'
F
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.6
80'
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.5
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
David Colina 38.Croatia
6.6
65'
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
M
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee 17.Nigeria
6.8
80'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
6.6
65'
M
Julian Baumgartlinger 14.Austria
M
Renato Veiga 8.Portugal
F
Irvin Cardona 48.France
6.3
65'
F
Nathanaël Mbuku 34.France
6.6
71'

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

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.5), Robert Gumny (6.4), Maximilian Bauer (6.4), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.2), Iago (6.5), Arne Maier (6.6), Arne Engels (6.6), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.4), Ruben Vargas (6.6), Dion Drena Beljo (6.5) and Fredrik Jensen (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Irvin Cardona (6.3), David Čolina (6.6), Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (6.8), Felix Uduokhai, Daniel Caligiuri (6.6), Nathanael Mbuku (6.6), Tomáš Koubek, Julian Baumgartlinger and Renato De Palma Veiga.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Robert Gumny for Daniel Caligiuri (65′), Arne Maier for Irvin Cardona (65′), Iago for David Čolina (65′), Rubén Vargas for Nathanael Mbuku (71′) and Fredrik Jensen for Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (80′).

Best player: Jeffrey Gouweleeuw​

The most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.

His rating is (7.2) with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
6.2
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.2
46'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.1
72'
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.5
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
6.3
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
6.4
79'
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
7.3
87' 27'
M
Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia
7.6
84' 7'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
7.0
79' 59'
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.4
25' 16'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Timo Horn 1.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
87'
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
79'
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
79'
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.4
46'
F
Tim Lemperle 25.Germany
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
6.4
66'

FC Köln started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (6.2), Benno Schmitz (6.2), Timo Hübers (7.1), Julian Chabot (7.5), Jonas Hector (6.3), Ellyes Skhiri (7.6), Kingsley Schindler (7.3), Eric Martel (7.4), Florian Kainz (6.4), Linton Maina (7.0) and Davie Selke (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Timo Horn, Luca Kilian, Mathias Olesen, Jan Thielmann, Kristian Pedersen, Denis Huseinbasic, Tim Lemperle, Steffen Tigges (6.4) and Dejan Ljubičić (7.4).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Benno Schmitz for Dejan Ljubičić (46′), Davie Selke for Steffen Tigges (66′), Florian Kainz for Mathias Olesen (79′), Linton Maina for Jan Thielmann (79′) and Kingsley Schindler for Luca Kilian (87′).

Best player: Ellyes Skhiri​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was Ellyes Skhiri.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 42 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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