FC Augsburg crushes VfB Stuttgart 4-1 playing a great match

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg demolishes VfB Stuttgart 4-1 with goals of

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FC Augsburg crushes VfB Stuttgart 4-1 playing a great match

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg demolishes VfB Stuttgart 4-1 with goals of R. Oxford (30′), J. Gouweleeuw (52′), F. Niederlechner (72′) and A. Finnbogason (81′). Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart scored with ​C. Fuhrich (7′). VfB Stuttgart was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Christian Gittelmann. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Augsburg

4 - 1

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 18 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 88 Attack 134
  • 34 Dangerous attack 36
  • 63 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 68% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, FC Augsburg was able to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Augsburg shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (D. Caligiuri, J. Gouweleeuw and C. Gruezo). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards (D. Didavi, H. Al Ghaddioui, T. Coulibaly and P. Forster).

Match Timeline

7'
Chris Führich(goal)W. Endo
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw- Yellow
21'
22'
Reece Oxford (goal)A. Maier
30'
32'
39'
Daniel Didavi- Yellow
39'
46'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw(goal)R. Vargas
52'
59'
61'
61'
67'
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->H. Ito
67'
69'
Niklas Dorsch- sub ->A. Maier
69'
72'
77'
81'
Raphael Framberger - sub ->M. Pedersen
85'
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, FC Augsburg will have 9 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 10 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to stay in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (7 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 6th of November with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (5 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
6.5
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
8.1
21' Goals52'
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
7.0
85'
D
Reece Oxford  4.England
7.8
Goals30'
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.6
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
6.9
61' 32'
M
Tobias Strobl 5.Germany
6.8
61'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
7.3
69'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
7.1
69'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
8.4
Goals81'
F
Andi Zeqiri 21.Switzerland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Raphael Framberger  32.Germany
6.6
85'
D
F. Winther 26.Denmark
M
Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador
6.8
61' 90'
M
André Hahn 28.Germany
6.9
61'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
6.8
69'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
F
Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
7.7
69' Goals72'

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

The manager Markus Weinzierl decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.5), Robert Gumny (6.6), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (8.1), Reece Oxford (7.8), Mads Pedersen (7.0), Daniel Caligiuri (6.9), Arne Maier (7.3), Tobias Strobl (6.8), Ruben Vargas (7.1), Andi Zeqiri (6.8) and Alfreð Finnbogason (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sergio Córdova, Raphael Framberger (6.6), Frederik Franck Winther, Carlos Gruezo (6.8), Michael Gregoritsch, André Hahn (6.9), Niklas Dorsch (6.8), Tomáš Koubek and Florian Niederlechner (7.7).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: D. Caligiuri for A. Hahn (61′), T. Strobl for C. Gruezo (61′), R. Vargas for F. Niederlechner (69′), A. Maier for N. Dorsch (69′) and M. Pedersen for R. Framberger (85′).

Best player: Alfreð Finnbogason​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Alfreð Finnbogason.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany
6.7
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 4.Germany
6.6
39'
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
6.1
D
Hiroki Ito 37.Japan
6.8
67'
M
Borna Sosa 24.Croatia
7.0
M
D. Didavi 10.Germany
6.7
46' 39'
M
Wataru Endo  3.Japan
7.0
M
Orel Mangala 23.Belgium
7.1
M
Chris Führich 22.Germany
7.9
22' Goals7'
F
M. Klimowicz 31.Germany
6.7
67'
F
Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 18.Morocco
6.4
77'
Substitutes
G
Florian Schock 42.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.8
67'
M
Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark
M
Naouirou Ahamada 32.France
M
C. Mola 6.England
6.8
39'
M
Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France
6.2
22' 59'
M
Philipp Förster 20.Germany
6.1
46' 90'
M
Ömer Beyaz 34.Turkey
F
Wahid Faghir 19.Denmark
6.8
67'

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

On the other side, Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Fabian Bredlow (6.7), Waldemar Anton (6.1), Hiroki Ito (6.8), Marc-Oliver Kempf (6.6), Wataru Endo (7.0), Chris Führich (7.9), Daniel Didavi (6.7), Orel Mangala (7.1), Borna Sosa (7.0), Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (6.4) and Mateo Klimowicz (6.7).

They had on the bench: Nikolas Nartey, Naouirou Ahamada, Pascal Stenzel (6.8), Clinton Mola (6.8), Florian Schock, Tanguy Coulibaly (6.2), Philipp Förster (6.1), Wahid Faghir (6.8) and Ömer Faruk Beyaz.

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of T. Coulibaly (injured), C. Mola (injured) and P. Forster (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: C. Fuhrich for T. Coulibaly (22′), M. O. Kempf for C. Mola (39′), D. Didavi for P. Forster (46′), H. Ito for P. Stenzel (67′) and M. Klimowicz for W. Faghir (67′).

Best player: Chris Führich​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Chris Führich.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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