STUTTGART. Eintracht Frankfurt prevailed over VfB Stuttgart.
Borna Sosa received a red card (85′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why VfB Stuttgart lost the match.
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Sven Waschitzki and Christian Dietz. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 89
- 44 Dangerous attack 43
- 73 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 6 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Eintracht Frankfurt that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VfB Stuttgart was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Eintracht Frankfurt found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
VfB Stuttgart shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 5 yellow cards (Serhou Guirassy , Tiago Tomás, Fabian Bredlow, Borna Sosa and Hiroki Ito). Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt received 4 yellow cards (Mario Götze, Djibril Sow, Aurélio Buta and Christopher Lenz).
Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
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VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart
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63'
85'
19'
VfB Stuttgart started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Fabian Bredlow , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Hiroki Ito , Josha Vagnoman , Atakan Karazor , Wataru Endo , Borna Sosa , Tiago Tomás , Serhou Guirassy and Silas Katompa Mvumpa .
The home team had on the bench: Tanguy Coulibaly , Florian Müller, Dan-Axel Zagadou , Juan José Perea, Chris Führich , Genki Haraguchi, Nikolas Nartey, Enzo Millot and Pascal Stenzel.
VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Tanguy Coulibaly (injured).
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: Konstantinos Mavropanos for Dan-Axel Zagadou (31′), Tiago Tomás for Tanguy Coulibaly (63′), Waldemar Anton for Enzo Millot (63′) and Wataru Endo for Chris Führich (78′).
Best player: Tiago Tomás
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Tiago Tomás.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Makoto Hasebe , Evan Ndicka , Junior Dina Ebimbe , Sebastian Rode , Djibril Sow , Christopher Lenz , Daichi Kamada , Mario Götze and Randal Kolo Muani .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Timothy Chandler, Rafael Santos Borré , Paxten Aaronson, Ansgar Knauff, Aurélio Buta , Jesper Lindstrøm , Lucas Alario, Diant Ramaj and Almamy Touré.
Substitutions
Eintracht Frankfurt made 3 changes: Sebastian Rode for Buta (46′), Mario Götze for Jesper Lindstrom (78′) and R. Kolo Muani for Rafael Santos Borré (83′).
Best player: Daichi Kamada
The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Frankfurt was Daichi Kamada.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the DFB Pokal.
