AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg tops FC Union Berlin 1-0 after D. Beljo scored just 1 goal (53′). FC Union Berlin was truly 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 Florian Badstübner who was helped by Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Union Berlin had a strong ball possession 62% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Augsburg found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Arne Engels and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Aïssa Laïdouni and Paul Jaeckel).

Standings

After this match, FC Augsburg will have 34 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 56 points like SC Freiburg to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (1 draw).

FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 13th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Koubek (7.8), Maximilian Bauer (6.2), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.3), Felix Uduokhai (6.6), Arne Maier (6.8), Arne Engels (7.0), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (7.3), Mads Pedersen (6.8), Ruben Vargas (7.1), Dion Drena Beljo (7.4) and Ermedin Demirović (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Yeboah (6.7), Daniel Caligiuri, Irvin Cardona, Niklas Dorsch, Robert Gumny (6.4), Mergim Berisha, Renato Veiga, Daniel Klein and David Čolina.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Rubén Vargas for Robert Gumny (79′), Arne Maier for Kelvin Yeboah (78′), D. Beljo for Mergim Berisha (85′), Arne Engels for Niklas Dorsch (85′) and Ermedin Demirovic  for Renato De Palma Veiga (90′).

Best player: Tomáš Koubek​

The most impressive player for FC Augsburg was the goalkeeper: Tomáš Koubek. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow (6.6), Paul Jaeckel (6.6), Robin Knoche (6.8), Danilho Doekhi (6.8), Josip Juranović (7.0), Aissa Laïdouni (6.8), Rani Khedira (6.2), Janik Haberer (6.8), Jérôme Roussillon (6.5), Kevin Behrens (7.3) and Sheraldo Becker (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Niko Giesselmann, Timo Baumgartl, Jamie Leweling (6.8), Sven Michel (6.8), Christopher Trimmel (6.5), András Schäfer (6.4), Morten Thorsby, Jordan Siebatcheu (7.0) and Lennart Grill.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Aïssa Laïdouni for András Schäfer (69′), Janik Haberer  for Jamie Leweling (69′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (69′), Paul Jaeckel for Sven Michel (78′) and Jérôme Roussillon for Christopher Trimmel (79′).

Best player: Kevin Behrens​

The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Kevin Behrens.

His rating is (7.3) with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig – 0-1
• Werder Bremen – FC Bayern München – 1-2
• TSG Hoffenheim – Eintracht Frankfurt – 3-1
• Hertha BSC – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
• FC Augsburg – FC Union Berlin – 1-0
• Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum 1848 – 2-0