MARBELLA. TSG Hoffenheim conquers FC Union Berlin 4-2. FC Union Berlin lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert who had the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 18
- 5 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 15
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 78 Attack 115
- 26 Dangerous attack 58
- 87 Ball safe 102
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Union Berlin had a strong ball possession 57% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, TSG Hoffenheim managed to find the solution to win this contest.
TSG Hoffenheim shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
TSG Hoffenheim received 4 yellow cards (Grischa Prömel , Andrej Kramaric, Munas Dabbur and Angelo Stiller). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 5 yellow cards (Diogo Leite, Janik Haberer , Timo Baumgartl, Jérôme Roussillon and S. Becker).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, TSG Hoffenheim will have 35 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 59 points like SC Freiburg to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 27th of May with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (9 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host Werder Bremen on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (0 draws).
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann
, Ozan Kabak , John Brooks , Kevin Akpoguma , Finn Ole Becker , Grischa Prömel , Dennis Geiger , Angeliño , Ihlas Bebou , Christoph Baumgartner and Andrej Kramarić .The home team had on the bench: Ermin Bičakčić
, Sebastian Rudy , Munas Dabbur , Jacob Bruun Larsen, Kasper Dolberg, Angelo Stiller, Luca Philipp, Umut Tohumcu and Tom Bischof.Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 3 changes: Dennis Geiger for Sebastian Rudy (60′), Christoph Baumgartner for Munas Dabbur (65′) and Kevin Akpoguma for Ermin Bičakčić (70′).
Best player: Andrej Kramarić
The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Andrej Kramarić.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 43 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow
, Paul Jaeckel , Danilho Doekhi , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , Morten Thorsby , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Jérôme Roussillon , Sheraldo Becker and Kevin Behrens .These were the players on the bench: Sven Michel, Jordan Siebatcheu
, Niko Giesselmann, Aissa Laïdouni , Lennart Grill, Jamie Leweling , Josip Juranović , Miloš Pantović and Timo Baumgartl .Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Morten Thorsby for Aissa Laïdouni (46′), Diogo Leite for Timo Baumgartl (46′), Janik Haberer for Jamie Leweling (69′), Christopher Trimmel for Josip Juranović (70′) and Paul Jaeckel for Jordan Siebatcheu (80′).
Best player: Paul Jaeckel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Paul Jaeckel.
His rating is
with 65 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – FC Köln – 1-1
- TSG Hoffenheim – FC Union Berlin – 4-2
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig – 1-3
- Schalke 04 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-2
- Hertha BSC – VfL Bochum 1848 – 1-1