DARMSTADT. FC Union Berlin had a comfortable win over Darmstadt 98. FC Union Berlin scored with Robin Gosens (4′), Robin Gosens (34′), Kevin Behrens (39′) and Danilho Doekhi (65′). On the other side, Marvin Mehlem (24′) scored for Darmstadt 98. Darmstadt 98 was surely superior in terms of ball possession (74%).​

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 17 spectators.​ The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the collaboration of Sascha Thielert and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.28 degrees Celsius or 72.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Darmstadt 98

1 - 4

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 147 Attack 70
  • 56 Dangerous attack 33
  • 89 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Darmstadt 98 was in firm control of the ball 74% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Union Berlin managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Darmstadt 98 shot 21 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 2 yellow cards (Marvin Mehlem and Braydon Manu). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Brenden Aaronson).

Match Timeline

4'
Robin Gosens(goal)Aissa Laïdouni
5'
Brenden Aaronson- Yellow
21'
Brenden Aaronson(yellowredcard)
Marvin Mehlem (goal)
24'
25'
34'
Robin Gosens(goal)Josip Juranović
Marvin Mehlem - Yellow
34'
39'
Braydon Manu- Yellow
44'
Matthias Bader- sub ->Christoph Klarer
46'
Fraser Hornby - sub ->Mathias Honsak
46'
64'
64'
Kevin Volland- sub ->Sheraldo Becker
64'
65'
Danilho Doekhi(goal)Josip Juranović
67'
Oscar Vilhelmsson- sub ->Matej Maglica
67'
Tobias Kempe- sub ->Marvin Mehlem
78'
84'
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Robin Gosens

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, Darmstadt 98 stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the other side, FC Union Berlin has 6 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
6.0
D
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
6.8
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
5.7
67'
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
6.4
46'
M
Braydon Manu 7.Ghana
6.4
67' 44'
M
Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia
6.4
M
Marvin Mehlem 6.Germany
7.3
78' 34' 24'
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
M
Fabian Nürnberger 15.Germany
7.9
M
Mathias Honsak 18.Austria
6.3
46'
M
Emir Karic 19.Austria
M
Fabian Holland 32.Germany
7.0
F
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
7.1
Substitutes
G
Morten Behrens 13.Germany
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
D
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
7.5
46'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
6.6
78'
M
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
F
Fraser Hornby 9.Scotland
6.7
46'
F
Filip Stojilkovic 10.Switzerland
6.4
67'
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
6.8
67'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Christoph Zimmermann, Fabian Schnellhardt, Emir Karić, Marcel Schuhen (6.0), Christoph Klarer (6.4), Clemens Riedel (6.8), Matej Maglica (5.7), Fabian Nürnberger (7.9), Marvin Mehlem (7.3), Bartol Franjić (6.4), Fabian Holland (7.0), Braydon Manu (6.4), Mathias Honsak (6.3) and Luca Pfeiffer (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Isherwood, Fraser Hornby (6.7), Filip Stojilković (6.4), Tobias Kempe (6.6), Morten Behrens, Klaus Gjasula, Matthias Bader (7.5) and Oscar Vilhelmsson (6.8).

Darmstadt 98 could not rely on the presence of Filip Stojilković (injured).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Mathias Honsak for Fraser Hornby (46′), Christoph Klarer for Matthias Bader (46′), Braydon Manu for Filip Stojilković (67′), Matej Maglica for Oscar Vilhelmsson (67′) and Marvin Mehlem for Tobias Kempe (78′).

Best player: Fabian Nürnberger​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Fabian Nürnberger.

His rating is (7.9) with 58 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.1
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
7.8
65'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.1
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
9.4
84' 4', 34'
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
8.8
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.4
5'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
7.0
64'
M
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
6.8
F
David Fofana 11.Ivory Coast
6.4
25'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
7.7
64' 39'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
84'
M
Aljoscha Kemlein 36.Germany
6.4
64'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
6.7
64'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.0
25'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France
6.4
64'

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

Urs Fischer played with: Christopher Trimmel, Frederik Rønnow (7.1), Danilho Doekhi (7.8), Robin Knoche (6.1), Diogo Leite (7.0), Josip Juranović (8.8), Aissa Laïdouni (7.0), Alex Král (6.8), Brenden Aaronson (6.4), Robin Gosens (9.4), Kevin Behrens (7.7), David Datro Fofana (6.4).

They had on the bench: Paul Jaeckel, Kevin Volland (6.7), Benedict Hollerbach, Sheraldo Becker (7.0), Aljoscha Kemlein (6.4), Alexander Schwolow, Jordan Siebatcheu (6.4) and Jérôme Roussillon.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Kevin Volland (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: David Datro Fofana for Sheraldo Becker (25′), Aissa Laïdouni for Aljoscha Kemlein (64′), Sheraldo Becker for Kevin Volland (64′), Kevin Behrens for Jordan Siebatcheu (64′) and Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (84′).

Best player: Robin Gosens​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Robin Gosens.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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