OSNABRüCK. Elversberg defeats Osnabrück 1-0 after W. Faghir scored just 1 goal (79′). Elversberg made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Mirco Aghetoni stadium in Osnabrück on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert with the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.78 degrees Celsius or 69.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Elversberg had a strong ball possession 56% while Osnabrück was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elversberg was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elversberg won the match.​

Osnabrück shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Elversberg shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Osnabrück received 1 yellow card (Florian Bähr). Regarding the opposition, Elversberg received 2 yellow cards (Nico Antonitsch and Carlo Sickinger).

Standings

After this match, Osnabrück will stay with 1 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Elversberg will have 4 points like Schalke 04, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Eintracht Braunschweig and Paderborn to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Osnabrück will host Hertha BSC on the 19th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hertha BSC (0 draws).

Elversberg will host Karlsruher SC on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Osnabrück – Formation

Osnabrück started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Tobias Schweinsteiger decided to play with the following team: Lennart Grill (7.0), Henry Rorig (7.0), Maxwell Gyamfi (6.8), Niklas Wiemann (6.7), Florian Kleinhansl (7.5), Lukas Kunze (6.7), Maximilian Thalhammer (7.3), Robert Tesche (7.0), Erik Engelhardt (7.1), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (6.1) and Charalambos Makridis (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Bashkim Ajdini, Noel Niemann (6.4), Paterson Chato Nguendong, Christian Joe Conteh (6.7), Philipp Kühn, John Verhoek (6.8), Dave Gnaase, Florian Bähr and Jannes Wulff.

Substitutions

Osnabrück made 5 changes: Kwasi Okyere Wriedt for John Verhoek (57′), Erik Engelhardt for Christian Joe Conteh (71′), Charalambos Makridis for Noel Niemann (71′), Lukas Kunze for Jannes Wulff (85′) and Florian Kleinhansl for Florian Bähr (85′).

Best player: Florian Kleinhansl​

The most impressive player for Osnabrück was Florian Kleinhansl.

His rating is (7.5) with 36 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.

Elversberg – Formation

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

Horst Steffen played with: Nicolas Kristof (7.5), Carlo Sickinger (7.7), Frederik Jäkel (7.3), Kevin Conrad (7.5), Manuel Feil (7.3), Thore Jacobsen (7.9), Semih Sahin (7.0), Maurice Neubauer (6.7), Paul Stock (7.3), Jannik Rochelt (6.7) and Luca Schnellbacher (7.3).

They had on the bench: Dominik Martinović, Luca Dürholtz, Paul Wanner (7.7), Lukas Finn Pinckert (7.5), Joseph Boyamba, Arne Sicker, Tim Boss, Wahid Faghir (7.5) and Nico Antonitsch (6.8).

Substitutions

Elversberg made 5 changes: Manuel Feil for Lukas Finn Pinckert (46′), Paul Stock for Paul Wanner (68′), Carlo Sickinger for Nico Antonitsch (68′), Luca Schnellbacher for Wahid Faghir (68′) and Jannik Rochelt for Arne Sicker (90′).

Best player: Thore Jacobsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elversberg was Thore Jacobsen even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 56 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​

• SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Hannover 96 – 1-3
• Hamburger SV – Hansa Rostock – 2-0
• Osnabrück – Elversberg – 0-1