AUGSBURG. VfL Bochum 1848 beat FC Augsburg 3-2 thanks to S. Polter who scored in the 23rd and 45th minute.

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 Deniz Aytekin with the assistance of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

2 - 3

VfL Bochum 1848 II

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 129 Attack 91
  • 66 Dangerous attack 34
  • 96 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Augsburg was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. VfL Bochum 1848 that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was has a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Bochum 1848 managed to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Augsburg shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (D. T. Soares and E. Rexhbecaj).

Match Timeline

23'
Fredrik Jensen- sub ->R. Framberger
31'
36'
Danilo Soares- Yellow
40'
41'
45'
46'
57'
62'
79'
79'
79'
Christopher Antwi-Adjei - sub ->G. Holtmann
80'
80'
86'
Elvis Rexhbecaj- Yellow
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After playing this contest, FC Augsburg will stay with 13 points like VfB Stuttgart to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 19 points like FC Köln to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away against FC Köln on the 10th of December with a 7-5 head to head in favor of FC Augsburg (7 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 will host Borussia Dortmund on the 11th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (4 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
6.2
D
Raphael Framberger 32.Germany
6.5
31'
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.3
D
Iago 22.Brazil
7.0
D
F. Winther 26.Denmark
6.1
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
7.8
86'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
7.4
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.2
46'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.8
80'
F
André Hahn 28.Germany
6.4
80'
F
Andi Zeqiri 21.Switzerland
6.4
41'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
M
Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador
M
D. Salifou 38.Togo
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
7.0
31'
M
Jan Morávek 14.Czech Republic
7.1
46'
F
S. Córdova 9.Venezuela
6.3
80'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria
6.8
41' 57'
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
7.0
80'

FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Markus Weinzierl decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.2), Raphael Framberger (6.5), Robert Gumny (6.3), Frederik Franck Winther (6.1), Iago (7.0), Daniel Caligiuri (7.8), Arne Maier (6.2), Niklas Dorsch (7.4), Ruben Vargas (6.8), Andi Zeqiri (6.4) and André Hahn (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mads Pedersen, Carlos Gruezo, Tomáš Koubek, Sergio Córdova (6.3), D. Salifou, Michael Gregoritsch (6.8), Florian Niederlechner (7.0), Fredrik Jensen (7.0) and Jan Morávek (7.1).

FC Augsburg could not rely on the presence of F. Jensen (injured) and M. Gregoritsch (injured).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: R. Framberger for F. Jensen (31′), A. Zeqiri for M. Gregoritsch (41′), A. Maier for J. Moravek (46′), A. Hahn for S. Cordova (80′) and R. Vargas for F. Niederlechner (80′).

Best player: Daniel Caligiuri​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Daniel Caligiuri.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 36 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 12 crosses.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 II
G
Michael Esser 21.Germany
6.7
D
Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece
7.0
D
Danilo Soares 3.Brazil
6.8
36'
D
Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece
7.1
D
Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia
6.8
M
Anthony Losilla 8.France
6.9
M
E. Löwen 38.Germany
7.8
79'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 20.Kosovo
6.8
89' 88'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
8.8
79' 23', 45'
F
Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines
8.5
79' 40'
F
Takuma Asano 10.Japan
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Paul Grave 34.Germany
D
Herbert Bockhorn 11.Germany
D
Maxim Leitsch 29.Germany
89'
D
Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica
M
Robert Tesche 23.Germany
6.8
79'
F
Danny Blum 7.Germany
F
Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana
6.4
79'
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo
6.1
79'
F
Milos Pantovic 27.Serbia
6.4
62'

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Reis played with: Michael Esser (6.7), Konstantinos Stafylidis (7.1), Erhan Mašović (6.8), Vasilis Lampropoulos (7.0), Danilo Soares (6.8), Eduard Löwen (7.8), Anthony Losilla (6.9), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.8), Gerrit Holtmann (8.5), Sebastian Polter (8.8) and Takuma Asano (6.8).

They had on the bench: Danny Blum, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.4), Silvère Ganvoula (6.1), Herbert Bockhorn, Miloš Pantović (6.4), Robert Tesche (6.8), Maxim Leitsch, Paul Grave and Cristian Gamboa.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: T. Asano for M. Pantovic (62′), E. Lowen for R. Tesche (79′), S. Polter for S. Ganvoula (79′), G. Holtmann for C. Antwi-Adjei (79′) and E. Rexhbecaj for M. Leitsch (89′).

Best player: Sebastian Polter​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Sebastian Polter.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 22 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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