COLOGNE. FC Augsburg conquers FC Köln with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Hahn (72′) and a goal from N. Dorsch (88′). FC Köln was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the collaboration of Sascha Thielert and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 2 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 126 Attack 75
- 70 Dangerous attack 33
- 83 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Köln was in firm control of the ball 63% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Köln was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Augsburg found a way to find the solution to win this match.
FC Köln shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, FC Augsburg shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 3 yellow cards (L. Kilian, S. Baumgart and S. Ozcan). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 4 yellow cards (M. Gregoritsch, N. Dorsch, J. Gouweleeuw and S. Cordova).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FC Köln will stay with 19 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg will have 16 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 14th of December with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (8 draws).
FC Augsburg will host RB Leipzig on the 15th of December with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
87'
57'
FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Rafael Czichos , Jonas Hector , Salih Özcan , Dejan Ljubičić , Ondrej Duda , Florian Kainz , Sebastian Andersson and Anthony Modeste .
The home team had on the bench: Timo Hübers, Jorge Mere, Louis Schaub , Kingsley Schindler, Mathias Olesen, Jonas Urbig, Kingsley Ehizibue, Jannes Horn and Jan Thielmann .
Substitutions
FC Köln made 3 changes: F. Kainz for L. Schaub (83′), S. Andersson for J. Thielmann (83′) and B. Schmitz for J. Mere (87′).
Best player: Dejan Ljubičić
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Dejan Ljubičić.
His rating is with 42 passes (66% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg
88'
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz , Robert Gumny , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Reece Oxford , Iago , Daniel Caligiuri , Jan Morávek , Niklas Dorsch , Ruben Vargas , André Hahn and Michael Gregoritsch .
These were the players on the bench: Dikeni Salifou, Sergio Córdova , Frederik Franck Winther, Mads Pedersen , Fredrik Jensen , Tomáš Koubek, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee , Lasse Günther and Raphael Framberger.
Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: D. Caligiuri for F. Jensen (58′), J. Moravek for M. Pedersen (58′), M. Gregoritsch for S. Cordova (79′), R. Vargas for N. Sarenren-Bazee (80′) and A. Hahn for R. Framberger (90′).
Best player: Niklas Dorsch
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Niklas Dorsch.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Köln – FC Augsburg – 0-2
