FüRTH. SpVgg Greuther Fürth conquers FC Union Berlin 1-0 after H. Nielsen scored just 1 goal (56′). FC Union Berlin was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer stadium in Fürth on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was with the assistance of Norbert Grudzinski and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 5 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 144
- 16 Dangerous attack 58
- 79 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Union Berlin was in firm control of the ball 63% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, SpVgg Greuther Fürth was able to find the solution to win this match.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 3 yellow cards (P. Seguin, M. Bauer and J. Leweling). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will have 4 points to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 23 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 15th of December with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (2 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host SC Freiburg on the 15th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (1 draw).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Sascha Burchert , Marco Meyerhofer , Sebastian Griesbeck , Maximilian Bauer , Jetro Willems , Paul Seguin , Max Christiansen , Timothy Tillman , Branimir Hrgota , Dickson Abiama and Håvard Nielsen .
The home team had on the bench: Jeremy Dudziak , Hans Nunoo Sarpei, Julian Green, Simon Asta, Jamie Leweling , Leon Schaffran, Gian-Luca Itter, Cédric Itten and Nils Seufert .
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 4 changes: D. Abiama for J. Leweling (61′), B. Hrgota for C. Itten (74′), T. Tillman for N. Seufert (85′) and H. Nielsen for J. Dudziak (86′).
Best player: Sascha Burchert
The most impressive player for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was the goalkeeper: Sascha Burchert. His rating is 8.10. He performed 6 saves.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Paul Jäckel , Robin Knoche , Timo Baumgartl , Julian Ryerson , Genki Haraguchi , Grischa Prömel , Sheraldo Becker , Niko Giesselmann , Kevin Behrens and Max Kruse .
These were the players on the bench: Keita Endo , Cedric Teuchert , Rick Van Drongelen, Taiwo Awoniyi , Christopher Trimmel, Bastian Oczipka, Frederik Rønnow, Rani Khedira and Andreas Voglsammer .
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: M. Kruse for T. Awoniyi (63′), T. Baumgartl for A. Voglsammer (76′), G. Haraguchi for C. Teuchert (82′) and K. Behrens for K. Endo (82′).
Best player: Sheraldo Becker
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Sheraldo Becker.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.
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