Schalke 04 and SpVgg Greuther Fürth draw 2-2 on Friday

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 manages to recover against SpVgg Greuther Fürth with a goal on the B. Hrgota 50' and a goal on the S. Asta 77'.

By
David Brown
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Schalke 04 and SpVgg Greuther Fürth draw 2-2 on Friday

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 recovers against SpVgg Greuther Fürth with a goal on the B. Hrgota 50′ and a goal on the S. Asta 77′.

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 60,166 spectators.​ The referee was who was helped by Lasse Koslowski and Daniel Bartnitzki. The 4th official was Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.64 degrees Celsius or 43.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Schalke 04

2 - 2

Team 1

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 82
  • 33 Dangerous attack 38
  • 88 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Schalke 04 was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SpVgg Greuther Fürth was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough SpVgg Greuther Fürth to win the contest​.

Schalke 04 shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 11 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 3 yellow cards (Paul Seguin, Derry Murkin and Blendi Idrizi). On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 1 yellow card (Gideon Jung).

Match Timeline

Paul Seguin- Yellow
18'
K. Topp(goal)Blendi Idrizi
30'
Blendi Idrizi- Yellow
33'
Derry Murkin- Yellow
36'
48'
G. Jung- Yellow
50'
Branimir Hrgota (goal)
Lino Tempelmann- sub ->Keke Maximilian Topp
61'
67'
K. Çalhanoğlu- sub ->Oussama Haddadi
Henning Matriciani- sub ->Cedric Brunner
72'
Kenan Karaman(goal)Derry Murkin
74'
76'
Jomaine Consbruch- sub ->Robert Wagner
76'
Dennis Srbeny- sub ->Armindo Sieb
77'
Simon Asta(goal)
Derry Murkin(yellowredcard)
80'
85'
O. Mhamdi- sub ->Branimir Hrgota
85'
Lukas Petkov- sub ->Gideon Jung

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Holstein Kiel
64
32
St. Pauli
63
32
Fortuna Düsseldorf
59
32
Hamburger SV
55
32
Karlsruher SC
52
32
Hannover 96
49
32
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
46
32
Paderborn
46
32
Hertha BSC
45
32
Elversberg
43
32
Magdeburg
37
32
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
32
Kaiserslautern
36
32
Eintracht Braunschweig
35
32
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
32
Hansa Rostock
31
32
Osnabrück
25
31

After playing this contest, Schalke 04 has 20 points like Magdeburg to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will has 29 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will host Hamburger SV on the 20th of January with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Hamburger SV (8 draws).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth will play away against Paderborn on the 20th of January with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (8 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
8.4
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
6.4
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.7
72'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
6.7
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
6.4
36'
M
Blendi Idrizi 18.Kosovo
7.0
33'
M
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
7.0
Goals74'
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
7.0
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
7.1
18'
F
K. Topp 42.Germany
7.5
61' Goals30'
F
Simon Terodde  9.Germany
6.6
Substitutes
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
D
Timo Baumgartl  25.Germany
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.6
72'
D
Steven van der Sloot 51.Netherlands
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
6.8
61'
M
Soichiro Kozuki 14.Japan
M
Niklas Tauer 21.Germany
F
Nelson Amadin 46.Netherlands

Schalke 04 started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Ralf Fährmann (8.4), Cedric Brunner (6.7), Tomáš Kalas (6.4), Marcin Kamiński (6.7), Derry Murkin (6.4), Blendi Idrizi (7.0), Paul Seguin (7.1), Tobias Mohr (7.0), Kenan Karaman (7.0), Simon Terodde (6.6) and Keke Maximilian Topp (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ouwejan, Lino Tempelmann (6.8), Soichiro Kozuki, Niklas Tauer, Timo Baumgartl, Justin Heekeren, Henning Matriciani (6.6), Nelson Amadin and Steven van der Sloot.

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Henning Matriciani (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 2 changes: Keke Maximilian Topp for Lino Tempelmann (61′) and Cedric Brunner for Henning Matriciani (72′).

Player of the match: Ralf Fährmann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was the goalkeeper: Ralf Fährmann. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
G
J. Urbig 40.Germany
7.3
D
Damian Michalski 4.Poland
7.3
D
G. Jung 23.Germany
6.3
85' 48'
D
M. Dietz 33.Germany
6.4
M
Simon Asta 2.Germany
7.5
Goals77'
M
Oussama Haddadi 5.Tunisia
6.7
67'
M
Branimir Hrgota  10.Sweden
7.5
85' Goals50'
M
R. Wagner 22.Germany
6.8
76'
M
Julian Green 37.United States
7.3
F
Tim Lemperle  19.Germany
7.0
F
A. Sieb 30.Germany
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
A. Linde 1.Sweden
D
O. Mhamdi 3.Morocco
7.0
85'
D
K. Çalhanoğlu 21.Germany
6.8
67'
M
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 13.Germany
M
Jomaine Consbruch 14.Germany
6.8
76'
M
Lukas Petkov 16.Bulgaria
6.4
85'
M
Edgar Prib 29.Germany
F
Dennis Srbeny 7.Germany
6.8
76'
F
Dickson Abiama 11.Nigeria

SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Alexander Zorniger played with: Jonas Urbig (7.3), Gideon Jung (6.3), Damian Michalski (7.3), Maximilian Dietz (6.4), Simon Asta (7.5), Robert Wagner (6.8), Julian Green (7.3), Oussama Haddadi (6.7), Branimir Hrgota (7.5), Armindo Sieb (7.0) and Tim Lemperle (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Linde, Oualid Mhamdi (7.0), Dennis Srbeny (6.8), Dickson Abiama, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Jomaine Consbruch (6.8), Lukas Petkov (6.4), Kerim Çalhanoğlu (6.8) and Edgar Prib.

Substitutions

SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 5 changes: Robert Wagner for Jomaine Consbruch (76′), Armindo Sieb for Dennis Srbeny (76′), Gideon Jung for Lukas Petkov (85′), Oussama Haddadi for Kerim Çalhanoğlu (67′) and Branimir Hrgota for Oualid Mhamdi (85′).

Player of the match: Simon Asta​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Simon Asta.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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