VfB Stuttgart conquers FC Augsburg 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart was eventually too good for FC Augsburg.

By
John Ross
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VfB Stuttgart conquers FC Augsburg 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart was eventually too good for FC Augsburg with the goal of Deniz Undav (18′), Serhou Guirassy (45′) and Chris Führich (69′). VfB Stuttgart was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 53,600 spectators.​ The referee was with the collaboration of Lasse Koslowski and Benedikt Kempkes. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.29 degrees Celsius or 41.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

3 - 0

Team 1

FC Augsburg

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 119 Attack 91
  • 36 Dangerous attack 25
  • 81 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a strong ball possession 66% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more pushing with 36 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg received 4 yellow cards (Mads Pedersen, Robert Gumny, Ermedin Demirovic and Niklas Dorsch).

Match Timeline

11'
Ermedin Demirovic- Yellow
Deniz Undav(goal)Angelo Stiller
18'
Serhou Guirassy(goal)Deniz Undav
45'
46'
Patric Pfeiffer- sub ->Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
59'
Robert Gumny- sub ->Kevin Mbabu
59'
Rubén Vargas- sub ->Fredrik Jensen
62'
Robert Gumny- Yellow
68'
Dion Beljo- sub ->Phillip Tietz
Chris Führich(goal)Angelo Stiller
69'
71'
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
Anthony Rouault- sub ->Dan-Axel Zagadou
73'
Josha Vagnoman- sub ->Pascal Stenzel
73'
Enzo Millot- sub ->Deniz Undav
78'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Jamie Leweling
78'
81'
Niklas Dorsch- Yellow
82'
Arne Maier- sub ->Mads Pedersen
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Chris Führich
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81
31
FC Bayern München
69
31
VfB Stuttgart
64
31
RB Leipzig
62
31
Borussia Dortmund
57
31
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
31
SC Freiburg
40
31
FC Augsburg
39
31
TSG Hoffenheim
39
31
Heidenheim
37
31
Werder Bremen
37
31
VfL Wolfsburg
34
31
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
31
FC Union Berlin
30
31
VfL Bochum 1848
30
31
FSV Mainz 05
28
31
FC Köln
23
31
Darmstadt 98
17
31

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart has 34 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Augsburg will stays with 18 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 13th of January with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

FC Augsburg will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 13th of January with a 16-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
7.7
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.7
73'
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.1
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
7.8
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
6.8
73'
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.1
78'
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
8.5
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.5
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
8.4
89' Goals69'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
7.5
Goals45'
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
9.1
78' Goals18'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
7.0
73'
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
6.7
73'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
89'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
7.0
78'
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
7.0
78'
F
Jovan Milosevic  19.Serbia

VfB Stuttgart started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (7.7), Pascal Stenzel (6.7), Waldemar Anton (7.1), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.8), Maximilian Mittelstädt (7.8), Jamie Leweling (7.1), Atakan Karazor (7.5), Angelo Stiller (8.5), Chris Führich (8.4), Deniz Undav (9.1) and Serhou Guirassy (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Josha Vagnoman (7.0), Enzo Millot (7.0), Fabian Bredlow, Woo-yeong Jeong, Silas (7.0), Genki Haraguchi, Jovan Milošević, Leonidas Stergiou and Anthony Rouault (6.7).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Deniz Undav for Enzo Millot (78′), Chris Führich for Woo-yeong Jeong (89′), Jamie Leweling for Silas (78′), Pascal Stenzel for Josha Vagnoman (73′) and Dan-Axel Zagadou for Anthony Rouault (73′).

Player of the match: Deniz Undav​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Deniz Undav.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
7.0
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.6
82' 71'
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.4
46'
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
6.6
D
Kevin Mbabu 43.Switzerland
6.6
59'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 8.Kosovo
6.4
M
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
11'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
6.7
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.4
59'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
7.3
81'
F
Phillip Tietz 21.Germany
6.7
68'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.3
59' 62'
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
6.7
46'
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.4
82'
M
Tim Breithaupt 18.Germany
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.4
59'
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.4
68'
F
Sven Michel 20.Germany

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

Jess Thorup played with: Finn Gilbert Dahmen (7.0), Kevin Mbabu (6.6), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.4), Felix Uduokhai (6.6), Mads Pedersen (6.6), Fredrik Jensen (6.4), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.4), Niklas Dorsch (7.3), Arne Engels (6.7), Phillip Tietz (6.7) and Ermedin Demirovic (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rubén Vargas (6.4), Robert Gumny (6.3), Patric Pfeiffer (6.7), Dion Drena Beljo (6.4), Arne Maier (6.4), Tim Breithaupt, Sven Michel, Maximilian Bauer and Tomáš Koubek.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Jeffrey Gouweleeuw for Patric Pfeiffer (46′), Fredrik Jensen for Rubén Vargas (59′), Kevin Mbabu for Robert Gumny (59′), Phillip Tietz for Dion Drena Beljo (68′) and Mads Pedersen for Arne Maier (82′).

Player of the match: Niklas Dorsch​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Niklas Dorsch.

His rating is 7.3 with 19 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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