MUNICH. FC Bayern München defeats FC Union Berlin 1-0 after R. Guerreiro scored just 1 goal (46′). FC Bayern München was definitely better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Nenad Bjelica received a red card (74′). This red card was one of the reason why FC Union Berlin lost the match.
The match was played at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 75,000 spectators. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the assistance of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Jonas Weickenmeier. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.43 degrees Celsius or 54.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 22 Total 4
- 10 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 182 Attack 56
- 101 Dangerous attack 10
- 88 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Bayern München was in firm control of the ball 72% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Bayern München was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match.
FC Bayern München shot 22 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Harry Kane and Leroy Sané). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (Diogo Leite, Kevin Vogt and Kevin Behrens).
Also, FC Union Berlin didn’t end the match with 11 players after Nenad Bjelica (FC Union Berlin) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Bayern München has 44 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stays with 14 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern München will play away with FC Augsburg on the 27th of January with a 23-4 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host Darmstadt 98 on the 28th of January with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Darmstadt 98 (2 draws).
FC Bayern München – Formation
FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Manuel Neuer
, Konrad Laimer , Min-jae Kim, Matthijs de Ligt , Dayot Upamecano , Raphaël Guerreiro , Joshua Kimmich , Leon Goretzka , Leroy Sané , Jamal Musiala , Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane .The home team had on the bench: Alphonso Davies, Thomas Müller
, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Eric Dier , Sven Ulreich, Lovro Zvonarek, Mathys Tel , Frans Krätzig and Aleksandar Pavlović .FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Eric Dier (injured).
Substitutions
FC Bayern München made 4 changes: Dayot Upamecano for Eric Dier (46′), Jamal Musiala for Thomas Müller (76′), Kingsley Coman for Mathys Tel (76′) and Konrad Laimer for Aleksandar Pavlović (86′).
Player of the match: Raphaël Guerreiro
The most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Raphaël Guerreiro.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 107 passes (98% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).
Nenad Bjelica played with: Frederik Rönnow
, Josip Juranovic, Christopher Trimmel , Robin Knoche , Kevin Vogt , Diogo Leite , Robin Gosens , Rani Khedira , Alex Kral , Lucas Tousart , Janik Haberer and Aïssa Laïdouni, Benedict Hollerbach , Kevin Volland .These were the players on the bench: Kevin Behrens
, Jérôme Roussillon , Paul Jaeckel, Danilho Doekhi, Brenden Aaronson , Mikkel Kaufmann, Chris Bedia , Jakob Busk and András Schäfer .FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Kevin Behrens (injured).
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Kevin Volland for Kevin Behrens (26′), Janik Haberer for Chris Bedia (78′), Alex Kral for Brenden Aaronson (78′), Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (64′) and Benedict Hollerbach for András Schäfer (64′).
Player of the match: Frederik Rönnow
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was the goalkeeper: Frederik Rönnow. His rating is 9.38. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.