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​

FC Bayern München

1 - 0

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 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

26'
Eric Dier- sub ->Dayot Upamecano
46'
Raphaël Guerreiro (goal)
46'
47'
Harry Kane (VAR)
55'
64'
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Robin Gosens
64'
András Schäfer- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
Leroy Sané- Yellow
74'
Thomas Müller- sub ->Jamal Musiala
76'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Kingsley Coman
76'
78'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Alex Kral
78'
Chris Bedia- sub ->Janik Haberer
Aleksandar Pavlović- sub ->Konrad Laimer
86'
Harry Kane - Yellow
90'
90'
Kevin Vogt- Yellow
90'
Diogo Leite- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

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
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
7.3
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.9
D
Dayot Upamecano 2.France
7.1
46'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 22.Portugal
9.7
46'
D
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
7.3
86'
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.5
76'
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
8.4
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
8.1
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
8.1
74'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
7.3
76'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
D
Eric Dier 15.England
6.7
46'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
M
L. Zvonarek 34.Croatia
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
6.8
86'
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
6.7
76'
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
6.7
76'

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 (7.3), Konrad Laimer (7.3), Min-jae Kim, Matthijs de Ligt (7.9), Dayot Upamecano (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (9.7), Joshua Kimmich (8.4), Leon Goretzka (8.1), Leroy Sané (8.1), Jamal Musiala (7.5), Kingsley Coman (7.3) and Harry Kane  (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alphonso Davies, Thomas Müller (6.7), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Eric Dier (6.7), Sven Ulreich, Lovro Zvonarek, Mathys Tel (6.7), Frans Krätzig and Aleksandar Pavlović (6.8).

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 9.7 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
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
9.4
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
7.1
90'
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.0
90'
D
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.0
64'
D
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.0
D
Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria
6.8
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.8
78'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.4
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
6.3
78'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.3
64'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
6.7
26'
Substitutes
G
Jakob Busk 12.Denmark
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.7
64'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.4
78'
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
6.4
64'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
6.4
78'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.8
26' 47'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).

Nenad Bjelica played with: Frederik Rönnow (9.4), Josip Juranovic, Christopher Trimmel (6.8), Robin Knoche (7.0), Kevin Vogt (7.1), Diogo Leite (7.0), Robin Gosens (7.0), Rani Khedira , Alex Kral (6.3), Lucas Tousart (6.4), Janik Haberer (6.8) and Aïssa Laïdouni, Benedict Hollerbach (6.3), Kevin Volland  (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin Behrens (6.8), Jérôme Roussillon (6.7), Paul Jaeckel, Danilho Doekhi, Brenden Aaronson (6.4), Mikkel Kaufmann, Chris Bedia (6.4), Jakob Busk and András Schäfer  (6.4).

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.​