AUGSBURG. FC Bayern München topped FC Augsburg. FC Bayern München capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

Sven Michel didn’t convert a decisive penalty (88′). That would have allowed FC Augsburg to draw the match.​

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert who was helped by Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.07 degrees Celsius or 41.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 85 Attack 93
  • 63 Dangerous attack 39
  • 64 Ball safe 80
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Bayern München was in firm control of the ball 59% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Bayern München found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Augsburg shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Bayern München shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Mbabu and Iago). Talking about the opposition, FC Bayern München received 6 yellow cards (Leon Goretzka, Matthijs de Ligt, Leroy Sané, Manuel Neuer, Aleksandar Pavlović and Raphaël Guerreiro).

Match Timeline

6'
Matthijs de Ligt- Yellow
Kevin Mbabu- Yellow
19'
23'
Aleksandar Pavlović(goal)
26'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Kingsley Coman
45'
Alphonso Davies(goal)Leon Goretzka
Ermedin Demirovic(goal)Kevin Mbabu
52'
58'
Harry Kane (goal)
Elvis Rexhbecaj(VAR)
12'
Dion Beljo- sub ->Phillip Tietz
62'
Arne Engels- sub ->Fredrik Jensen
62'
Mads Pedersen- sub ->Elvis Rexhbeçaj
62'
67'
Aleksandar Pavlović- Yellow
Iago- Yellow
69'
Arne Maier- sub ->Iago
75'
Sven Michel- sub ->Rubén Vargas
80'
80'
Leroy Sané- Yellow
Sven Michel- missed penaltySven Michel
88'
Felix Uduokhai(VAR)
87'
89'
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting- sub ->Leroy Sané
89'
Thomas Müller- sub ->Jamal Musiala
Ermedin Demirovic(penalty)
90'
90'
Leon Goretzka- Yellow
90'
Raphaël Guerreiro - Yellow
90'
Manuel Neuer - Yellow
90'
L. Zvonarek- sub ->Aleksandar Pavlović

Standings

After playing this encounter, FC Augsburg stays with 21 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München will has 47 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 3rd of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (2 draws).

FC Bayern München will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 3rd of February with a 16-12 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (11 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
6.3
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.7
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
7.0
D
Iago 22.Brazil
6.7
75' 69'
D
Kevin Mbabu 43.Switzerland
6.8
19'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 8.Kosovo
7.0
62'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.3
80'
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
7.0
62'
M
Kristijan Jakic 17.Croatia
6.8
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.2
52', 90'
F
Phillip Tietz 21.Germany
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
7.7
62'
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
6.8
62'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.4
75'
M
Tim Breithaupt 18.Germany
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.7
62'
F
Sven Michel 20.Germany
6.0
80'

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

The manager Jess Thorup decided to play with the following team: Finn Gilbert Dahmen (6.3), Kevin Mbabu (6.8), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.7), Felix Uduokhai (7.0), Iago (6.7), Fredrik Jensen (7.0), Kristijan Jakic (6.8), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (7.0), Rubén Vargas (6.3), Ermedin Demirovic (9.2) and Phillip Tietz (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Arne Engels (6.8), Robert Gumny, Mads Pedersen (7.7), Patric Pfeiffer, Dion Drena Beljo (6.7), Arne Maier (6.4), Tim Breithaupt, Sven Michel (6.0) and Tomas Koubek .

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Iago for Arne Maier (75′), Phillip Tietz for Dion Drena Beljo (62′), Fredrik Jensen for Arne Engels (62′), Elvis Rexhbeçaj for Mads Pedersen (62′) and Rubén Vargas for Sven Michel (80′).

Player of the match: Ermedin Demirovic​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Ermedin Demirovic.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Manuel Neuer 1.Germany
7.8
90'
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.0
6'
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.3
45'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 22.Portugal
7.1
90'
D
Eric Dier 15.England
6.7
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
7.0
90'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.7
89' 80'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
7.0
26'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.9
89'
M
7.3
90' 67' 23'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
7.3
58'
Substitutes
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
M
L. Zvonarek 34.Croatia
90'
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
F
6.6
89'
F
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
5.3
89'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
6.7
26'

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

Thomas Tuchel played with: Manuel Neuer (7.8), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.1), Matthijs de Ligt (7.0), Eric Dier (6.7), Alphonso Davies (7.3), Aleksandar Pavlović (7.3), Leon Goretzka (7.0), Leroy Sané (7.7), Jamal Musiala (7.9), Kingsley Coman (7.0) and Harry Kane  (7.3).

They had on the bench: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.6), Thomas Müller (5.3), Sven Ulreich, Lovro Zvonarek, Mathys Tel (6.7), Frans Krätzig and Adam Aznou.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Mathys Tel (injured) and Lovro Zvonarek (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 4 changes: Kingsley Coman for Mathys Tel (26′), Aleksandar Pavlović for Lovro Zvonarek (90′), Leroy Sané for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (89′) and Jamal Musiala for Thomas Müller (89′).

Player of the match: Jamal Musiala​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Jamal Musiala even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 40 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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