BERLIN. FC Union Berlin tops VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 after D. Doekhi scored just 1 goal (45′). VfL Wolfsburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 22,000 spectators.​ The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who was helped by Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.96 degrees Celsius or 49.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Union Berlin

1 - 0

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 9
  • 79 Attack 126
  • 36 Dangerous attack 78
  • 39 Ball safe 40
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 10
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 2
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a strong ball possession 59% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, FC Union Berlin succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

FC Union Berlin shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 17 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Jérôme Roussillon). On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (Pavao Pervan, Maximilian Arnold and Niko Kovač).

Match Timeline

Danilho Doekhi(goal)Kevin Volland
45'
46'
Cédric Zesiger- sub ->Moritz Jenz
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Kevin Volland
59'
Aïssa Laïdouni- sub ->András Schäfer
59'
Mikkel Kaufmann- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
70'
74'
Ridle Baku- sub ->Lovro Majer
74'
Vaclav Cerny- sub ->Kevin Paredes
80'
Yannick Gerhardt- sub ->Mattias Svanberg
80'
Amin Sarr- sub ->Rogério
Paul Jaeckel- sub ->Alex Kral
81'
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Robin Gosens
82'
Jérôme Roussillon- Yellow
85'
90'
M. Arnold- Yellow
90'
Pavao Pervan- 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
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 Union Berlin has 21 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg will stays with 23 points like FC Augsburg to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (2 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will host Borussia Dortmund on the 17th of February with a 25-8 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
8.5
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.1
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
8.2
45'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.7
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.5
82'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
7.5
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
7.0
59'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.4
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
7.0
81'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
7.3
59'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
7.0
70'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
7.0
81'
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.8
82' 85'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.6
59'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.7
59'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
6.8
70'
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
F
Yorbe Vertessen 14.Belgium

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Nenad Bjelica decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rönnow (8.5), Danilho Doekhi (8.2), Robin Knoche (7.7), Diogo Leite (7.1), Alex Kral (7.0), András Schäfer  (7.0), Rani Khedira  (7.5), Lucas Tousart (6.4), Robin Gosens (7.5), Kevin Volland  (7.3) and Benedict Hollerbach (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Jaeckel (7.0), Brenden Aaronson (6.7), Mikkel Kaufmann (6.8), Chris Bedia, Yorbe Vertessen, Jérôme Roussillon (6.8), Alexander Schwolow, Tim Schleinitz and Aïssa Laïdouni (6.6).

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Mikkel Kaufmann (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Kevin Volland  for Brenden Aaronson (59′), Benedict Hollerbach for Mikkel Kaufmann (70′), András Schäfer  for Aïssa Laïdouni (59′), Alex Kral for Paul Jaeckel (81′) and Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (82′).

Player of the match: Frederik Rönnow​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was the goalkeeper: Frederik Rönnow. His rating is 8.47. He performed 4 saves.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
6.4
90'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
D
Rogério 13.Brazil
6.8
80'
D
Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark
7.1
D
Moritz Jenz 25.Germany
7.0
46'
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.7
M
Lovro Majer 19.Croatia
7.5
74'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.5
90'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
7.1
80'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.7
74'
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
7.3
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
7.0
Substitutes
G
Niklas Klinger 30.Germany
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
7.7
46'
M
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
7.0
74'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.0
74'
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.4
80'
M
Kofi Amoako 41.Germany
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
6.4
80'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Niko Kovač played with: Sebastiaan Bornauw, Pavao Pervan (6.4), Joakim Maehle (7.1), Maxence Lacroix (7.7), Moritz Jenz (7.0), Rogério (6.8), Lovro Majer (7.5), Mattias Svanberg (7.1), Maximilian Arnold (7.5), Kevin Paredes (6.7) and Kevin Behrens (7.3), Jonas Wind (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Cédric Zesiger (7.7), Vaclav Cerny (7.0), Amin Sarr (6.4), Jakub Kamiński, Ridle Baku (7.0), Niklas Klinger, Yannick Gerhardt (6.4) and Kofi Jeremy Amoako.

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Cédric Zesiger (injured) and Amin Sarr (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Moritz Jenz for Cédric Zesiger (46′), Lovro Majer for Ridle Baku (74′), Kevin Paredes for Vaclav Cerny (74′), Mattias Svanberg for Yannick Gerhardt (80′) and Rogério for Amin Sarr (80′).

Player of the match: Maxence Lacroix​

The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maxence Lacroix.

His rating is 7.7 with 67 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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