VfB Stuttgart clutches a 2-1 win against Darmstadt 98

DARMSTADT. VfB Stuttgart topped Darmstadt 98 to win 2-1. A goal from A. Seydel was decisive in the 90min.

By
Mark Hall
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VfB Stuttgart clutches a 2-1 win against Darmstadt 98

DARMSTADT. VfB Stuttgart defeated Darmstadt 98 to win 2-1. A goal from A. Seydel was decisive in the 90min. It was VfB Stuttgart to strike first with a goal of Serhou Guirassy at the 14′. Then Mahmoud Dahoud scored again for VfB Stuttgart in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Aaron Seydel reduced the distance for Darmstadt 98 (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Darmstadt 98 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz with the support of Martin Thomsen and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.28 degrees Celsius or 54.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Darmstadt 98

1 - 2

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 20 Total 13
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 82
  • 60 Dangerous attack 28
  • 95 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Darmstadt 98 had a strong ball possession 56% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, VfB Stuttgart found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Darmstadt 98 shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, VfB Stuttgart shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 5 yellow cards (Christoph Zimmermann, Julian Justvan, Christoph Klarer, Alexander Brunst and Torsten Lieberknecht). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards (Chris Führich, Jamie Leweling, Pascal Stenzel and Atakan Karazor).

Match Timeline

14'
Serhou Guirassy(goal)Waldemar Anton
Marvin Mehlem (VAR)
16'
45'
Pascal Stenzel- Yellow
45'
Pascal Stenzel(yellowredcard)
Fabian Nürnberger - sub ->Christoph Klarer
46'
46'
Josha Vagnoman- sub ->Jamie Leweling
45'
Jamie Leweling- Yellow
Christoph Klarer- Yellow
45'
63'
Enzo Millot- sub ->Serhou Guirassy
67'
Chris Führich- Yellow
Christoph Zimmermann- Yellow
67'
Alexander Brunst- Yellow
69'
71'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
72'
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Chris Führich
Aaron Seydel- sub ->Luca Pfeiffer
74'
F. Torsiello- sub ->Emir Karić
74'
81'
Mahmoud Dahoud- sub ->Deniz Undav
81'
Leonidas Stergiou- sub ->Maximilian Mittelstädt
Fabian Schnellhardt- sub ->Marvin Mehlem
86'
Oscar Vilhelmsson- sub ->Klaus Gjasula
86'
Julian Justvan- Yellow
90'
90'
Mahmoud Dahoud(goal)
Aaron Seydel(goal)Oscar Vilhelmsson
90'

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, Darmstadt 98 stays with 12 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart will has 46 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away against Werder Bremen on the 24th of February with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Darmstadt 98 (2 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host FC Köln on the 24th of February with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
6.8
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
7.0
67'
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
6.4
46' 45'
D
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
7.3
86'
M
Marvin Mehlem  6.Germany
7.3
86'
M
Julian Justvan 17.Germany
7.9
90'
M
Emir Karic 19.Austria
7.3
74'
M
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
6.8
M
Fabian Holland  32.Germany
7.0
F
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
5.4
74'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.7
Substitutes
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
69'
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
M
Fabian Nürnberger  15.Germany
6.8
46'
M
Andreas Müller 16.Germany
M
Bartol Franjic  28.Croatia
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
6.6
86'
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany
8.1
74' Goals90'
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
7.0
86'
F
F. Torsiello 42.Germany
6.4
74'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Marcel Schuhen (6.8), Christoph Zimmermann (7.0), Klaus Gjasula (7.3), Christoph Klarer (6.4), Matthias Bader (6.8), Marvin Mehlem (7.3), Fabian Holland (7.0), Emir Karić (7.3), Julian Justvan (7.9), Luca Pfeiffer (5.4) and Sebastian Polter (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Schnellhardt (6.6), Thomas Isherwood, Fabian Nürnberger (6.8), Andreas Müller, Aaron Seydel (8.1), Bartol Franjić, Oscar Vilhelmsson (7.0), Alexander Brunst and Fabio Torsiello (6.4).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Christoph Klarer for Fabian Nürnberger (46′), Marvin Mehlem for Fabian Schnellhardt (86′), Klaus Gjasula for Oscar Vilhelmsson (86′), Luca Pfeiffer for Aaron Seydel (74′) and Emir Karić for Fabio Torsiello (74′).

Player of the match: Aaron Seydel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Aaron Seydel.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 74′.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
8.1
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
8.1
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
7.1
81'
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.0
45'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.3
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.0
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.9
71'
M
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.0
46' 45'
M
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
6.7
81'
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
7.1
72' 67'
F
Serhou Guirassy 9.Guinea
7.8
63' Goals14'
Substitutes
G
Dennis Seimen 41.Germany
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
6.7
46'
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
6.3
81'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 5.Germany
7.9
81' Goals90'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 10.South Korea
7.0
72'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
M
Lilian Egloff 25.Germany
M
Roberto Massimo 32.Germany
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
6.8
63'

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

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Fabian Bredlow (8.1), Pascal Stenzel (6.0), Waldemar Anton (8.1), Hiroki Ito (7.3), Maximilian Mittelstädt (7.1), Atakan Karazor (7.9), Angelo Stiller (7.0), Jamie Leweling (7.0), Deniz Undav (6.7), Chris Führich (7.1) and Serhou Guirassy (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josha Vagnoman (6.7), Mahmoud Dahoud (7.9), Woo-yeong Jeong (7.0), Genki Haraguchi, Leonidas Stergiou (6.3), Lilian Egloff, Roberto Massimo, Dennis Seimen and Enzo Millot (6.8).

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of Mahmoud Dahoud (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: Jamie Leweling for Josha Vagnoman (46′), Serhou Guirassy for Enzo Millot (63′), Deniz Undav for Mahmoud Dahoud (81′), Maximilian Mittelstädt for Leonidas Stergiou (81′) and Chris Führich for Woo-yeong Jeong (72′).

Player of the match: Fabian Bredlow​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was the goalkeeper: Fabian Bredlow. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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