FC Union Berlin defeats TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 with a goal scored by B. Aaronson

SINSHEIM. FC Union Berlin prevails over TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 after B. Aaronson scored just 1 goal (84').

By
Luke Meyer
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FC Union Berlin defeats TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 with a goal scored by B. Aaronson

SINSHEIM. FC Union Berlin beats TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 after B. Aaronson scored just 1 goal (84′). TSG Hoffenheim was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the PreZero Arena stadium in Sinsheim on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Hartmann who was helped by Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.28 degrees Celsius or 54.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

TSG Hoffenheim

0 - 1

Team 1

FC Union Berlin

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 18 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 10 Shots blocked 1
  • 139 Attack 69
  • 65 Dangerous attack 25
  • 86 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim had a strong ball possession 67% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, FC Union Berlin succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 18 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (Pavel Kadeřábek and Stanley N’Soki). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (Diogo Leite, Danilho Doekhi and Kevin Volland ).

Match Timeline

6'
Alex Král- sub ->Rani Khedira 
Wout Weghorst- sub ->Grischa Prömel
29'
Stanley Nsoki- Yellow
45'
45'
Kevin Volland- Yellow
Stanley Nsoki(yellowredcard)
45'
45'
Kevin Volland(yellowredcard)
45'
Danilho Doekhi- Yellow
Robert Skov- sub ->Umut Tohumcu
46'
66'
Brenden Aaronson- sub ->Aïssa Laïdouni
66'
Yorbe Vertessen- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
81'
Josip Juranovic- sub ->Christopher Trimmel
81'
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Robin Gosens
Bambasé Conté- sub ->Ihlas Bebou
81'
84'
Brenden Aaronson(goal)Yorbe Vertessen
Pavel Kaderabek- Yellow
86'
89'
Diogo Leite- Yellow
David Jurásek- sub ->Pavel Kadeřábek
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 playing this encounter, TSG Hoffenheim stays with 27 points like Heidenheim to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will has 24 points like VfL Wolfsburg to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 24th of February with a 16-7 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (11 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host Heidenheim on the 24th of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Heidenheim (2 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
7.0
D
Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria
7.3
D
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
7.3
90' 86'
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
7.3
D
Stanley Nsoki 34.France
5.8
45'
M
Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Grischa Prömel  6.Germany
6.4
29'
M
Anton Stach 16.Germany
7.8
M
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
7.5
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
7.3
81'
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
7.5
Substitutes
G
Nahuel Noll 36.Germany
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
D
David Jurásek 19.Czech Republic
90'
D
John Anthony Brooks  23.United States
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
M
Bambasé Conté 31.Germany
6.3
81'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
F
Wout Weghorst 10.Netherlands
7.0
29'
F
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
7.1
46'

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (7.0), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.3), Ozan Kabak (7.3), Florian Grillitsch  (7.3), Stanley N’Soki (5.8), Anton Stach (7.8), Grischa Prömel (6.4), Umut Tohumcu (6.7), Andrej Kramaric (7.5), Maximilian Beier (7.5) and Ihlas Bebou (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kasim Adams, David Jurásek, Finn Ole Becker, Bambasé Conté (6.3), Nahuel Noll, Tom Bischof, John Brooks, Robert Skov (7.1) and Wout Weghorst (7.0).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Wout Weghorst (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: Grischa Prömel for Wout Weghorst (29′), Umut Tohumcu for Robert Skov (46′), Pavel Kadeřábek for David Jurásek (90′) and Ihlas Bebou for Bambasé Conté (81′).

Player of the match: Anton Stach​

The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Anton Stach.

His rating is 7.8 with 89 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.8
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
7.5
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
7.5
89'
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
7.0
45'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
7.5
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
7.3
81'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
6.7
66'
M
Christopher Trimmel  28.Austria
7.5
81'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
6.3
45'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.3
66'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
6.8
81'
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
7.0
81'
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
8.1
66' Goals84'
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
6.8
6'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
F
Yorbe Vertessen 14.Belgium
7.0
66'

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

Nenad Bjelica played with: Frederik Rönnow (7.8), Danilho Doekhi (7.0), Kevin Vogt (7.5), Diogo Leite (7.5), Christopher Trimmel (7.5), Lucas Tousart (7.5), Rani Khedira , Aïssa Laïdouni (6.7), Robin Gosens (7.3), Kevin Volland  (6.3) and Benedict Hollerbach (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brenden Aaronson (8.1), Chris Bedia, Yorbe Vertessen (7.0), Josip Juranovic (6.8), Jérôme Roussillon (7.0), Robin Knoche, Alex Kral (6.8), Alexander Schwolow and Janik Haberer.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of Alex Kral (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Rani Khedira  for Alex Kral (6′), Aïssa Laïdouni for Brenden Aaronson (66′), Benedict Hollerbach for Yorbe Vertessen (66′), Christopher Trimmel for Josip Juranovic (81′) and Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (81′).

Player of the match: Brenden Aaronson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Brenden Aaronson.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass.

His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 66′.

Results of the day

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