FC Union Berlin and Heidenheim draw 2-2 on Saturday

BERLIN. FC Union Berlin finds the way to recover against Heidenheim with a goal on the N. Dovedan 3' and a goal on the J. Beste 71'.

By
David Brown
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FC Union Berlin and Heidenheim draw 2-2 on Saturday

BERLIN. FC Union Berlin bounces back against Heidenheim with a goal on the N. Dovedan 3′ and a goal on the J. Beste 71′. FC Union Berlin was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

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 21,341 spectators.​ The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Martin Thomsen. The 4th official was Benjamin Brand. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.07 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Union Berlin

2 - 2

Team 1

Heidenheim

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 136 Attack 117
  • 56 Dangerous attack 34
  • 154 Ball safe 130
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Union Berlin was in firm control of the ball 58% while Heidenheim was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Heidenheim shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (Josip Juranovic and Robin Gosens). Regarding the opposition, Heidenheim received 1 yellow card (Haktab Omar Traore).

Match Timeline

3'
Nikola Dovedan(goal)
Robin Gosens(goal)
43'
Robin Gosens- Yellow
45'
András Schäfer(goal)Robin Gosens
45'
Josip Juranovic- Yellow
53'
64'
Adrian Beck- sub ->Jan Schöppner
64'
Marvin Pieringer- sub ->Nikola Dovedan
71'
Jan-Niklas Beste (goal)Eren Dinkçi
Mikkel Kaufmann- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
72'
72'
Kevin Sessa- sub ->Jan-Niklas Beste
Christopher Trimmel - sub ->Josip Juranovic
72'
73'
Norman Theuerkauf- sub ->Jonas Föhrenbach
Jérôme Roussillon- sub ->Robin Gosens
81'
Yorbe Vertessen- sub ->Brenden Aaronson
81'
83'
Tim Siersleben- sub ->Lennard Maloney
87'
Omar Traoré- Yellow
Alex Král- sub ->Lucas Tousart
90'

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 25 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Bochum 1848 to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Heidenheim will has 28 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will host Borussia Dortmund on the 2nd of March with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (2 draws).

Heidenheim will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (1 draw).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.0
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
6.1
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
6.7
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
6.7
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
7.1
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
8.4
Goals45'
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
7.1
72' 53'
M
Robin Gosens 6.Germany
8.1
81' 45' Goals43'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.7
90'
F
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.1
81'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Jérôme Roussillon 26.Guadeloupe
6.8
81'
D
Christopher Trimmel  28.Austria
6.7
72'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
90'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
7.3
72'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 14.Belgium
7.1
81'

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 (7.0), Danilho Doekhi (6.7), Robin Knoche (6.7), Kevin Vogt (6.1), Josip Juranovic (7.1), Lucas Tousart (6.7), Rani Khedira  (7.1), András Schäfer  (8.4), Robin Gosens (8.1), Brenden Aaronson (6.1) and Benedict Hollerbach (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Trimmel (6.7), Alex Kral, Paul Jaeckel, Mikkel Kaufmann (7.3), Janik Haberer, Jérôme Roussillon (6.8), Alexander Schwolow, Aïssa Laïdouni and Yorbe Vertessen (7.1).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: Robin Gosens for Jérôme Roussillon (81′), Brenden Aaronson for Yorbe Vertessen (81′), Josip Juranovic for Christopher Trimmel (72′), Benedict Hollerbach for Mikkel Kaufmann (72′) and Lucas Tousart for Alex Kral (90′).

Player of the match: András Schäfer ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was András Schäfer .

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 49 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim
G
Kevin Müller 1.Germany
6.6
D
Benedikt Gimber 5.Germany
6.8
D
Patrick Mainka  6.Germany
6.4
D
Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany
6.8
73'
D
Omar Traoré 23.Germany
6.3
87'
M
Jan Schöppner 3.Germany
6.4
64'
M
Eren Dinkçi 8.Germany
7.9
M
Nikola Dovedan 20.Austria
7.1
64' Goals3'
M
Lennard Maloney  33.Germany
6.7
83'
M
Jan-Niklas Beste  37.Germany
7.5
72' Goals71'
F
Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany
6.8
Substitutes
G
Vitus Eicher 22.Germany
D
Marnon Busch 2.Germany
D
Tim Siersleben 4.Germany
6.7
83'
D
Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany
6.4
73'
M
Kevin Sessa 16.Germany
6.3
72'
M
Florian Pick 17.Germany
M
Adrian Beck 21.Germany
6.7
64'
F
Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany
F
Marvin Pieringer 18.Germany
6.4
64'

Heidenheim started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Frank Schmidt played with: Kevin Müller (6.6), Haktab Omar Traore (6.3), Patrick Mainka (6.4), Benedikt Gimber (6.8), Jonas Föhrenbach (6.8), Eren Dinkçi (7.9), Jan Schöppner (6.4), Lennard Maloney (6.7), Nikola Dovedan (7.1), Jan-Niklas Beste (7.5) and Tim Kleindienst (6.8).

They had on the bench: Marnon Busch, Tim Siersleben (6.7), Stefan Schimmer, Kevin Sessa (6.3), Florian Pick, Marvin Pieringer (6.4), Adrian Beck (6.7), Vitus Eicher and Norman Theuerkauf (6.4).

Heidenheim could not rely on the presence of Tim Siersleben (injured) and Kevin Sessa (injured).

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 5 changes: Jan Schöppner for Adrian Beck (64′), Nikola Dovedan for Marvin Pieringer (64′), Jonas Föhrenbach for Norman Theuerkauf (73′), Lennard Maloney for Tim Siersleben (83′) and Jan-Niklas Beste for Kevin Sessa (73′).

Player of the match: Eren Dinkçi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Heidenheim was Eren Dinkçi.

His rating is 7.9 with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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