FC Augsburg recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat SC Freiburg 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg was able to reverse the scoreline against SC Freiburg to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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FC Augsburg recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat SC Freiburg 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg succeeded in reverse the scoreline against SC Freiburg to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a penalty of Vincenzo Grifo at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Arne Engels gave the win to FC Augsburg in the 80′ minute. FC Augsburg was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 28,894 spectators.​ The referee was Bastian Dankert with the help of René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.21 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Augsburg

2 - 1

Team 1

SC Freiburg

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 102 Attack 71
  • 51 Dangerous attack 20
  • 91 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Augsburg had a superior ball possession 63% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Augsburg won the match​.

FC Augsburg shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, SC Freiburg shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (Maximilian Bauer, Iago and Rubén Vargas). Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Höfler).

Match Timeline

19'
Vincenzo Grifo(penalty)
Rubén Vargas- Yellow
23'
37'
Matthias Ginter- sub ->Lukas Kübler
Arne Engels- sub ->Fredrik Jensen
56'
Arne Maier- sub ->Elvis Rexhbeçaj
56'
66'
Jordy Makengo- sub ->Christian Günter
66'
Roland Sallai- sub ->Michael Gregoritsch
Felix Uduokhai(goal)
72'
76'
Kiliann Sildillia- sub ->Merlin Röhl
76'
Noah Weißhaupt - sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
Maximilian Bauer- Yellow
79'
Dion Beljo- sub ->Phillip Tietz
79'
79'
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
Arne Engels(goal)Ermedin Demirovic
80'
Niklas Dorsch- sub ->Rubén Vargas
84'
Iago- Yellow
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 encounter, FC Augsburg has 26 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will stays with 29 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with Darmstadt 98 on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head.

SC Freiburg will host FC Bayern München on the 2nd of March with a 21-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
7.0
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
8.1
Goals72'
D
Iago 22.Brazil
7.5
90'
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
7.0
79'
D
Kevin Mbabu 43.Switzerland
6.8
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 8.Kosovo
6.3
56'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
7.7
84' 23'
M
Kristijan Jakic 17.Croatia
6.7
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.4
56'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
F
Phillip Tietz 21.Germany
7.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
7.5
56'
M
Pep Biel 11.Spain
M
Tim Breithaupt 18.Germany
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
7.7
56' Goals80'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
6.7
84'
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.7
79'
F
Sven Michel 20.Germany

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

The manager Jess Thorup decided to play with the following team: Finn Gilbert Dahmen (7.0), Kevin Mbabu (6.8), Maximilian Bauer (7.0), Felix Uduokhai (8.1), Iago (7.5), Fredrik Jensen (6.4), Kristijan Jakic (6.7), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.3), Rubén Vargas (7.7), Phillip Tietz (7.7) and Ermedin Demirovic (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Robert Gumny, Dion Drena Beljo (6.7), Arne Maier (7.5), Pep Biel, Tim Breithaupt, Sven Michel, Arne Engels (7.7), Niklas Dorsch (6.7) and Tomas Koubek .

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 4 changes: Rubén Vargas for Niklas Dorsch (84′), Fredrik Jensen for Arne Engels (56′), Elvis Rexhbeçaj for Arne Maier (56′) and Phillip Tietz for Dion Drena Beljo (79′).

Player of the match: Felix Uduokhai​

The most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Felix Uduokhai.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 85 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Noah Atubolu 1.Germany
7.9
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.4
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.0
37'
D
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.8
79'
D
Christian Günter  30.Germany
6.8
66'
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.8
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.8
76' Goals19'
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
6.4
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
6.4
76'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
7.0
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 21.Germany
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.6
37'
D
Attila Szalai 6.Hungary
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.7
76'
D
Jordy Makengo 33.France
6.4
66'
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.4
66'
M
Noah Weißhaupt  7.Germany
6.3
76'
M
Florent Muslija 23.Kosovo
F
Junior Adamu 20.Austria

SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu (7.9), Lukas Kübler (7.0), Nicolas Höfler (6.8), Manuel Gulde (6.4), Christian Günter (6.8), Maximilian Eggestein (6.8), Merlin Röhl (6.4), Ritsu Doan (6.4), Vincenzo Grifo (7.8), Lucas Höler (7.0) and Michael Gregoritsch (7.0).

They had on the bench: Attila Szalai, Noah Weißhaupt (6.3), Chukwubuike Adamu, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija , Kiliann Sildillia (6.7), Jordy Makengo (6.4), Matthias Ginter (6.6) and Roland Sallai  (6.4).

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Matthias Ginter (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Lukas Kübler for Matthias Ginter (37′), Merlin Röhl for Kiliann Sildillia (76′), Vincenzo Grifo for Noah Weißhaupt (76′), Christian Günter for Jordy Makengo (66′) and Michael Gregoritsch for Roland Sallai  (66′).

Player of the match: Noah Atubolu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Noah Atubolu. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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