BIELEFELD. DSC Arminia Bielefeld overcomes FC Union Berlin 1-0 after M. Okugawa scored just 1 goal (53′). FC Union Berlin lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the SchücoArena stadium in Bielefeld on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager who was helped by Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Jonas Weickenmeier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 2 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 128
- 33 Dangerous attack 43
- 101 Ball safe 117
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Union Berlin had a superior ball possession 58% while DSC Arminia Bielefeld was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, DSC Arminia Bielefeld found a way to find the solution to win this match.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
DSC Arminia Bielefeld didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (P. Jaeckel and J. Ryerson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, DSC Arminia Bielefeld will have 25 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 34 points like RB Leipzig and FSV Mainz 05 to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, DSC Arminia Bielefeld will play away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 26th of February with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of DSC Arminia Bielefeld (4 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 26th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (1 draw).
DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Formation
DSC Arminia Bielefeld started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Kramer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega , Cedric Brunner , Guilherme Ramos , Joakim Nilsson , Jacob Laursen , Sebastian Vasiliadis , Fabian Kunze , Patrick Wimmer , Alessandro Schöpf , Masaya Okugawa and Janni Serra .
The home team had on the bench: Nathan De Medina , Fabian Klos , Robin Hack, Gonzalo Castro , George Bello, Bryan Lasme, Amos Pieper, Stefanos Kapino and Florian Krüger .
Substitutions
DSC Arminia Bielefeld made 4 changes: C. Brunner for N. De Medina (63′), J. Serra for F. Klos (64′), P. Wimmer for F. Kruger (80′) and M. Okugawa for G. Castro (84′).
Best player: Fabian Kunze
The player that probably impressed the most for DSC Arminia Bielefeld was Fabian Kunze even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Paul Jäckel , Timo Baumgartl , Dominique Heintz , Julian Ryerson , Sheraldo Becker , Rani Khedira , Grischa Prömel , Bastian Oczipka , Taiwo Awoniyi and Sven Michel .
They had on the bench: Keita Endo , Niko Giesselmann , Levin Öztunali, Kevin Behrens , Genki Haraguchi, Andreas Voglsammer , Kevin Möhwald , Frederik Rønnow and Christopher Trimmel.
FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of A. Voglsammer (injured).
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: D. Heintz for A. Voglsammer (57′), T. Awoniyi for K. Endo (75′), R. Khedira for K. Mohwald (75′), S. Michel for K. Behrens (84′) and B. Oczipka for N. Giesselmann (84′).
Best player: Timo Baumgartl
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Timo Baumgartl.
His rating is with 88 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfL Wolfsburg – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-2
- VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 1-1
- FC Augsburg – SC Freiburg – 1-2
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – FC Union Berlin – 1-0
- FC Köln – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-0