FC Augsburg beats FC Union Berlin 2-0 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg tops FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Tietz (47') and a goal from S. Michel (81').

FC Augsburg beats FC Union Berlin 2-0 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg overcomes FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Tietz (47′) and a goal from S. Michel (81′).

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 29,731 spectators.​ The referee was Tobias Stieler with the help of Christian Gittelmann and Mark Borsch. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 119
  • 48 Dangerous attack 76
  • 81 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Augsburg was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Augsburg found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

FC Augsburg shot 10 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 1 yellow card (Tim Breithaupt). Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (Rani Khedira).

Match Timeline

37'
Rani Khedira- Yellow
Phillip Tietz(goal)
47'
Pep Biel- sub ->Rubén Vargas
62'
66'
Janik Haberer- sub ->Christopher Trimmel 
66'
Kevin Volland- sub ->Mikkel Kaufmann
Sven Michel- sub ->Arne Engels
73'
Patric Pfeiffer- sub ->Phillip Tietz
73'
75'
Chris Bedia- sub ->Benedict Hollerbach
75'
Aïssa Laïdouni- sub ->Rani Khedira
Mert Kömür- sub ->Maximilian Bauer
80'
Sven Michel(goal)Arne Maier
81'
Sven Michel(VAR)
82'
Tim Breithaupt- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this match, FC Augsburg has 39 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stays with 29 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away with Eintracht Frankfurt on the 20th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of FC Augsburg (8 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host FC Bayern München on the 20th of April with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (3 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
7.5
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
7.3
80'
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
7.3
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
7.3
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
7.5
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
7.3
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.4
62'
M
Tim Breithaupt 18.Germany
7.5
90'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
7.3
73'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
F
Phillip Tietz 21.Germany
7.3
73' Goals47'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
6.8
73'
M
Pep Biel 11.Spain
6.7
62'
M
Mert Kömür 36.Germany
6.4
80'
M
Daniel Hausmann 46.Germany
M
David Josef Deger 47.Germany
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
F
Sven Michel 20.Germany
7.5
73' Goals81'

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

The manager Jess Thorup decided to play with the following team: Finn Dahmen (7.5), Maximilian Bauer (7.3), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.3), Felix Uduokhai (7.5), Mads Pedersen (7.3), Arne Engels (7.3), Tim Breithaupt (7.5), Arne Maier (7.3), Rubén Vargas (6.4), Phillip Tietz (7.3) and Ermedin Demirovic (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Patric Pfeiffer (6.8), Dion Beljo, Pep Biel (6.7), Sven Michel (7.5), Mert Kömür (6.4), Tomas Koubek, D. Hausmann and D. Deger.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 4 changes: Rubén Vargas for Pep Biel (62′), Arne Engels for Sven Michel (73′), Phillip Tietz for Patric Pfeiffer (73′) and Maximilian Bauer for Mert Kömür (80′).

Player of the match: Sven Michel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Sven Michel.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 9 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 73′.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Kevin Vogt 2.Germany
7.3
D
Diogo Leite 4.Portugal
6.6
D
Danilho Doekhi 5.Netherlands
7.3
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
7.5
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
8.1
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
6.4
75' 37'
M
András Schäfer 13.Hungary
7.5
M
Josip Juranovic 18.Croatia
M
6.7
66'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 9.Denmark
7.5
66'
F
Benedict Hollerbach 16.Germany
6.4
75'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Schwolow 37.Germany
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.7
66'
M
Aïssa Laïdouni 20.Tunisia
7.0
75'
F
Kevin Volland 10.Germany
7.3
66'
F
Chris Bedia 11.Ivory Coast
7.1
75'

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

Nenad Bjelica played with: Josip Juranovic, Frederik Rönnow (7.3), Danilho Doekhi (7.3), Kevin Vogt (7.3), Diogo Leite (6.6), Christopher Trimmel  (6.7), Alex Král (7.5), Rani Khedira (6.4), Brenden Aaronson (8.1), András Schäfer (7.5) and Mikkel Kaufmann (7.5), Benedict Hollerbach (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Paul Jaeckel, Chris Bedia (7.1), Janik Haberer (6.7), Robin Knoche, Alexander Schwolow, Aïssa Laïdouni (7.0) and Kevin Volland (7.3).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: Christopher Trimmel  for Janik Haberer (66′), Mikkel Kaufmann for Kevin Volland (66′), Benedict Hollerbach for Chris Bedia (75′) and Rani Khedira for Aïssa Laïdouni (75′).

Player of the match: Brenden Aaronson​

The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Brenden Aaronson.

His rating is 8.1 with 40 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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