BERLIN. VfB Stuttgart found a way to snatch a draw against FC Union Berlin with a late goal from S. Kalajdzic scored in the (90′) after FC Union Berlin got a lead with a penalty from T. Awoniyi (41′). VfB Stuttgart was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

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. The referee was Robert Hartmann who was helped by Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Union Berlin to win the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (N. Giesselmann, A. Schafer and A. Schafer). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (K. Mavropanos and H. Ito).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Union Berlin will have 38 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will have 23 points like Hertha BSC to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away against FC Bayern München on the 19th of March with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host FC Augsburg on the 19th of March with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Augsburg (1 draw).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

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

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Frederik Rønnow (6.2), Paul Jäckel (6.9), Robin Knoche (7.4), Timo Baumgartl (6.2), Christopher Trimmel (7.3), Kevin Möhwald (6.8), Rani Khedira (6.8), Grischa Prömel (6.4), Niko Giesselmann (6.4), Sheraldo Becker (7.1) and Taiwo Awoniyi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Suleiman Abdullahi, Jakob Busk, Andreas Voglsammer (6.6), Anthony Ujah, Bastian Oczipka, Dominique Heintz, Sven Michel (6.4) and András Schäfer (6.2).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: K. Mohwald for A. Schafer (66′), T. Awoniyi for S. Michel (73′), S. Becker for A. Voglsammer (74′) and N. Giesselmann for B. Oczipka (89′).

Best player: Robin Knoche​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Robin Knoche.

His rating is (7.4) with 40 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller (6.5), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.6), Waldemar Anton (7.1), Hiroki Ito (6.8), Borna Sosa (7.7), Wataru Endo (7.1), Atakan Karazor (6.8), Chris Führich (6.8), Tiago Tomás (6.4), Saša Kalajdžić (7.3) and Omar Marmoush (6.6).

They had on the bench: Philipp Förster, Orel Mangala (7.6), Fabian Bredlow, Pascal Stenzel (6.7), Clinton Mola, Ömer Faruk Beyaz, Tanguy Coulibaly (6.2), Erik Thommy and Naouirou Ahamada.

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of P. Stenzel (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: T. Tiago for O. Mangala (59′), K. Mavropanos for P. Stenzel (59′) and W. Endo for T. Coulibaly (85′).

Best player: Borna Sosa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Borna Sosa.

His rating is (7.7) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• FC Union Berlin – VfB Stuttgart – 1-1
• Borussia Mönchengladbach – Hertha BSC – 2-0
• SC Freiburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-2
• TSG Hoffenheim – FC Bayern München – 1-1