GELSENKIRCHEN. FC Union Berlin prevails over Schalke 04 6-1 after playing a incredible match. Schalke 04 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Hartmann with the assistance of Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 5 On Target 7
- 10 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 101 Attack 66
- 54 Dangerous attack 24
- 104 Ball safe 90
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Schalke 04 was in firm control of the ball 59% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Schalke 04 was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, FC Union Berlin managed to find the solution to win this match.
Schalke 04 shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (M. Thiaw). Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Schalke 04 will stay with 2 points like VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin will have 10 points like FC Bayern München to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head stats.
FC Union Berlin will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of September with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
Schalke 04 – Formation
Schalke 04
45'
61'
31'
Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Büskens decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow , Cedric Brunner , Maya Yoshida , Malick Thiaw , Thomas Ouwejan , Tom Krauß , Alex Král , Marius Bülter , Rodrigo Zalazar , Dominick Drexler and Simon Terodde .
The home team had on the bench: Florian Flick , Henning Matriciani, Tobias Mohr, Ralf Fährmann, Danny Latza , Florent Mollet , Sebastian Polter , Jordan Larsson and Marcin Kamiński.
Substitutions
Schalke 04 made 5 changes: A. Kral for F. Flick (61′), T. Krauss for D. Latza (61′), D. Drexler for J. Larsson (61′), S. Terodde for S. Polter (71′) and R. Zalazar for F. Mollet (71′).
Best player: Sebastian Polter
The most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Sebastian Polter.
His rating is with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow , Danilho Doekhi , Robin Knoche , Diogo Leite , Julian Ryerson , Morten Thorsby , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Niko Giesselmann , Sheraldo Becker and Jordan Siebatcheu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Levin Öztunali, Sven Michel , Kevin Behrens , Miloš Pantović , Paul Jäckel, Christopher Trimmel, Lennart Grill, Genki Haraguchi and András Schäfer.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: S. Becker for S. Michel (71′), J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (71′), M. Thorsby for M. Pantovic (75′), D. Doekhi for P. Jaeckel (85′) and J. Haberer for L. Oztunali (85′).
Best player: Sheraldo Becker
The most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Sheraldo Becker.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – FC Union Berlin – 1-6
- Hertha BSC – Borussia Dortmund – 0-1
- TSG Hoffenheim – FC Augsburg – 1-0
- FC Bayern München – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-3
- RB Leipzig – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0
