STUTTGART. FC Union Berlin prevails over VfB Stuttgart 1-0 after P. Jaeckel scored just 1 goal (76′).
S. Guirassy received a red card (83′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why VfB Stuttgart lost the match.
The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert assisted by René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 101
- 34 Dangerous attack 38
- 102 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Union Berlin was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Union Berlin won the match.
VfB Stuttgart shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (A. Karazor and S. Guirassy). Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (N. Giesselmann, R. Khedira and P. Seguin).
S. Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 5 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin will have 20 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 21st of January with a 10-10 head to head record.
FC Union Berlin will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 21st of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Waldemar Anton , Dan-Axel Zagadou , Atakan Karazor , Silas Katompa Mvumpa , Wataru Endo , Naouirou Ahamada , Hiroki Ito , Tiago Tomás and Serhou Guirassy .
The home team had on the bench: Lilian Egloff, Fabian Bredlow, Pascal Stenzel , Juan José Perea, Borna Sosa , Luca Pfeiffer , Nikolas Nartey, Chris Führich and Enzo Millot.
Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: D. Zagadou for B. Sosa (67′), Silas for C. Fuhrich (68′), H. Ito for P. Stenzel (71′) and A. Karazor for L. Pfeiffer (81′).
Best player: Wataru Endo
The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Wataru Endo.
His rating is with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
FC Union Berlin – Formation
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow , Paul Jaeckel , Robin Knoche , Danilho Doekhi , Julian Ryerson , András Schäfer , Rani Khedira , Genki Haraguchi , Niko Giesselmann , Sheraldo Becker and Jordan Siebatcheu .
They had on the bench: Paul Seguin, Christopher Trimmel, Sven Michel, Kevin Behrens , Lennart Grill, Morten Thorsby , Miloš Pantović , Jamie Leweling and Diogo Leite.
Substitutions
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (65′), A. Schafer for M. Thorsby (65′), S. Becker for J. Leweling (73′), R. Khedira for P. Seguin (83′) and G. Haraguchi for M. Pantovic (84′).
Best player: Paul Jaeckel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Paul Jaeckel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg – 2-2
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Köln – 5-2