AUGSBURG. Eintracht Frankfurt was able to reverse the scoreline against FC Augsburg to win 2-1. It was FC Augsburg to strike first with an early goal of M. Berisha at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 13′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Knauff gave the win to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 64′ minute. Eintracht Frankfurt took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the help of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

1 - 2

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 79 Attack 121
  • 64 Dangerous attack 50
  • 104 Ball safe 129
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a superior ball possession 58% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Eintracht Frankfurt was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

FC Augsburg shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (E. Ndicka).

Match Timeline

1'
13'
Sebastian Rode (goal)
46'
Ansgar Knauff- sub ->L. Pellegrini
Robert Gumny- sub ->A. Maier
62'
Rubén Vargas- sub ->F. Niederlechner
62'
64'
64'
Hrvoje Smolcic- sub ->S. Rode
64'
Ansgar Knauff(goal)
71'
84'
Felix Uduokhai- sub ->Iago
86'
Reece Oxford - sub ->F. Jensen
86'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, FC Augsburg will stay with 14 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 23 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 3rd of February with a 16-2 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt will host Hertha BSC on the 4th of February with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (9 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
7.4
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.5
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
6.4
D
Iago 22.Brazil
6.1
86'
D
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.8
86'
M
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.2
M
Julian Baumgartlinger 14.Austria
7.0
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.4
62'
M
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
7.1
62'
F
Mergim Berisha 11.Germany
7.4
1'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Reece Oxford 4.England
86'
D
Aaron Zehnter 42.Germany
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.2
62'
D
F. Winther 26.Denmark
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
86'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.6
62'
F
Lukas Petkov 21.Bulgaria

FC Augsburg started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (7.4), Fredrik Jensen (6.8), Maximilian Bauer (6.4), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.5), Iago (6.1), Arne Maier (6.4), Julian Baumgartlinger (7.0), Ermedin Demirović (6.8), Mads Pedersen (6.2), Mergim Berisha (7.4) and Florian Niederlechner (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Caligiuri, Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas (6.6), Aaron Zehnter, Lukas Petkov, Robert Gumny (6.2), Frederik Franck Winther, Tomáš Koubek and Felix Uduokhai.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 4 changes: A. Maier for R. Gumny (62′), F. Niederlechner for R. Vargas (62′), Iago for F. Uduokhai (86′) and F. Jensen for R. Oxford (86′).

Best player: Rafał Gikiewicz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was the goalkeeper: Rafał Gikiewicz. His rating is 7.40. He performed 5 saves.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
7.1
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
7.0
71'
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.8
D
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
7.0
M
Luca Pellegrini 33.Italy
6.2
46'
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
7.6
64' 13'
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
7.4
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
7.4
84'
F
Mario Götze 27.Germany
6.8
F
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
6.4
64'
F
Randal Kolo Muani 9.France
6.7
88'
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
Almamy Touré 18.Mali
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
7.0
64'
D
Jérôme Onguéné 4.Cameroon
M
Marcel Wenig 28.Germany
F
Faride Alidou 11.Germany
6.9
84'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
7.0
64'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
7.4
46' 64'
F
Lucas Alario 21.Argentina
88'

Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp (7.1), Tuta (6.8), Kristijan Jakić (7.0), Evan Ndicka (7.0), Junior Dina Ebimbe (7.4), Djibril Sow (7.4), Sebastian Rode (7.6), Luca Pellegrini (6.2), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.4), Mario Götze (6.8) and Randal Kolo Muani (6.7).

They had on the bench: Faride Alidou (6.9), Almamy Touré, Hrvoje Smolčić (7.0), Rafael Santos Borré (7.0), Marcel Wenig, Jérôme Onguene, Ansgar Knauff (7.4), Diant Ramaj and Lucas Alario.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: L. Pellegrini for A. Knauff (46′), J. Lindstrom for R. Borre (64′), S. Rode for H. Smolcic (64′), J. Dina Ebimbe for F. Alidou (84′) and R. Kolo Muani for L. Alario (88′).

Best player: Sebastian Rode​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Sebastian Rode.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 51 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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