German Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation Playoff

FT Thursday, May 23, 2019
1. FC Union Berlin DWLWD 2
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VfB Stuttgart LWLWD 2
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Match Report

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Union Berlin, Stuttgart draw in pro-rel playoff

Bundesliga side Stuttgart were held to a 2-2 draw by second division Union Berlin in the promotion-relegation playoff first leg on Thursday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
38.6
Possession
61.4
16
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
385
311
Passes
477
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
32
0.4
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
63
19
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
10
25
Effective Clearances
15
25
Clearances
15

Head to Head

VFB leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

VFB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ron-Robert ZielerG
  2. 4Marc-Oliver KempfCD-L
  3. 18Ozan KabakCD-R
  4. 2Emiliano InsúaLB
  5. 21Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 19Chadrac AkoloAM
  7. 20Christian GentnerLM
  8. 8Gonzalo CastroRM
  9. 11Anastasios DonisF
  10. 22Nico GonzálezAM-L
  11. 10Daniel DidaviAM-R

FCU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Rafal GikiewiczG
  2. 29Michael ParensenCD-L
  3. 5Marvin FriedrichCD-R
  4. 14Ken ReichelLB
  5. 28Christopher TrimmelRB
  6. 24Manuel SchmiedebachCM
  7. 32Robert ZuljLM
  8. 21Grischa PrömelRM
  9. 10Sebastian AnderssonF
  10. 7Marcel HartelLF
  11. 20Suleiman AbdullahiRF

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Christian Gentner (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anastasios Donis following a fast break.
  2. 43' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Suleiman Abdullahi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Andersson with a headed pass.
  3. 45' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mario Gomez replaces Daniel Didavi.
  4. 51' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
  5. 59' Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Joshua Mees replaces Marcel Hartel.
  7. 68' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
  8. 73' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Steven Zuber replaces Chadrac Akolo.
  9. 80' Marc-Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Akaki Gogia replaces Suleiman Abdullahi.
  11. 82' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Alexander Esswein replaces Nicolás González.
  12. 84' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Felix Kroos replaces Manuel Schmiedebach because of an injury.
  13. 86' Felix Kroos (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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