German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 1, 2023
VfB Stuttgart WLLDL 0
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1. FC Union Berlin DDDLW 3
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Match Report

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Union Berlin cruise past Stuttgart 3-0 to stay in the title hunt

Union Berlin struck three times in 17 minutes in the second half to cruise to a 3-0 victory over struggling VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
7
62.1
Possession
37.9
17
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
416
Accurate Passes
202
511
Passes
300
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
6
15
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
72
Long Balls
68
40
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
4
14
Effective Clearances
22
14
Clearances
22

Head to Head

FCU leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 37Lennart GrillG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 19Janik HabererCM-L
  6. 20Aïssa LaïdouniCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 26Jérôme RoussillonLM
  9. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-L
  11. 17Kevin BehrensCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Jordan PefokSUB
  2. 2Morten ThorsbySUB
  3. 12Jakob BuskSUB
  4. 32Milos PantovicSUB
  5. 18Josip JuranovicSUB
  6. 40Jamie LewelingSUB
  7. 3Paul JaeckelSUB
  8. 23Niko GießelmannSUB
  9. 11Sven MichelSUB

VFB · 4-3-3

  1. 33Fabian BredlowG
  2. 23Dan-Axel ZagadouCD-L
  3. 5Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 2Waldemar AntonRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 8Enzo MillotLM
  8. 17Genki HaraguchiRM
  9. 11Juan PereaF
  10. 10Tiago TomásLF
  11. 4Josha VagnomanRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Serhou GuirassySUB
  2. 28Nikolas NarteySUB
  3. 1Florian MüllerSUB
  4. 7Tanguy CoulibalySUB
  5. 16Atakan KarazorSUB
  6. 15Pascal StenzelSUB
  7. 20Luca PfeifferSUB
  8. 31Gil DiasSUB
  9. 22Chris FührichSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon with a cross.
  4. 60' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  5. 63' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Tiago Tomás.
  6. 63' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Waldemar Anton.
  7. 63' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy replaces Juan Perea.
  8. 65' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  9. 68' Own Goal by Genki Haraguchi, VfB Stuttgart. 1. FC Union Berlin 3, VfB Stuttgart 0.
  10. 77' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  11. 77' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
  12. 77' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  13. 79' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Janik Haberer.

Bundesliga News

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