German Bundesliga

FT Friday, March 8, 2024
1. FC Union Berlin DWWDL 0
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VfB Stuttgart LWWDW 2
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Match Report

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Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin

VfB Stuttgart secured a 2-0 home win over Union Berlin with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Fuehrich on Friday as they closed in on second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
29.6
Possession
70.4
9
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
280
Accurate Passes
758
350
Passes
839
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
38
26
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
5
28
Effective Clearances
15
28
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

VFB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 29Anthony RouaultCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 15Pascal StenzelCD-R
  5. 6Angelo StillerCM-L
  6. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  7. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLM
  8. 4Josha VagnomanRM
  9. 9Serhou GuirassyF
  10. 27Chris FührichCF-L
  11. 8Enzo MillotCF-R

FCU · 5-4-1

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 2Kevin VogtCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 6Robin GosensLB
  6. 18Josip JuranovicRB
  7. 8Rani KhediraCM-L
  8. 29Lucas TousartCM-R
  9. 13András SchäferLM
  10. 10Kevin VollandRM
  11. 14Yorbe VertessenF

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor with a through ball.
  2. 39' Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Waldemar Anton replaces Anthony Rouault because of an injury.
  4. 60' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Pascal Stenzel.
  5. 60' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav replaces Enzo Millot.
  6. 65' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  7. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces Rani Khedira.
  8. 67' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
  9. 69' András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
  10. 72' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Kevin Volland.
  11. 77' Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Chris Führich.
  13. 82' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Angelo Stiller.
  14. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Diogo Leite.
  15. 83' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Chris Bedia replaces Robin Gosens.
  16. 83' Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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