Bundesliga: VfL Bochum 1848 demolishes FC Augsburg 3-2 with 2 goals from S. Polter
AUGSBURG. VfL Bochum 1848 overcame FC Augsburg 3-2 thanks to S. Polter who scored in the 24th and 45th minute.
AUGSBURG. VfL Bochum 1848 prevailed over FC Augsburg 3-2 thanks to S. Polter who scored in the 24th and 45th minute.
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 who was helped by Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Matthias Jöllenbeck. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. FC Augsburg was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. VfL Bochum 1848 that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
FC Augsburg was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, VfL Bochum 1848 found a way to find the solution to win this match.
FC Augsburg shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to FC Augsburg. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (D. T. Soares and E. Rexhbecaj).
After this contest, FC Augsburg will stay with 13 points like VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 16 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
S. Polter
G. Holtmann
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31'31'
F. Jensen
R. Framberger
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36'36'
D. T. Soares
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41'41'
G. Holtmann
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42'42'
M. Gregoritsch
A. Zeqiri
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45'45'
S. Polter
E. Lowen
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46'46'
J. Moravek
A. Maier
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58'58'
M. Gregoritsch
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62'62'
M. Pantovic
T. Asano
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79'79'
R. Tesche
E. Lowen
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79'79'
S. Ganvoula
S. Polter
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79'79'
C. Antwi-Adjei
G. Holtmann
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80'80'
S. Cordova
A. Hahn
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80'80'
F. Niederlechner
R. Vargas
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86'86'
D. Caligiuri (Penalty)
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88'88'
E. Rexhbecaj
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89'89'
M. Leitsch
E. Rexhbecaj
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Augsburg will play away with FC Köln on the 10th of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (6 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 will host Borussia Dortmund on the 11th of December with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).
FC Augsburg: Formation and Lineups
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Markus Weinzierl chose to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz , Raphael Framberger , Robert Gumny , Frederik Franck Winther , Iago , Daniel Caligiuri , Arne Maier , Niklas Dorsch , Ruben Vargas , Andi Zeqiri and André Hahn .
Substitutes
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: R. Framberger for F. Jensen (31′), A. Zeqiri for M. Gregoritsch (42′), A. Maier for J. Moravek (46′), A. Hahn for S. Cordova (80′) and R. Vargas for F. Niederlechner (80′).
Top player: Daniel Caligiuri
The player who no doubt impressed FC Augsburg the most was Daniel Caligiuri.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 10 crosses.
VfL Bochum 1848: Formation and Lineups
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Thomas Reis played with: Michael Esser , Konstantinos Stafylidis , Erhan Mašović , Vasilis Lampropoulos , Danilo Soares , Eduard Löwen , Anthony Losilla , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Gerrit Holtmann , Sebastian Polter and Takuma Asano .
Substitutes
VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: T. Asano for M. Pantovic (62′), E. Lowen for R. Tesche (79′), S. Polter for S. Ganvoula (79′), G. Holtmann for C. Antwi-Adjei (79′) and E. Rexhbecaj for M. Leitsch (89′).
Top player: Gerrit Holtmann
The player who no doubt impressed VfL Bochum 1848 the most was Gerrit Holtmann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
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