FC Union Berlin 1-1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Draw on Friday

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BERLIN. SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FC Union Berlin draw 1-1. B. Hrgota scored the first goal (33') for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. S. Michel settled the score 1-1 (72').

BERLIN. SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FC Union Berlin draw 1-1. B. Hrgota scored the first goal (33′) for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. S. Michel settled the score 1-1 (72′).

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich who was helped by Sascha Thielert and Jan Seidel. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. FC Union Berlin was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Union Berlin to win the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (J. Ryerson and R. Knoche). On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 2 yellow cards (J. Willems and B. Hrgota).

After this match, FC Union Berlin will have 50 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will have 17 points to stay in the 18th place.

Match Events

  • 24'
    24'

    J. Ryerson

    D. Heintz

  • 31'
    31'

    J. Willems

  • 33'
    33'

    B. Hrgota

  • 46'
    46'

    A. Voglsammer

    G. Haraguchi

  • 53'
    53'

    J. Ryerson

  • 70'
    70'

    S. Michel

    N. Giesselmann

  • 70'
    70'

    Sven Michel

    Niko Giesselmann

  • 72'
    72'

    S. Michel

  • 73'
    73'

    Maximilian Bauer

    Jetro Willems

  • 73'
    73'

    Julian Green

    Jessic Ngankam

  • 77'
    77'

    R. Knoche

  • 84'
    84'

    D. Abiama

    J. Leweling

  • 85'
    85'

    L. Oztunali

    S. Becker

  • 90'
    90'

    G. Jung

    T. Tillman

  • 90'
    90'

    B. Hrgota

Next match

In the upcoming Bundesliga match, FC Union Berlin will play away with SC Freiburg on the 7th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host Borussia Dortmund on the 7th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (0 draws).

FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Urs Fischer chose to play with the following team: Frederik Rønnow (6.2), Paul Jäckel (7.0), Robin Knoche (6.5), Dominique Heintz (6.4), Christopher Trimmel (7.1), Genki Haraguchi (6.8), Rani Khedira (6.7), Grischa Prömel (7.0), Niko Giesselmann (7.4), Taiwo Awoniyi (7.0) and Sheraldo Becker (6.7).

Substitutes

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: D. Heintz for J. Ryerson (24′), G. Haraguchi for A. Voglsammer (46′), N. Giesselmann for S. Michel (70′), T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (70′) and S. Becker for L. Oztunali (85′).

Top player: Sven Michel

The player who no doubt impressed FC Union Berlin the most was Sven Michel.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 70′.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Formation and Lineups

SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Stefan Leitl played with: Andreas Linde (6.8), Sebastian Griesbeck (6.8), Nick Viergever (6.4), Gian-Luca Itter (7.0), Simon Asta (6.8), Tobias Raschl (6.3), Timothy Tillman (7.1), Jetro Willems (6.1), Jamie Leweling (6.8), Jessic Ngankam (6.2) and Branimir Hrgota (7.5).

Substitutes

SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 4 changes: J. Ngankam for J. Green (73′), J. Willems for M. Bauer (73′), J. Leweling for D. Abiama (84′) and T. Tillman for G. Jung (90′).

Top player: Branimir Hrgota

The player who no doubt impressed SpVgg Greuther Fürth the most was Branimir Hrgota.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

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