Augsburg vs Union Berlin 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Union suffer first loss in six games but stay fourth
Union Berlin suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat at struggling Augsburg on Saturday but remained fourth in the Bundesliga after Freiburg lost at Cologne.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! FC Augsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 42': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! FC Augsburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. André Hahn (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Niederlechner.
- 60': Andreas Voglsammer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Andreas Voglsammer.
- 61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Levin Öztunali replaces Genki Haraguchi.
- 74': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Andi Zeqiri replaces Florian Niederlechner.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Keita Endo replaces Dominique Heintz.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Bastian Oczipka replaces Niko Gießelmann.
- 80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Felix Uduokhai replaces Ruben Vargas.
- 80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Mads Pedersen replaces Iago.
- 87': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Noah Sarenren Bazee replaces André Hahn.
- 87': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Jan Morávek replaces Arne Maier.
Game Information
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 7,600
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 FCU |
FCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 409 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
FC Augsburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafal Gikiewicz (GK) |
| 4 | Reece Oxford |
| 6 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw |
| 22 | Iago |
| 32 | Raphael Framberger |
| 30 | Niklas Dorsch |
| 10 | Arne Maier |
| 11 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 7 | Florian Niederlechner |
| 16 | Ruben Vargas |
| 28 | André Hahn |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Luthe (GK) |
| 31 | Robin Knoche |
| 33 | Dominique Heintz |
| 25 | Timo Baumgartl |
| 24 | Genki Haraguchi |
| 27 | Sheraldo Becker |
| 8 | Rani Khedira  |
| 23 | Niko Gießelmann |
| 28 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 9 | Andreas Voglsammer |
| 14 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
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