Union Berlin vs Stuttgart 2022-23 German Bundesliga
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3 - 0
3 - 0
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.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 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.
- 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
- 63': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 63': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Waldemar Anton.
- 63': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy replaces Juan Perea.
- 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.
- 68': Own Goal by Genki Haraguchi, VfB Stuttgart. 1. FC Union Berlin 3, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
- 77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
- 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Genki Haraguchi.
- 90'+1': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Janik Haberer.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 3, VfB Stuttgart 0.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +59 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 84 | 0 |
| +49 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 69 | 7 |
| +34 | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 67 | 7 |
| +38 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 63 | 7 |
Statistics
 VFB |
FCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Lennart Grill (GK) |
| 31 | Robin Knoche |
| 4 | Diogo Leite  |
| 5 | Danilho Doekhi |
| 19 | Janik Haberer |
| 20 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 8 | Rani Khedira |
| 26 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 28 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 27 | Sheraldo Becker |
| 17 | Kevin Behrens |
VfB Stuttgart (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Fabian Bredlow (GK) |
| 23 | Dan-Axel Zagadou |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
| 17 | Genki Haraguchi |
| 11 | Juan Perea |
| 10 | Tiago Tomas |
| 4 | Josha Vagnoman |
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