FC Augsburg vs VfB Stuttgart, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaStuttgart beat Augsburg with record win to take over second place
VfB Stuttgart scored a 1-0 victory at Augsburg on Friday courtesy of Serhou Guirassy's second half goal to provisionally move into second place ahead of Bayern Munich with a club record 22nd league win of the season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a cross.
- 3': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Leonidas Stergiou.
- 6': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Iago.
- 11': Foul by Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 11': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Foul by Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
- 23': Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Offside, FC Augsburg. Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
- 24': Hand ball by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 26': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Serhou Guirassy.
- 26': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (FC Augsburg).
- 26': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 30': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 30': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Tomás Koubek.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Maier replaces Rubén Vargas because of an injury.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt saved. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 35': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
- 36': Foul by Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
- 36': Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Offside, FC Augsburg. Kevin Mbabu is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Leonidas Stergiou.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Felix Uduokhai (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
- 42': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
- 43': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Arne Maier with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kristijan Jakic (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic following a corner.
- 45': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Iago.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Augsburg 0, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 46': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Enzo Millot.
- 47': Attempt missed. Iago (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 48': Goal! FC Augsburg 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a through ball.
- 50': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg).
- 50': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart).
- 50': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 52': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Tomás Koubek.
- 55': Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 56': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 58': Attempt missed. Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 62': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 62': Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Arne Maier (FC Augsburg).
- 65': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 69': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (FC Augsburg).
- 69': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Tim Breithaupt (FC Augsburg).
- 70': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
- 70': Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Silas Katompa Mvumpa replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Chris Führich.
- 71': Foul by Jeong Woo-Yeong (VfB Stuttgart).
- 71': Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Jeong Woo-Yeong (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt saved. Arne Maier (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 74': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Sven Michel replaces Niklas Dorsch.
- 75': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Engels replaces Tim Breithaupt.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg).
- 76': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Sven Michel (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic with a headed pass.
- 81': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart).
- 81': Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Iago (FC Augsburg).
- 82': Jeong Woo-Yeong (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Iago (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
- 83': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Atakan Karazor replaces Enzo Millot.
- 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anthony Rouault replaces Deniz Undav.
- 85': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Arne Engels (FC Augsburg).
- 85': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Dion Beljo replaces Phillip Tietz.
- 86': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 86': Sven Michel (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Silas Katompa Mvumpa (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a through ball.
- 87': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Tomás Koubek.
- 88': Offside, FC Augsburg. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
- 90': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jeong Woo-Yeong (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 90'+3': Arne Maier (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Leonidas Stergiou (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arne Maier.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
- 90'+5': Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, FC Augsburg 0, VfB Stuttgart 1.
Statistics
 VFB |
FCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 76.6 | Possession | 23.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 695 | Accurate Passes | 163 |
| 763 | Passes | 226 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 30,660
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 30,660
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
FC Augsburg (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Tomas Koubek (GK) |
| 19 | Felix Uduokhai |
| 6 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw  |
| 22 | Iago |
| 43 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 21 | Phillip Tietz |
| 17 | Kristijan Jakic |
| 16 | Ruben Vargas |
| 30 | Niklas Dorsch |
| 18 | Tim Breithaupt |
| 9 | Ermedin Demirovic |
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 20 | Leonidas Stergiou |
| 6 | Angelo Stiller |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 27 | Chris Führich |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
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