Augsburg
Schalke 04
Match summary
Augsburg won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Schalke 04. Augsburg led 1-0 at half-time.
Michael Gregoritsch put Augsburg ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Anton Kade, Anton Kade made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, set up by Fabian Rieder, and Rodrigo Ribeiro made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Seol Young-Woo.
The chances backed that up: Augsburg created 5.54 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Schalke 04's 1.84 from 11. Schalke 04 had a player sent off.
Augsburg secured a comprehensive victory against Schalke 04 in their Bundesliga Matchday 1 fixture, dominating the match statistics across the board. The hosts registered twenty-four total shots compared to eleven from the visitors, with thirteen shots on target against five. Augsburg accumulated eleven corners to Schalke 04's three, while also achieving a higher expected goals total of 5.54 to 1.84. Despite Schalke 04 edging possession with fifty-two percent and completing more passes, Augsburg constantly threatened in attack, recording fifty-two dangerous attacks and collecting one yellow card alongside five team fouls.
The opening breakthrough arrived in the eighteenth minute when Michael Gregoritsch scored with a left-footed shot for Augsburg, following a notable chance earlier in the seventeenth minute. Fabian Rieder received a yellow card in the twenty-nd minute before the interval arrived with a one-goal advantage. Schalke 04 made multiple substitutions in the sixty-second minute, alongside a red card shown to Ron Schallenberg for a professional foul as the last man. Anton Kade extended the lead in the seventy-ninth minute with a right-footed shot, and Rodrigo Ribeiro completed the scoring in the ninety-second minute with another right-footed effort.
