Augsburg
Union Berlin
Match summary
Augsburg and Union Berlin shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.
Han-Noah Massengo put Augsburg ahead with a header in the 71st minute, set up by Fabian Rieder and Janik Haberer equalised in the 74th minute.
Augsburg had the better of the chances, with 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Union Berlin's 0.83 from 6. Both sides had a player sent off.
Augsburg dominated the territorial battle in their Bundesliga matchday 7 fixture against Union Berlin, recording 66 percent possession and completing 603 passes with 86 percent accuracy compared to their opponents 318 passes. The hosts generated significant pressure throughout the 90 minutes, accumulating 25 shots to Union Berlin's 6, and hitting 5 shots on target against 1 for the visitors. Augsburg also earned 5 corners, registered 152 attacks, and made 20 key passes. Both teams displayed aggressive tendencies during the encounter, committing a combined 19 fouls and receiving 1 red card each, while Union Berlin collected 3 yellow cards.
The match remained goalless at half-time after a first period marked by early substitutions and discipline. Augsburg replaced Calvin Brackelmann with Jeffrey Gouweleeuw due to injury in the 12th minute, before Union Berlin's Felix Uduokhai received a red card for a professional foul on the last man in the 19th minute. Union Berlin made tactical and disciplinary adjustments, bringing on Leopold Querfeld and receiving yellow cards through Janik Haberer and Querfeld. Following a scoreless first half, Union Berlin introduced Mekhi Gray at the interval before Juma Bah was shown a red card for Augsburg in the 63rd minute. Han-Noah Massengo broke the deadlock in the 71st minute with a header for Augsburg, but Janik Haberer swiftly equalised for Union Berlin in the 74th minute with a right-footed shot, securing a 1-1 draw.
