1. FC Union Berlin 1 - 0 SV 07 Elversberg — Highlights & Result
Bundesliga
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(2 weeks ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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A four-match winless streak finally came to a halt on Bundesliga matchday 5 as 1. FC Union Berlin broke their losing slide across all competitions. Livan Burcu delivered the decisive breakthrough in the 81st minute, earning a man-of-the-match rating of 7.9. Z. Van Den Bosch also stood out for the hosts with a 7.7 rating, while N. Kristof earned a 7.8 for the visitors despite the defeat.
Union Berlin had entered the fixture mired in a difficult spell that included a heavy defeat away at Bayern, leaving them 17th in the table with just one point from four played and a goal difference of -13. SV 07 Elversberg arrived positioned 8th in the standings with seven points from four outings, having recently claimed a victory away at M'gladbach and a draw at Schalke. Despite holding 57 percent possession, Elversberg managed only two shots on target compared to six for the hosts.
The low-scoring contest pushed Union Berlin up to 16th place in the 18-team division, now sitting nine points behind leaders Dortmund. SV 07 Elversberg remain six points shy of the summit following the result.
Union Berlin next play at home to Dortmund on 17 October.
Union Berlin had entered the fixture mired in a difficult spell that included a heavy defeat away at Bayern, leaving them 17th in the table with just one point from four played and a goal difference of -13. SV 07 Elversberg arrived positioned 8th in the standings with seven points from four outings, having recently claimed a victory away at M'gladbach and a draw at Schalke. Despite holding 57 percent possession, Elversberg managed only two shots on target compared to six for the hosts.
The low-scoring contest pushed Union Berlin up to 16th place in the 18-team division, now sitting nine points behind leaders Dortmund. SV 07 Elversberg remain six points shy of the summit following the result.
Union Berlin next play at home to Dortmund on 17 October.
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Match stats
Union Berlin v Elversberg
43%
Possession
57%
1.13
Expected goals (xG)
0.24
19
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
2
13
Shots inside the box
6
7
Corners
3
326
Passes
452
77%
Pass accuracy
81%
2
Saves
5
14
Fouls
9
3
Offsides
7
2
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Livan Burcu · Union Berlin
32'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 7' 🟨 Janik Haberer · Union Berlin
- 21' 🟨 Tim Skarke · Union Berlin
- 81' ⚽ Livan Burcu · Union Berlin
- 90+2' 🟨 Maurice Krattenmacher · Elversberg
Union Berlin
4-2-3-1- 1 F. Rønnow 90' 7.2
- 2 F. Uduokhai 90' 7.6
- 15 T. Rothe 90' 6.8
- 8 R. Khedira 90' 6.6
- 19 J. Haberer 🟨 90' 6.2
- 4 Z. Van Den Bosch 90' 7.7
- 13 A. Schäfer 89' 6.8
- 21 T. Skarke 🟨 78' 6.1
- 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong 78' 7.1
- 20 M. Aebischer 77' 6.7
- 30 K. Imeri 58' 7.2
- 9 Livan Burcu · sub ⚽ 32' 7.9
- 28 C. Trimmel · sub 13' 7.0
- 7 O. Burke · sub 12' 6.7
- 32 M. Gray · sub 12' 6.6
- 6 A. Kemlein · sub 1' –
Elversberg
4-2-3-1- 31 M. Rohr 90' 7.2
- 8 Ł. Poręba 90' 6.0
- 19 L. Pinckert 90' 7.1
- 25 L. Petkov 90' 6.6
- 43 F. Keidel 90' 6.7
- 20 N. Kristof 90' 7.8
- 26 L. Sirch 86' 7.0
- 21 L. Günther 71' 6.9
- 9 N. Futkeu 70' 6.8
- 10 Noah Darvich 70' 6.3
- 29 T. Zimmerschied 59' 6.5
- 7 M. Krattenmacher · sub 🟨 31' 6.3
- 39 William Cole Campbell · sub 20' 6.5
- 42 D. Mokwa · sub 20' 6.3
- 2 N. Mickelson · sub 19' 6.4
- 17 F. Schmahl · sub 4' 6.4
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Union Berlin
17th
in the table · 1 pts from 4
· GD -13
Elversberg
8th
in the table · 7 pts from 4
· GD +1
Form going into the match
Union Berlin