Highlights

Matchday 30

FINAL

An der Alten Försterei

VfB Stuttgart

IlićAndrej Ilić

45' +6'

45' +1'

FührichChris Führich

43'

ChabotJeff Chabot

QuerfeldLeopold Querfeld

38'

29'

23'

19'

T. Stieler

An der Alten Försterei

Full-time: Union Berlin 4-4 Stuttgart

What an unbelievable game of football! A historic night in the Bundesliga as the game finishes 4-4 with all of the goals coming in the first half. Stuttgart twice came from behind, first from 2-0 down to level at 2-2 and then from 3-2 down to lead 4-3, but Ilić's second on the stroke of half time proved to be the final goal of the game for 4-4. In comparison, the second half was quiet as Stuttgart dominated but were unable to create any real chances.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Lucas Tousart

András Schäfer

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Jacob Bruun Larsen

Chris Führich

90'

Querfeld with a chance

Scorer of goal of the day, Querfeld, comes close again as he nods a set-piece narrowly over the bar.

90'

Substitution

Pascal Stenzel

Leonidas Stergiou

Back to reality

This second half has been much more normal.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Benedict Hollerbach34.13km/h

Finn Jeltsch33.57km/h

Ermedin Demirovic32.82km/h

89'

Yellow card

Ramon Hendriks

87'

Union still holding firm

Still no way through for the visitors despite their possession.

83'

Substitution

Marin Ljubicic

Andrej Ilić

83'

Substitution

Tim Skarke

Benedict Hollerbach

82'

Union upping the ante

After letting Stuttgart dominate for much of this half. Union have suddenly started to look threatening. This time, a dangerous cross from the left is only just cleared in time.

81'

Hollerbach wins a corner

Hollerbach drives at the Stuttgart defence again and tries his luck. His shot is deflected out for a corner, but it comes to nothing.

80'

Stuttgart can't break Union down

Strange to say, given it is 4-4, but Stuttgart are really struggling to break down Union's defence in this half. It feels like a completely different game.

75'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

FCU

VFB

32 s

11 s

72'

Stuttgart still dominating possession

Union have barely had a kick of the ball this half. They are holding firm defensively, though.

Possession (%)

2674

72'

Substitution

László Bénes

Janik Haberer

72'

Substitution

Ramon Hendriks

Jeff Chabot

68'

Chabot puts it wide

That was a half chance for Chabot as he gets on the end of a set-piece, but he can't get it on target.

61'

A quieter half

Seems the coaches of both teams had a word with their players at half-time, as both sides have been much less open in the second half so far. A shame really.

A new xG record!

That goal from Querfeld is officially the least likely goal since xG stats began in the Bundesliga (2020/21). The goal had an xG value of 1.2 %. Outrageous!

56'

Almost another spectacular

Hollerbach is alone against two Stuttgart defenders and decides to try one, he's not far away either. That could have been another fantastic goal.

56'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

90%

Angelo Stiller

10 times under pressure

53'

Still no goals in this half

Feels like a long time since there's been a goal now. We're eight minutes into the second half...

1:01

A quick recap

If you've somehow missed that first half, here are all of the fantastic goals!

49'

This stat tells you everything about that first half

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Not only have we had eight goals, but most of them have been fantastic.

xGoals

0.97

0.68

Goals

46'

Back underway

Well, it'll be difficult for the second half to live up to the first, but the game is certainly finely poised.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Union Berlin 4-4 Stuttgart

Simply unbelievable! It's 4-4 at half-time. Union took a 2-0 lead before Stuttgart pulled it back to 2-2. Querfeld then scored a goal of the season contender to make it 3-2 before Stuttgart once again responded to lead 4-3, only for Ilić to equalise with the last kick of the half. What a ridiculous half of football!

Half-time

4-4! The wildest half in Bundesliga history?

This is simply ridiculous. Ilić gets on the end of another set-piece and it is level at the break. It's 4-4 at half-time. What is going on?

45'

+ 6

Andrej Ilić

GOAL!

4:4

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

19 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.73 m

45'

+ 5

Five minutes added on

We're into the final minute of added time.

And now the visitors lead!

This is indescribable. Stuttgart lead 4-3 and it's not even half-time. Undav finds Führich as Stuttgart counter, he remains composed and tucks home his chance expertly.

45'

+ 1

Chris Führich

GOAL!

3:4

Goal probability

7 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

88.52 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

15.68 m

And we're level again

This game is unbelievable. Chabot flicks on a set-piece for 3-3.

43'

Jeff Chabot

GOAL!

3:3

Goal probability

30 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.7 m

42'

This is non-stop

Führich does brilliantly to get to the byline before pulling it back to Stiller. He hits it, but Rønnow is there to palm it away.

Oh wow! That is incredible!

That's a goal of the season contender. Querfeld has a bit of space to enter the Stuttgart half, he travels a few metres and then decides to hit one from miles out and finds the top corner. Simply unbelievable!

38'

Leopold Querfeld

GOAL!

3:2

Goal probability

1 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

118.08 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

34 m

37'

Mittelstädt tries one

Good effort from Stuttgart's fullback, but it goes over.

34'

A quieter few minutes

After all of that excitement, the last few minutes have been a bit less chaotic.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Finn Jeltsch33.57km/h

Benedict Hollerbach32.97km/h

Ermedin Demirovic32.82km/h

Unbelievable goal! 2-2

Millot controls a high ball expertly, cuts inside and curls in a stunner from range. What a game this is!

29'

Enzo Millot

GOAL!

2:2

Goal probability

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

107.86 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

24.51 m

2-1, great response!

The visitors have one back immediately. Mittelstädt finds Undav with a great pass from deep. He peels off into space and buries a great strike from the edge of the box. Game back on!

23'

Deniz Undav

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

9 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

100.77 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

19.93 m

20'

SituationGoal

ReviewPrevious foul?

DecisionGoal

2-0 and it's another set-piece

Trimmel whips in a good free-kick from deep that is flicked back across goal by Querfeld to Leite, who nods home for 2-0.

19'

Diogo Leite

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

37 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.27 m

18'

Yellow card

Jeff Chabot

17'

Stuttgart dominating the ball

Despite the scoreline, Stuttgart will be happy with the way they are controlling possession. They just need to turn that possession into goals now.

Possession (%)

2872

14'

Close to a second

Hollerbach gets forward down the right and sends in a low cross to Ilić. He shoots, but Jeltsch is there to smother the chance fantastically.

A huge chance missed!

Demirović can't believe he has missed that.

11'

Demirović fluffs his lines

Chances don't get bigger than that. Demirović is clean through on goal with so much time, but he gets it all so wrong. He tries to round Rønnow instead of shooting, but ends up just running the ball out of play. Disastrous.

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionGoal

The answer is yes! Union lead

That didn't take long. Union are 1-0 up. Trimmel sends the corner in to Doekhi, who nods the ball towards goal. The ball is blocked, but Ilić is there to poke home for the opener.

Andrej Ilić

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

59 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.6 m

First corner of the game

Can the hosts make it count?

Stuttgart get the game underway

Can either side get back to winning ways after failing to win last weekend?

Kick-off!

Players entering the field

Not long now until this game kicks off.

More on those teams

Steffen Baumgart makes two changes to his starting lineup compared to the scoreless draw in Leverkusen: Tom Rothe and Benedict Hollerbach replace Josip Juranović (injured) and the benched Tim Skarke. The visitors are also showing two changes with Enzo Millot and Deniz Undav in from the get-go to replace the suspended Nick Woltemade and Jamie Leweling, who is carrying a knock.

Union starting XI

Rønnow - Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite - Trimmel (c), Khedira, Haberer, Rothe - Hollerbach, Schäfer – Ilić

Union subs

Schwolow, Vogt, Ogbemudia, Bénes, Skarke, Tousart, Prtajin, Ljubicic, Preu

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Stergiou, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt - Millot, Karazor (c), Stiller, Führich - Undav, Demirović

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Al-Dakhil, Hendriks, Jaquez, Stenzel, Keitel, Rieder, Bruun Larsen

Steffen Baumgart on an important game against Stuttgart

"We have a home game and want to play the game successfully like we did last time, play our game and show a high level of aggression. Perhaps we'll take the final, difficult step."

Sebastian Hoeneß on facing Union Berlin

“They’ve really settled into a rhythm, they bring high running and intensity to the pitch and are tough to break down. Add to that the fact we’re playing at the Alten Försterei stadium and that means that they’ll be a tough nut to crack.”

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

Dangerous on the road

Despite having lost their last five Bundesliga home games, Stuttgart have only lost one of their previous five away games. Sebastian Hoeneß' men have also won their last four meetings with Union (three in the Bundesliga, one in the DFB Cup), so it's set to be another test for Steffen Baumgart's in-form Union.

Breathing room

Union already have more points at this stage in the season (34) than they managed in the entirety of the previous campaign (33). Against Stuttgart, they also have the chance to mathematically ensure their survival; something they only managed seconds before the end of last season. This is largely down to Union having the current longest unbeaten run in the Bundesliga (five games), having taken points off Leverkusen, Bayern, Frankfurt, Freiburg and Wolfsburg in that time.

2:03

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2:03

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