VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

VfB Stuttgart

2 – 2

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45+8'

Konstantinos Mavropanos 3' Y

Mateo Klimowicz 31' Y

Y 35' Grischa Promel

Y 55' Sebastian Griesbeck

Nicolas Gonzalez 56' Y

Y 90' Akaki Gogia

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 4 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann
Referee Sascha Stegemann
Referee Frederick Assmuth
Referee Mike Pickel

4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 30.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

VfB Stuttgart 13 games · Avg 3.0 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–2	D
12 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	A	5–1	W
06 Dec	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–1	W
28 Nov	FC Bayern München	H	1–3	L
21 Nov	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–3	D
07 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–2	D

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	2–2	D
12 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	1–1	D
04 Dec	Hertha BSC	A	1–3	L
28 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–3	D
22 Nov	1. FC Köln	A	2–1	W
07 Nov	Arminia Bielefeld	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		1. FC Union Berlin
#15	Position	#17
3	Points	1
4	Played	4
1 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 3
6	Scored	4
9	Conceded	17
-3	GD	-13
0.75	PPG	0.25
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

VfB Stuttgart are 15th (3 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

Josha Vagnoman	2 G	1 A
Ermedin Demirovic	1 G
Grischa Promel	1 G
Bilal El Khannouss	1 G

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Mercedes-Benz Arena as VfB Stuttgart face off against 1. FC Union Berlin in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3' It’s a booking for VfB Stuttgart player. Konstantinos Mavropanos gets a Yellow card.
4' Goal! Marvin Friedrich scores his 9 goal in 437 matches.
9' It is a cagey affair so far. VfB Stuttgart in their trying to find a way past 1. FC Union Berlin's compact .
14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Philipp Forster, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Union Berlin that had 437 games and scored 370 goals.
29' VfB Stuttgart are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FC Union Berlin backline.
31' Poor challenge from Mateo Klimowicz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
35' Grischa Promel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
40' VfB Stuttgart have won 446 goals from 440 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' The VfB Stuttgart bench stirs into life. Mateo Klimowicz is withdrawn and Daniel Didavi gets his opportunity.
51' 1. FC Union Berlin come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
53' A tactical swap from VfB Stuttgart — Pascal Stenzel on, Konstantinos Mavropanos off on 53 minutes.
55' That is a Yellow card for 1. FC Union Berlin. Sebastian Griesbeck will be fuming at that decision.
56' That is a Yellow card for VfB Stuttgart. Nicolas Gonzalez will be fuming at that decision.
61' The supporters are chanting for Marius Bulter. He replaces Sheraldo Becker on 61 minute.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
68' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Cedric Teuchert is replaced by Julian Ryerson.
73' Cedric Teuchert has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
77' What a moment for Taiwo Awoniyi! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
80' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Philipp Forster is replaced by Philipp Klement on 80 minute.
85' Brilliant from the ! Sasa Kalajdzic makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 85.
87' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Akaki Gogia comes on to replace Sebastian Griesbeck.
90' GOAL! Sasa Kalajdzic scores on 90. Assisted by Daniel Didavi
90' Akaki Gogia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

14
Silas Wamangituka
5
Konstantinos Mavropanos ↓ Pascal Stenzel 53'
2
Waldemar Anton
1
Gregor Kobel
8
Gonzalo Castro C
4
Marc-Oliver Kempf ↓ Philipp Klement 80'
24
Borna Sosa ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 46'
22
Nicolas Gonzalez
20
Philipp Forster ↓ Philipp Klement 80'
3
Wataru Endo
31
Mateo Klimowicz ↓ Daniel Didavi 46'

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Marius Bulter 61'
1
Andreas Luthe
31
Robin Knoche
36
Cedric Teuchert ↓ Julian Ryerson 68'
25
Christopher Lenz
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel C
21
Grischa Promel
33
Sebastian Griesbeck ↓ Akaki Gogia 87'
23
Niko Giesselmann
14
Taiwo Awoniyi

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sasa Kalajdzic	3
Taiwo Awoniyi	3
Deniz Undav	3
Nick Woltemade	2
Genki Haraguchi	2
Sehrou Guirassy	2
Andrej Ilic	2
Chris Fuhrich	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.93 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart58% Draw20% 1. FC Union Berlin22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

78%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

42%

VfB Stuttgart or 1. FC Union Berlin

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart49% Draw33% 1. FC Union Berlin18%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

1 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 2

4.1%

1 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	18%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	19%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	10%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

1. FC Union Berlin Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Clean Sheet