VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

VfB Stuttgart

2 – 0

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Fri 8 Mar 2024 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Sehrou Guirassy 19' 1–0

Chris Fuhrich 65' 2–0

Y 39' Rani Khedira

R 69' Andras Schafer

Y 77' Lucas Tousart

Josha Vagnoman 84' Y

Overview

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

VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Schroder
Assistant 1 Norbert Grudzinski
Assistant 2 Jan Neitzel

13 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-08 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-10-31 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-10-21 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 VfB Stuttgart 2023-04-01 1. FC Union Berlin 3–0 VfB Stuttgart 2022-10-09 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–2	W
24 Feb	1. FC Koln	H	1–1	D
17 Feb	SV Darmstadt 98	A	2–1	W
11 Feb	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	3–1	W
06 Feb	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–3	L

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–2	L
02 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–2	L
24 Feb	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	2–2	D
17 Feb	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–0	W
10 Feb	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–0	W
07 Feb	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		1. FC Union Berlin
#4	Position	#11
62	Points	39
34	Played	34
18 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 15
71	Scored	44
49	Conceded	58
+22	GD	-14
1.82	PPG	1.15
53%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: VfB Stuttgart gets underway.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfB Stuttgart must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' VfB Stuttgart currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' Sehrou Guirassy doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Union Berlin are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
34' Suriname international Danilho Doekhi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Rani Khedira was booked on 39.
44' 1. FC Union Berlin fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Waldemar Anton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Rouault on 46 minute.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' The whistle greets Pascal Stenzel as he departs to be replaced by Jamie Leweling.
65' The Germany left winger Chris Fuhrich breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 2-0!
66' The 1. FC Union Berlin bench stirs into life. Yorbe Vertessen is withdrawn and Benedict Hollerbach gets his opportunity.
69' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a card on 69.
72' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Kevin Volland departs to be replaced by Brenden Aaronson.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Tousart is booked for 1. FC Union Berlin — card on 77.
82' Fresh legs for 1. FC Union Berlin! Jerome Roussillon comes on to replace Diogo Leite.
84' The referee shows VfB Stuttgart player a card on 84.
89' VfB Stuttgart is showing some good football. However, VfB Stuttgart are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
It finishes all square. VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Union Berlin share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
29
Lucas Tousart
10
Kevin Volland ↓ Brenden Aaronson 72'
8
Rani Khedira ↓ Alex Kral 66'
2
Kevin Vogt
1
Frederik Ronnow
6
Robin Gosens ↓ Chris Bedia 82'
4
Diogo Leite ↓ Jerome Roussillon 82'
18
Josip Juranovic
13
Andras Schafer
14
Yorbe Vertessen ↓ Benedict Hollerbach 66'

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2024-03-08 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2024-03-02 VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 VfB Stuttgart W 2024-02-24 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2024-02-17 SV Darmstadt 98 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2024-02-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2024-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 VfB Stuttgart L

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2024-03-08 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2024-03-02 1. FC Union Berlin 0–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2024-02-24 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 D 2024-02-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2024-02-10 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-02-07 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart61% Draw23% 1. FC Union Berlin16%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

84%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

39%

VfB Stuttgart or 1. FC Union Berlin

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart44% Draw43% 1. FC Union Berlin13%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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