Match Report
23 points separated the sides: VfB Stuttgart 4th on 62, FC Union Berlin 11th on 39. VfB Stuttgart ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, VfB Stuttgart were scoring 2.09 and conceding 1.44, FC Union Berlin 1.29 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
VfB Stuttgart came in having won three on the spin. Defeat had not touched FC Union Berlin in 5 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 4 VfB Stuttgart wins, 4 for FC Union Berlin, 5 draws, at 2.85 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.85 historically.
The match was played at MHPArena (capacity 60,449). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
VfB Stuttgart: Chris Führich (59') · FC Union Berlin: Woo-yeong Jeong (83')
Key stats
Possession: VfB Stuttgart 57% · FC Union Berlin 43% · Total shots: 12-20 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-8