FC Augsburg vs Union Berlin 1-1

FC Augsburg and Union Berlin drew 1-1 after a second half that swung twice. Han-Noah Massengo put Augsburg ahead on 71 minutes, but Janik Haberer levelled two minutes later after both sides had already gone down to 10 men.

The first half was goalless, although the game already had two major moments by then. FC Augsburg replaced Calvin Marc Brackelmann with Jeffrey Gouweleeuw in the 12th minute, then Felix Uduokhai was sent off for Union Berlin in the 19th minute before the visitors later made a change on 25 minutes. The interval came with the score at 0-0.

The pattern changed after the break when Juma Bah was shown a red card for Augsburg on 63 minutes, leaving both teams with 10 men. Augsburg then went in front on 71 minutes, when Massengo scored from Fabian Rieder's assist to make it 1-0. Union responded at once, and Haberer equalised on 74 minutes for 1-1. Augsburg made two changes on 72 minutes, with Marius Wolf and Arijon Ibrahimovic going off, then two more on 89 minutes, while Union also shuffled again through the second half and added a stoppage-time change on 90+5 minutes.

The numbers pointed towards an Augsburg edge that the scoreline did not reward. They had 69% of the ball, 602 passes to Union's 318, 25 shots to 6, and 5 shots on target to 1. Augsburg also led xG 1.91 to 1.04, corners 5 to 1 and saves 0 to 4, while Union had 2 offsides to Augsburg's none.

Discipline was central to the match. Union Berlin had three bookings, for Janik Haberer on 31 minutes, Leopold Querfeld on 36 minutes and Mekhi Gray on 77 minutes. Augsburg had no yellow cards, but Juma Bah was sent off on 63 minutes, and Felix Uduokhai was dismissed for Union Berlin on 19 minutes.