Highlights

Matchday 33

FINAL

WWK ARENA

VfB Stuttgart

48'

GuirassySerhou Guirassy

P. Ittrich

WWK ARENA

Full-time: Augsburg 0-1 Stuttgart

Stuttgart leapfrog Bayern Munich back into second and win 22 Bundesliga games in a season for the first time in their history. Despite absolutely dominating every stat, the scoreline still remained tight thanks to Koubek, but Augsburg couldn't capitalise. They'll now be hoping for slip-ups from Freiburg and Hoffenheim to keep their European dreams alive.

90'

+ 5

Yellow card

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Four minutes of stoppage time

We're into four minutes of stoppage time with Augsburg's European hopes ebbing away...

90'

Wow what a save!

Demirovic is played through with a simple finish and Nubel makes an absolutely stunning finish 1v1. The flag is raised after, but it takes nothing away from a stunning stop.

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.

Kevin Mbabu33.57km/h

Iago32.32km/h

Chris Führich32.10km/h

88'

Should be game over

Guirassy turns playmaker on the counter and sets up Silas with an excellent pass, the substitute carries the ball into the area but Koubek makes yet another save,

85'

Substitution

Dion Beljo

Phillip Tietz

84'

Substitution

Anthony Rouault

Deniz Undav

84'

Substitution

Atakan Karazor

Enzo Millot

82'

Iago in the book

Iago gets a yellow for a heavy foul on Ito. The Brazilian has been busy in his penultimate game for Augsburg.

Duels won

Iago Maximilian Mittelstädt

82'

Yellow card

Iago

76'

Stuttgart dominance

Denis Undav has registered more shots that the entire Augsburg team so far, but there's still just one goal in it...

Shots

Felix Uduokhai Deniz Undav

76'

Yellow card

Kevin Mbabu

75'

Substitution

Arne Engels

Tim Breithaupt

75'

Substitution

Sven Michel

Niklas Dorsch

72'

Here comes the cavalry...

Hoeneß makes two attacking changes, bringing on Jeong and Silas to try and kill off the game.

72'

Yellow card

Wooyeong Jeong

71'

Substitution

Wooyeong Jeong

Chris Führich

71'

Substitution

Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Jamie Leweling

67'

Undav again

Undav tries another shot from range and Koubek again has to get his whole body behind the shot.

63'

Yellow card

Ermedin Demirović

62'

Stuttgart still all over the ball

Passes

139

509

59'

Last-ditch defending

Augsburg deny and Undav shot from close range and Stergiou sends the follow up wide.

57'

Augsburg responding well

Augsburg are enjoying a decent spell after going behind, but can't quite get a decent shot away just yet...

52'

Almost two!

Stuttgart counter and Guirassy unselfishly lets the ball off to Führich whose near-post effort is sent behind by Koubek.

2:00

Watch: The best of Guirassy

The Guinean had already broken Mario Gomez's single season scoring record for Stuttgart, but there's no stopping him with a game and a half still to play.

48'

1-0 Guirassy!

Who else but Guirassy, the striker is found with a ball over the top from Stiller and the defenders can't handle him as he quickly collects the ball and pokes it home for his 26th of the season.

48'

Serhou Guirassy

GOAL!

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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.

47 %

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.

13.89 m

46'

Back underway

Augsburg gets us restarted at the WWK Arena. Neither side made any changes at half time.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Augsburg 0-0 Stuttgart

We end the half scoreless, but it's not for the want of trying. Stuttgart couldn't transform their impressive dominance into goals, but Augsburg look ready to punish them with the scraps coming the other way. This could still go either way in the second half...

Half-time

45'

+ 2

Almost!

It's a great corner from Führich and Anton connects, he looked certain to score but the ball came off his shoulder and went over.

45'

+ 1

Last chance of the half?

Stuttgart win a corner on the right hand side with two minutes of injury time on the board, can they make their dominance count?

44'

So close for Augsburg

A corner is flicked on and it falls to Jakic in the box, the defender flicks out a leg but doesn't get enough on what would have been a certain goal.

42'

Yellow card

Waldemar Anton

41'

Leweling again

Some exquisite passing from Stuttgart ends with Leweling cutting in from the right side and firing over with his left.

38'

Great chance for Augsburg!

Mbabu fires a great cross to the far post and Uduokhai puts it across the six yard box, any touch and we would have had the first goal of the match.

36'

How's that not gone in?!

Leweling comes in off the left and tricks Koubek at his near post, the keeper saves it onto the post and it deflects across the six-yard area before Undav heads over. That was the best chance of the game.

34'

Bodies on the line!

Stuttgart get three shots away in the Augsburg box, but each time a player flies in to block.

34'

Vargas off

He looked like a threat early on but forward Ruben Vargas sees his evening ended early in favour of Arne Maier.

32'

Substitution

Arne Maier

Rubén Vargas

31'

Undav finds his range

Undav gets some power behind a shot from range and Koubek does well to make the save look easy.

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.

Kevin Mbabu33.57km/h

Iago32.23km/h

Chris Führich32.10km/h

26'

Vargas into the wall

Vargas hits it well, but Anton leaps high to head it out for a corner.

24'

Free-kick in a great position

Stiller gives away a handball free-kick just outside of the box, this could be a great chance for Augsburg.

Führich at work

The midfield technician is trying to create a chance, but his efforts haven't paid off yet.

20'

Stuttgart in full control

VfB have had three times the amount of the ball so far and managed two decent shots.

Passes

184

14'

Stoppage in play

There's a stoppage as Leweling looks in some pain from an uncomfortable landing, but he's OK to carry on.

13'

So close from Führich!

Undav finds Führich on the counter and the Germany international carries the ball into the box before flashing his shot just wide.

Stuttgart finding their groove

The ball is now all Stuttgart's, but they've struggled to conjure up much.

Possession (%)

2377

Strong defending

Stuttgart deal with the corner well but can't get an attack going the other way.

First corner for Augsburg

Some nice work from Tietz earns the first corner of the match.

First chance!

A cross into the box goes just over Guirassy and falls to Leweling, the winger is frustrated with a swing and a miss.

We're underway

Stuttgart kick us off at the WWK Arena and the home side instantly pin them into their own half.

Kick-off!

What's at stake

Augsburg could still qualify for European football with a win tonight, while Stuttgart, who are already assured of Champions League football next season, are desperate to finish second in the Bundesliga, ahead of Bayern Munich.

More on those teams

Thorup has made three changes to his line-up after a 5-1 defeat to Dortmund last time out.. In defence, Jakic returns in place of Bauer. Dorsch and Iago start for Maier and Pedersen, with Iago a big boost after being an injury doubt. Hoeneß, meanwhile, brings Germany international Mittelstädt back from suspension in place of Rouault, while Millot also returns as Karazor drops to the bench.

1:24

Warm-ups underway

0:56

Augsburg arrive!

Augsburg starting XI

Koubek - Gouweleeuw, Jakić, Uduokhai - Mbabu, Breithaupt, Dorsch, Iago - Tietz, Vargas - Demirović (c)

Augsburg subs

Lubik, Pederson, Pfeiffer, Bauer, Maier, Engels, Kömür, Beljo, Michel

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Stergiou, Anton (c), Ito, Mittelstädt - Leweling, Millot, Stiller, Führich - Undav, Guirassy

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Stenzel, Rouault, Dahoud, Jeong, Karazor, Haraguchi, Raimund, Silas

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Thorup's view on Stuttgart

“Stuttgart have had a great season. We’ll need to perform well and show what we’re capable of if we want to be successful. It’s our last home game, I know what that means. The aim is to reward the fans with a good performance and to go into the summer break on a high.”

Hoeneß's view on Augsburg

“They’re still fighting for a place in Europe, so we’ll need to be well prepared both mentally and physically. They’ve got two physically robust strikers in Phillip Tietz and Ermedin Demirovic, who are difficult to defend against, but I have ideas about how we can hurt them."

Doing Swabia proud

Never before have two teams from the southern region of Swabia qualified for European competition. Stuttgart are already assured of UEFA Champions League football and could still finish second for third time. Augsburg are only two points and places behind seventh, although eighth could still be enough for the UEFA Conference League.

Watch: Stuttgart 3-0 Augsburg - previous meeting

Stuttgart ended a remarkable 2023 on a high as their three standout performers of this season all netted in Serhou Guirassy, Deniz Undav and Chris Führich to make light work of Augsburg in a 3-0 win.

2:03

Watch: Dortmund 5-1 Augsburg - highlights

Augsburg came unstuck against a Marco Reus-inspired Dortmund as they lost for the third game in a row to leave their European qualification hopes hanging in the balance.

2:03

Watch: Stuttgart 3-1 Bayern - highlights

Stuttgart claimed a first home win over Bayern since 2007 to cut the gap to second to only two points with two games left, days after they guaranteed their place in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009/10.

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