Mainz 05 forward Nadiem Amiri was clinical from the penalty spot, scoring a brace and setting several records, but Freiburg coach Julian Schuster will be watching from the stands next week after picking up his fourth yellow card of the season-here are the key numbers from the latest Bundesliga matchday.
A First for Hojlund,and a Record Day for Amiri
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Key takeaways
- Nadiem Amiri converted two penalties against Augsburg,marking his first Bundesliga brace and bringing his season penalty total to a league-leading seven.
- St.Pauli secured a home win against Stuttgart for the first time in over 29 years, ending a long drought.
- Mainz 05 are on a roll, winning three consecutive Bundesliga games for the first time in eleven months.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s Albert Riera didn’t enjoy a victorious debut as head coach in the 1-1 draw at Union Berlin, unlike Pep Guardiola and Xabi Alonso before him. However, Hamburger SV finally tasted away victory, as they defeated Heidenheim 2-0-the first away win for the club this season.
Leweling’s Unlikely Goal and Brandt’s Header
Jamie Leweling scored what was statistically the most improbable goal of the matchday for St.Pauli against Stuttgart, with a mere 2.9 percent chance of finding the net.Simultaneously occurring, Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Brandt scored his first headed goal for the club in their 2-1 win over Wolfsburg, adding a new dimension to his attacking repertoire.
Penalty Power and Winning Streaks
St. Pauli continued their recent penalty prowess, converting from the spot for the third consecutive Bundesliga game.Mainz,meanwhile,were awarded their seventh and eighth penalties of the season against Augsburg-more than any other team in the league.Mainz also scored their fastest goal of the season, finding the net in the eighth minute against Augsburg.
Freiburg’s home Fortress and leverkusen’s Dominance
SC Freiburg continue to make the Europa-Park Stadium a fortress, winning all four home games against Werder Bremen to nil since the stadium’s opening. Bayer 04 Leverkusen extended their unbeaten run against Borussia Mönchengladbach to 13 games, with nine wins and four draws.
Milestones and Speed Records
Matthias Ginter reached a significant milestone, playing his 400th Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen at the age of 32 years and 19 days. Derrick Koehn was clocked as the fastest player on the matchday, reaching a speed of 35.8 km/h. ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer hit the net at a speed of 118.1 km/h,the highest speed recorded on this matchday.
Union Berlin remains unbeaten in their last eleven home games on a Friday evening, while Werder Bremen are now without a goal for over six hours. Borussia Mönchengladbach are winless in five Bundesliga games,and Wolfsburg have onyl 19 points after 21 matchdays-a new low for the club at this stage of the season.
Arthur Theate played his 50th Bundesliga game for Union Berlin,while Serhou Guirassy reached 50 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Dortmund,having previously played 50 games for VfB Stuttgart. Rasmus kristensen had 148 ball contacts in the game at Union Berlin, more than any other Frankfurt player in a Bundesliga game this season.
Niko kovač celebrated his 100th win in his 216th Bundesliga game as coach.
