Thursday , 12 November 2026

1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
1. FC Köln
0 – 0
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 4 May 2024 · 16:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Lukas Kubler
Max Finkgrafe 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Soren Storks
  • Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
  • Assistant 2 Christian Bandurski
8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 15.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

4
2
6
1. FC Köln 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 SC Freiburg 2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Köln 2023-04-29 1. FC Köln 0–1 SC Freiburg 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Köln 2022-02-05 1. FC Köln 1–0 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May SC Freiburg H 0–0 D
28 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–1 D
20 Apr SV Darmstadt 98 H 0–2 L
13 Apr FC Bayern Munchen A 0–2 L
06 Apr VfL Bochum 1848 H 2–1 W
31 Mar FC Augsburg A 1–1 D
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May 1. FC Köln A 0–0 D
27 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 1–2 L
21 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–1 D
14 Apr SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–0 W
06 Apr RB Leipzig H 1–4 L
30 Mar Borussia Mönchengladbach A 3–0 W

Season Stats

1. FC Köln SC Freiburg
#15 Position #3
9 Points 19
9 Played 9
2 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 2
10 Scored 20
14 Conceded 10
-4 GD +10
1.00 PPG 2.11
22% Win % 67%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season
33% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

1. FC Köln are 15th (9 pts). SC Freiburg are 3rd (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Köln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Köln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G
SC Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki 5 G
Igor Matanovic 4 G 1 A
Maximilian Eggestein 3 G
Derry Scherhant 2 G 3 A
Yannik Engelhardt 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at RheinEnergieSTADION!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Köln and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' It looks surprising 1. FC Köln does not make any changes. Christian Gunter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Chikwubuike Adamu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' Lukas Kubler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. 1. FC Köln must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' A tactical swap from 1. FC Koln — Dominique Heintz on, Julian Chabot off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FC Köln side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 68' A tactical swap from 1. FC Koln — Florian Kainz on, Linton Maina off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Max Finkgrafe.
  • 78' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Maximilian Philipp comes on to replace Roland Sallai.
  • 83' Manuel Gulde has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 503 appearances.
  • 84' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt departs to be replaced by Sargis Adamyan.
  • 88' The SC Freiburg manager makes a substitution. Michael Gregoritsch departs to be replaced by Chikwubuike Adamu.
  • It finishes all square. 1. FC Köln and SC Freiburg share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Timo Schultz

SC Freiburg Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roland Sallai 3
Anthony Modeste 3
Michael Gregoritsch 2
Ermedin Demirovic 2
Sebastian Andersson 2
Jeong Wooyeong 1
Philipp Lienhart 1
Ritsu Doan 1

Head to Head

2024-05-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 SC Freiburg 2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Köln 2023-04-29 1. FC Köln 0–1 SC Freiburg 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Köln 2022-02-05 1. FC Köln 1–0 SC Freiburg

1. FC Köln Form

2024-05-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2024-04-28 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 1. FC Köln D 2024-04-20 1. FC Köln 0–2 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2024-04-13 FC Bayern Munchen 2–0 1. FC Köln L 2024-04-06 1. FC Köln 2–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2024-03-31 FC Augsburg 1–1 1. FC Köln D

SC Freiburg Form

2024-05-04 1. FC Köln 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2024-04-27 SC Freiburg 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2024-04-21 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2024-04-14 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2024-04-06 SC Freiburg 1–4 RB Leipzig L 2024-03-30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 SC Freiburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.53 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln20% Draw29% SC Freiburg51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
49%
Draw or SC Freiburg
80%
1. FC Köln or SC Freiburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln9% Draw53% SC Freiburg38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
19.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
14%
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 3
6.7%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 1
2.6%
0 – 4
2.4%
2 – 2
2.1%
2 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 9% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 28% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 18% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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