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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
1. FSV Mainz 05
1 – 2
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 18 Jan 2020 · 14:30 UTC Opel Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Ridle Baku 26' Y
Y 37' Janik Haberer
Alexander Hack 40' Y
Pierre Kunde 51' Y
Y 81' Amir Abrashi
Moussa Niakhate 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Opel Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Sven Jablonski
  • Referee Martin Thomsen
  • Referee Holger Henschel
3 games this season 🟨 7.3/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

4
6
6
1. FSV Mainz 05 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 SC Freiburg 2019-08-17 SC Freiburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2019-04-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 5–0 SC Freiburg 2018-11-10 SC Freiburg 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan SC Freiburg H 1–2 L
21 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L
17 Dec SV Werder Bremen A 5–0 W
14 Dec Borussia Dortmund H 0–4 L
07 Dec FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
02 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–1 W
21 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–2 D
18 Dec FC Bayern München H 1–3 L
14 Dec Hertha BSC A 0–1 L
07 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 1–0 W
01 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach A 2–4 L

Season Stats

1. FSV Mainz 05 SC Freiburg
#6 Position #3
7 Points 10
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 0
10 Scored 12
6 Conceded 3
+4 GD +9
1.75 PPG 2.50
50% Win % 75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season
50% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

1. FSV Mainz 05 are 6th (7 pts). SC Freiburg are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FSV Mainz 05
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
–/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FSV Mainz 05
Phillip Tietz 4 G
Sheraldo Becker 2 G 3 A
Philipp Mwene 1 G 1 A
Ransford Konigsdorffer 1 G
SC Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki 4 G
Igor Matanovic 3 G 1 A
Maximilian Eggestein 2 G
Yannik Engelhardt 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. 1. FSV Mainz 05 kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Opel Arena. SC Freiburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Freiburg that had 496 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 15' SC Freiburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Achim Beierlorzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Ridle Baku gets a Yellow card.
  • 28' Brilliant from the ! Kwon Changhoon makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Janik Haberer is booked for SC Freiburg — Yellow card on 37.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Alexander Hack argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 41' Nils Petersen doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' 1. FSV Mainz 05 ring the changes. Ridle Baku has done his job and it is now time for Karim Onisiwo to step up.
  • 51' A moment of madness from Pierre Kunde on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FSV Mainz 05 will be frustrated.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FSV Mainz 05 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vincenzo Grifo, as he is very good at scoring at Opel Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 70 minute. Ronael Pierre-Gabriel leaves to be changed by Daniel Brosinski.
  • 73' Fresh legs for 1. FSV Mainz 05! Adam Szalai comes on to replace Levin Oztunali.
  • 74' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Mike Frantz comes on to replace Janik Haberer.
  • 75' The SC Freiburg manager makes a substitution. Kwon Changhoon departs to be replaced by Vincenzo Grifo.
  • 80' Aaron Martin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 81' Amir Abrashi was booked on 81.
  • 82' Jean-Philippe Mateta does the damage! The net is bulging and 1. FSV Mainz 05 surge ahead!
  • 82' 1. FSV Mainz 05 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FSV Mainz 05 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Lucas Holer as he leaves the pitch. Philipp Lienhart steps in for SC Freiburg.
  • 1. FSV Mainz 05 will have plenty to reflect on. SC Freiburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Achim Beierlorzer

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jean-Philippe Mateta 8
Nils Petersen 4
Michael Gregoritsch 4
Karim Onisiwo 3
Ritsu Doan 2
Jonathan Burkardt 2
Lucas Holer 2
Kwon Changhoon 1

Head to Head

2020-01-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 SC Freiburg 2019-08-17 SC Freiburg 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2019-04-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 5–0 SC Freiburg 2018-11-10 SC Freiburg 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2020-01-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 SC Freiburg L 2019-12-21 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2019-12-17 SV Werder Bremen 0–5 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2019-12-14 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2019-12-07 FC Augsburg 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2019-12-02 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W

SC Freiburg Form

2020-01-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2019-12-21 FC Schalke 04 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2019-12-18 SC Freiburg 1–3 FC Bayern München L 2019-12-14 Hertha BSC 1–0 SC Freiburg L 2019-12-07 SC Freiburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2019-12-01 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 SC Freiburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0529% Draw25% SC Freiburg46%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw
55%
Draw or SC Freiburg
71%
1. FSV Mainz 05 or SC Freiburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FSV Mainz 0522% Draw41% SC Freiburg37%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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