FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.
- FC Schalke 04 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- SC Freiburg 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Aarne Aarnink
- Referee Frank Willenborg
- Referee Thomas Gorniak
- Referee Marcel Pelgrim
10 games this season
🟨 3.9/game
⚽ 11.5 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | SC Freiburg | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Feb | FC Bayern München | A | 1–3 | L |
| 06 Feb | TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf | H | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Feb | Borussia Mönchengladbach | H | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Jan | Hertha BSC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Jan | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | FC Schalke 04 | A | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Feb | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 3–3 | D |
| 03 Feb | VfB Stuttgart | A | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Jan | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 2–4 | L |
| 19 Jan | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Dec | 1. FC Nürnberg | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Schalke 04 | SC Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #3 |
| 6 | Points | 19 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 1 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 2 |
| 5 | Scored | 20 |
| 11 | Conceded | 10 |
| -6 | GD | +10 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 2.11 |
| 11% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
22%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
FC Schalke 04 this season
33%
Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
SC Freiburg this season
FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts). SC Freiburg are 3rd (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ 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)
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' The ball is rolling at Veltins-Arena. FC Schalke 04 are looking to make home advantage count against SC Freiburg.
- 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Amir Abrashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Schalke 04.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' SC Freiburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' SC Freiburg has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 31' The referee calls foul for Amir Abrashi. He receives a Yellow card.
- 36' Vincenzo Grifo, a Italy , has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Schalke 04 must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 42' The referee calls foul for Suat Serdar. He receives a Red card.
- 46' The SC Freiburg bench stirs into life. Lucas Holer is withdrawn and Jerome Gondorf gets his opportunity.
- 51' Alexander Schwolow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 56' It’s high time Domenico Tedesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' Amine Harit makes way for Nabil Bentaleb at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Schalke 04.
- 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jerome Gondorf suffering a number of foals already.
- 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominique Heintz on 79.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Omar Mascarell. He receives a Yellow card.
- 83' Guido Burgstaller gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Ahmed Kutucu and will look to change the dynamic.
- 87' Poor challenge from Christian Gunter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Florian Niederlechner. He replaces Janik Haberer on 88 minute.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Jeffrey Bruma. He replaces Robbi Matondo on 89 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Christian Gunter.
- The points are shared — FC Schalke 04 0-0 SC Freiburg. Honours even.
Lineups
FC Schalke 04 Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 7
- 5
-
25
Amine Harit ↓ Nabil Bentaleb 66'
- 1
- 24
- 2
- 8
- 6
- 15
-
14
Rabbi Matondo ↓ Jeffrey Bruma 89'
Bench
-
27
Jeffrey Bruma ↑ 89'
- 13
- 34
-
10
Nabil Bentaleb ↑ 66'
- 11
-
19
Guido Burgstaller ↑ 83'
- 23
Coach
Domenico Tedesco
SC Freiburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 32
- 23
- 1
- 30
- 17
- 3
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 18
-
9
Lucas Holer ↓ Jerome Gondorf 46'
Bench
-
11
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 46'
-
20
Jerome Gondorf ↑ 46'
- 15
-
7
Florian Niederlechner ↑ 88'
- 13
- 26
- 31
Coach
Christian Streich
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vincenzo Grifo | 3 |
| Lucas Holer | 3 |
| Roland Sallai | 3 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 2 |
| Gian-Luca Waldschmidt | 2 |
| Christian Gunter | 2 |
| Florian Niederlechner | 1 |
| Florian Niederlechner | 1 |
FC Schalke 04 Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.6
FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for:
SC Freiburg or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 74%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.73
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
FC Schalke 04 or Draw
58%
Draw or SC Freiburg
74%
FC Schalke 04 or SC Freiburg
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
18.6%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 2
10.7%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 4
1.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04
| Handicap | FC Schalke 04 covers | Push | SC Freiburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 13% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 26% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 14% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
55%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.