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FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
FC Schalke 04
0 – 0
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 16 Feb 2019 · 14:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Amir Abrashi
Suat Serdar 42' R
Y 79' Dominique Heintz
Omar Mascarell 81' Y
Y 87' Christian Gunter
R 90' Christian Gunter

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
  • Referee Thomas Gorniak
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
6
FC Schalke 04 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-16 FC Schalke 04 0–0 SC Freiburg 2018-09-25 SC Freiburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb SC Freiburg H 0–0 D
09 Feb FC Bayern München A 1–3 L
06 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 4–1 W
02 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach H 0–2 L
25 Jan Hertha BSC A 2–2 D
20 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 2–1 W
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Nurnberg A 1–0 W

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Veltins-Arena will turn into a battlefield for FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Germany international Alexander Schwolow has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Amine Harit, a Morocco , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Lukas Kubler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amir Abrashi on 31.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Suat Serdar made 406 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. FC Schalke 04 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Suat Serdar.
  • 46' A change in the SC Freiburg ranks — Lucas Holer exits the field as Jerome Gondorf enters on 46.
  • 51' Weston McKennie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
  • 56' FC Schalke 04 have won 311 goals from 406 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Amine Harit is replaced by Nabil Bentaleb on 66 minute.
  • 71' Christian Gunter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Schalke 04 tonight.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Dominique Heintz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Omar Mascarell.
  • 83' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 83 minute. Ahmed Kutucu leaves to be changed by Guido Burgstaller.
  • 87' Christian Gunter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Florian Niederlechner comes on to replace Janik Haberer.
  • 89' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Jeffrey Bruma comes on to replace Robbi Matondo.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Christian Gunter is booked for SC Freiburg — Red card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Schalke 04 0-0 SC Freiburg.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vincenzo Grifo 3
Lucas Holer 3
Roland Sallai 3
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2
Christian Gunter 2
Michael Gregoritsch 2
Ahmed Kutucu 1
Nils Petersen 1

Head to Head

2019-02-16 FC Schalke 04 0–0 SC Freiburg 2018-09-25 SC Freiburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 Form

2019-02-16 FC Schalke 04 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2019-02-09 FC Bayern München 3–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2019-02-06 FC Schalke 04 4–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf W 2019-02-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2019-01-25 Hertha BSC 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D 2019-01-20 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg W

SC Freiburg Form

2019-02-16 FC Schalke 04 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2019-02-09 SC Freiburg 3–3 VfL Wolfsburg D 2019-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2019-01-26 SC Freiburg 2–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2019-01-19 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2018-12-22 1. FC Nurnberg 0–1 SC Freiburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0438% Draw32% SC Freiburg30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
71%
Draw or SC Freiburg
62%
FC Schalke 04 or SC Freiburg
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0425% Draw55% SC Freiburg20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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