Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
FC Schalke 04
0 – 2
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Benito Raman 19' Y
Y 36' Baptiste Santamaria
Suat Serdar 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Norbert Grudzinski
  • Referee Sven Jablonski

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
FC Schalke 04 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg 2020-06-27 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 2019-12-21 FC Schalke 04 2–2 SC Freiburg 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 Dec SC Freiburg H 0–2 L
13 Dec FC Augsburg A 2–2 D
06 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
28 Nov Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–4 L
21 Nov VfL Wolfsburg H 0–2 L
07 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–2 D
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W
12 Dec Arminia Bielefeld H 2–0 W
05 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 2–2 D
28 Nov FC Augsburg A 1–1 D
22 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–3 L
07 Nov RB Leipzig A 0–3 L

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04 SC Freiburg
#4 Position #13
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Schalke 04 are 4th (0 pts). SC Freiburg are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Veltins-Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' FC Schalke 04 are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Freiburg backline.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' The referee shows FC Schalke 04 player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Vincenzo Grifo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Schalke 04 so far.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Baptiste Santamaria picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' A goal from the Hungary international Roland Sallai! He fires home on 50 to make it 0-1!
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' A change in the SC Freiburg ranks — Nils Petersen exits the field as Lucas Holer enters on 60.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Schalke 04 in their trying to find a way past SC Freiburg's compact .
  • 68' A stunning finish from Roland Sallai — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' Ermedin Demirovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roland Sallai at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Amine Harit as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Kutucu steps in for FC Schalke 04.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Alessandro Schopf. He replaces Omar Mascarell on 73 minute.
  • 78' Omar Mascarell, a Equatorial Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Suat Serdar on 83.
  • 86' Time for substitution for FC Schalke 04. Rabbi Matondo is replaced by Matthew Hoppe.
  • 90' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Jonathan Schmid is replaced by Amir Abrashi on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Baum

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Holer 3
Roland Sallai 3
Vincenzo Grifo 3
Christian Gunter 2
Michael Gregoritsch 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2
Florian Niederlechner 1
Florian Niederlechner 1

Head to Head

2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg 2020-06-27 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 2019-12-21 FC Schalke 04 2–2 SC Freiburg 2019-02-16 FC Schalke 04 0–0 SC Freiburg 2018-09-25 SC Freiburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 Form

2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg L 2020-12-13 FC Augsburg 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D 2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-11-28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2020-11-07 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D

SC Freiburg Form

2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg W 2020-12-12 SC Freiburg 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2020-12-05 SC Freiburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 2020-11-28 FC Augsburg 1–1 SC Freiburg D 2020-11-22 SC Freiburg 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2020-11-07 RB Leipzig 3–0 SC Freiburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0416% Draw37% SC Freiburg47%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
53%
Draw or SC Freiburg
84%
FC Schalke 04 or SC Freiburg
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 046% Draw66% SC Freiburg28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.8%
0 – 1
25.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
1.4%
2 – 1
1.2%
2 – 0
1%
0 – 4
0.9%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 8% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 30% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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