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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 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

2
7
FC Schalke 04 9 games · Avg 2.7 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
#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)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
33% Clean Sheets
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 wait is over. SC Freiburg get us underway at Veltins-Arena.
  • 5' Baptiste Santamaria has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 432 appearances.
  • 10' Jeong Wooyeong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with SC Freiburg winning 100% of all matches.
  • 19' The referee shows FC Schalke 04 player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Benito Raman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' SC Freiburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' What composure from Roland Sallai! The Hungary international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 55' Jonathan Schmid needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' The SC Freiburg manager makes a substitution. Nils Petersen departs to be replaced by Lucas Holer.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Roland Sallai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Ermedin Demirovic is replacing Roland Sallai for the SC Freiburg side.
  • 70' The whistle greets Amine Harit as he departs to be replaced by Ahmed Kutucu.
  • 73' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Omar Mascarell trudges off to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf on 73 minutes.
  • 78' SC Freiburg have won 495 goals from 504 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Suat Serdar.
  • 86' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Rabbi Matondo trudges off to be replaced by Matthew Hoppe on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SC Freiburg. Jonathan Schmid is replaced by Amir Abrashi.
  • Full Time. SC Freiburg beats FC Schalke 04

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
0.44 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0415% Draw26% SC Freiburg59%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
40%
Draw or SC Freiburg
85%
FC Schalke 04 or SC Freiburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 047% Draw49% SC Freiburg44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
19.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 1
9.4%
0 – 3
9%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 4
3.8%
1 – 4
1.9%
2 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 28% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 21% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
65% ✓

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