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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 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
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 Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach 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

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' FC Schalke 04 have kicked off against SC Freiburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manuel Baum might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' 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 Roland Sallai suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' Benito Raman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' SC Freiburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 36' Baptiste Santamaria is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' SC Freiburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Keven Schlotterbeck has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Roland Sallai makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and SC Freiburg are in front.
  • 55' Omar Mascarell, a Equatorial Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' SC Freiburg make a change. Nils Petersen trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Holer on 60 minutes.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' The Hungary Roland Sallai breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 0-2!
  • 69' Ermedin Demirovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roland Sallai on 69 minute.
  • 70' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Amine Harit is withdrawn and Ahmed Kutucu gets his opportunity.
  • 73' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Omar Mascarell trudges off to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf on 73 minutes.
  • 78' SC Freiburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' Suat Serdar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 86 minute. Rabbi Matondo leaves to be changed by Matthew Hoppe.
  • 90' Time for substitution for SC Freiburg. Jonathan Schmid is replaced by Amir Abrashi.
  • Another three points for SC Freiburg.

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 Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach 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
0.88 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0424% Draw29% SC Freiburg47%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
53%
Draw or SC Freiburg
76%
FC Schalke 04 or SC Freiburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0417% Draw50% SC Freiburg33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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