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SC Freiburg vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
SC Freiburg
5 – 0
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 14:30 UTC Schwarzwald-Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Schwarzwald-Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Jan Neitzel
  • Referee Markus Schmidt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 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

6
2
4
SC Freiburg 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-09 SC Freiburg 5–0 1. FC Köln 2020-02-02 1. FC Köln 4–0 SC Freiburg 2019-08-31 SC Freiburg 1–2 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan 1. FC Köln H 5–0 W
02 Jan TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–1 W
23 Dec VfB Stuttgart A 0–1 L
20 Dec Hertha BSC H 4–1 W
16 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W
12 Dec Arminia Bielefeld H 2–0 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan SC Freiburg A 0–5 L
02 Jan FC Augsburg H 0–1 L
22 Dec VfL Osnabrück H 1–0 W
19 Dec RB Leipzig A 0–0 D
16 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
12 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W

Season Stats

SC Freiburg 1. FC Köln
#3 Position #15
19 Points 9
9 Played 9
6 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 4
20 Scored 10
10 Conceded 14
+10 GD -4
2.11 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 22%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

SC Freiburg are 3rd (19 pts). 1. FC Köln are 15th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
1. FC Köln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ 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
1. FC Köln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! SC Freiburg welcome 1. FC Koln for this crunch clash at Schwarzwald-Stadion.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Freiburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' SC Freiburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Goal! Ermedin Demirovic scores his 69 goal in 340 matches.
  • 23' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Jonas Hector has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' Baptiste Santamaria has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' A goal from the Germany international Nicolas Hofler! He fires home on 39 to make it 2-0!
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Another change for 1. FC Koln made on 46 minute. Salih Ozcan leaves to be changed by Elvis Rexhbecaj.
  • 51' The travelling 1. FC Koln supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Freiburg and 1. FC Koln are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Jannes-Kilian Horn. He replaces Jorge Mere on 57 minute.
  • 58' The 1. FC Koln bench stirs into life. Jorge Mere is withdrawn and Jannes-Kilian Horn gets his opportunity.
  • 59' A goal from the Hungary international Roland Sallai! He fires home on 59 to make it 3-0!
  • 64' Germany international Florian Muller has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' The SC Freiburg bench stirs into life. Roland Sallai is withdrawn and Lucas Holer gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Philipp Lienhart gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 70' 1. FC Koln make a change. Anthony Modeste trudges off to be replaced by Toluwalas Arokodare on 70 minutes.
  • 75' SC Freiburg make a change. Ermedin Demirovic trudges off to be replaced by Nils Petersen on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Lucas Holer makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and SC Freiburg are in front.
  • 80' SC Freiburg ring the changes. Manuel Gulde has done his job and it is now time for Dominique Heintz to step up.
  • 82' 1. FC Koln make a change. Ismail Jakobs trudges off to be replaced by Rafael Czichos on 82 minutes.
  • 87' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 1. FC Koln will have plenty to reflect on. SC Freiburg were simply the better side today.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anthony Modeste 3
Roland Sallai 3
Michael Gregoritsch 2
Ermedin Demirovic 2
Sebastian Andersson 2
Jonathan Schmid 1
Kingsley Ehizibue 1
Vincenzo Grifo 1

Head to Head

2021-01-09 SC Freiburg 5–0 1. FC Köln 2020-02-02 1. FC Köln 4–0 SC Freiburg 2019-08-31 SC Freiburg 1–2 1. FC Köln

SC Freiburg Form

2021-01-09 SC Freiburg 5–0 1. FC Köln W 2021-01-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 SC Freiburg W 2020-12-23 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg L 2020-12-20 SC Freiburg 4–1 Hertha BSC W 2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg W 2020-12-12 SC Freiburg 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld W

1. FC Köln Form

2021-01-09 SC Freiburg 5–0 1. FC Köln L 2021-01-02 1. FC Köln 0–1 FC Augsburg L 2020-12-22 1. FC Köln 1–0 VfL Osnabrück W 2020-12-19 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln D 2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-12-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 1. FC Köln W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.57 SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg68% Draw19% 1. FC Köln13%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

SC Freiburg or Draw
87%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
32%
SC Freiburg or 1. FC Köln
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg54% Draw36% 1. FC Köln10%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg

Handicap SC Freiburg covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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