Thursday , 2 July 2026

SC Freiburg vs 1. FC Koln, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
SC Freiburg
2 – 0
Full Time
1. FC Koln
Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 14:30 UTC Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 HT 45' · FT 45'
Michael Gregoritsch 72' 1–0
Roland Sallai 90+5' 2–0
Y 27' Dejan Ljubicic
Y 31' Julian Chabot
Nicolas Hofler 40' Y
Y 57' Florian Kainz
YR 62' Julian Chabot

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs 1. FC Koln — Bundesliga at Europa-Park Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Assistant 1 Dominik Schaal
  • Assistant 2 Thorben Siewer
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

6
2
4
SC Freiburg 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals 1. FC Koln
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln 2023-04-29 1. FC Koln 0–1 SC Freiburg 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln 2022-02-05 1. FC Koln 1–0 SC Freiburg 2021-09-11 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FC Koln

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec 1. FC Koln H 2–0 W
14 Dec West Ham United FC A 0–2 L
09 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 1–0 W
03 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
30 Nov PAE Olympiakos SFP H 5–0 W
25 Nov SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–1 D
1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–2 L
10 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 0–0 D
01 Dec SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–0 W
24 Nov FC Bayern München H 0–1 L
11 Nov VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D
04 Nov FC Augsburg H 1–1 D

Season Stats

SC Freiburg 1. FC Koln
#7 Position #14
47 Points 32
34 Played 34
13 / 8 / 13 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
51 Scored 49
57 Conceded 63
-6 GD -14
1.38 PPG 0.94
38% Win % 21%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
9% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

SC Freiburg are 7th (47 pts). 1. FC Koln are 14th (32 pts).

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
1. FC Koln
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/6
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Freiburg is hosting 1. FC Koln for another epic battle.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Jordy Makengo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Germany international Lucas Holer has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with 1. FC Koln winning 50% of all matches.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Europa-Park Stadion. SC Freiburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' The referee shows 1. FC Koln player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 31' It’s a booking for 1. FC Koln player. Julian Chabot gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' SC Freiburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Marvin Schwabe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 17 appearances.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Freiburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' That is a Yellow card for 1. FC Koln. Florian Kainz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' 1. FC Koln make a change. Dejan Ljubicic trudges off to be replaced by Denis Huseinbasic on 60 minutes.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Julian Chabot on 62 minutes earns him a Red card. 1. FC Koln will be frustrated.
  • 65' Luca Kilian has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jan Thielmann on 65 minute.
  • 70' Denis Huseinbasic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' GOAL! Michael Gregoritsch fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 73' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rasmus Carstensen is hanging Max Finkgrafe on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' Noah Weisshaupt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordy Makengo at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Timo Hubers, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Freiburg in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past 1. FC Koln's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 90' A tactical swap from SC Freiburg — Chikwubuike Adamu on, Merlin Rohl off on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SC Freiburg 2-0 1. FC Koln.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

1. FC Koln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln 2023-04-29 1. FC Koln 0–1 SC Freiburg 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln 2022-02-05 1. FC Koln 1–0 SC Freiburg 2021-09-11 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FC Koln

SC Freiburg Form

2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln W 2023-12-14 West Ham United FC 2–0 SC Freiburg L 2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2023-12-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2023-11-30 SC Freiburg 5–0 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2023-11-25 SC Freiburg 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 D

1. FC Koln Form

2023-12-17 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln L 2023-12-10 1. FC Koln 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-12-01 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 1. FC Koln W 2023-11-24 1. FC Koln 0–1 FC Bayern München L 2023-11-11 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2023-11-04 1. FC Koln 1–1 FC Augsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 1. FC Koln xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg58% Draw24% 1. FC Koln18%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SC Freiburg or Draw
82%
Draw or 1. FC Koln
42%
SC Freiburg or 1. FC Koln
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg40% Draw45% 1. FC Koln15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
2.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg

Handicap SC Freiburg covers Push 1. FC Koln covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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