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

Bundesliga · 2020-21
SC Freiburg
4 – 0
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 13:30 UTC Schwarzwald-Stadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Baptiste Santamaria 9' Y
Y 21' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Dominique Heintz 29' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at Schwarzwald-Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Hartmann
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Patrick Ittrich
  • Referee Tobias Reichel
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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
SC Freiburg 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 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

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 4–0 W
09 Apr Arminia Bielefeld A 0–1 L
03 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach A 1–2 L
21 Mar FC Augsburg H 2–0 W
13 Mar 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–1 L
06 Mar RB Leipzig H 0–3 L
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr SC Freiburg A 0–4 L
11 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–0 W
03 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–2 L
20 Mar Borussia Monchengladbach H 0–3 L
13 Mar VfL Wolfsburg A 0–5 L
05 Mar 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 0–0 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between SC Freiburg and FC Schalke 04 is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dimitrios Grammozis might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' Lucas Holer adds to his 2 season tally! SC Freiburg lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' SC Freiburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Lukas Kubler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Freiburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' A moment of madness from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Schalke 04 will be frustrated.
  • 22' A goal from the Hungary international Roland Sallai! He fires home on 22 to make it 2-0!
  • 27' FC Schalke 04 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' SC Freiburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' 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 Benjamin Stambouli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christian Streich will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Against the run of play, Christian Gunter has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Freiburg and FC Schalke 04 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Suat Serdar is withdrawn and Shkodran Mustafi gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Time for substitution for SC Freiburg. Baptiste Santamaria is replaced by Yannik Keitel.
  • 65' Omar Mascarell, a Equatorial Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 68 minute. Timo Becker leaves to be changed by Salif Sane.
  • 73' Ralf Fahrmann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Christian Gunter makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and SC Freiburg are in front.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Lucas Holer as he leaves the pitch. Nils Petersen steps in for SC Freiburg.
  • 78' SC Freiburg make a change. Dominique Heintz trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Kubler on 78 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Jonathan Schmid is replaced by Lukas Kubler on 79 minute.
  • 80' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Jonathan Schmid is replaced by Lukas Kubler on 80 minute.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Malick Thiaw made 406 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 86' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is replaced by Goncalo Paciencia on 86 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dimitrios Grammozis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-17 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 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

SC Freiburg Form

2021-04-17 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-04-09 Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 SC Freiburg L 2021-04-03 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–1 SC Freiburg L 2021-03-21 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Augsburg W 2021-03-13 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 SC Freiburg L 2021-03-06 SC Freiburg 0–3 RB Leipzig L

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-04-17 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-04-11 FC Schalke 04 1–0 FC Augsburg W 2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-03-20 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-03-05 FC Schalke 04 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.1 SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg65% Draw21% FC Schalke 0414%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SC Freiburg or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
35%
SC Freiburg or FC Schalke 04
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg47% Draw42% FC Schalke 0411%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg

Handicap SC Freiburg covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 24% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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