Wednesday , 30 September 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg, DFB-Pokal 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

DFB-Pokal · 2025-26
VfB Stuttgart
2 – 1
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Thu 23 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC MHPArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Jordy Makengo
Nikolas Nartey 15' Y
Y 17' Johan Manzambi
Jamie Leweling 17' Y
Y 56' Vincenzo Grifo
Y 74' Igor Matanovic
Y 94' Lucas Holer
Ramon Hendriks 95' Y
Tiago Tomas 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg — DFB-Pokal at MHPArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz

Head-to-Head

6
2
8
VfB Stuttgart 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-23 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 SC Freiburg 2026-02-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg 2025-09-13 SC Freiburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart 2025-01-18 VfB Stuttgart 4–0 SC Freiburg 2024-08-24 SC Freiburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr SC Freiburg H 2–1 W
19 Apr FC Bayern München A 2–4 L
12 Apr Hamburger SV H 4–0 W
04 Apr Borussia Dortmund H 0–2 L
22 Mar FC Augsburg A 5–2 W
19 Mar FC Porto A 0–2 L
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr VfB Stuttgart A 1–2 L
19 Apr 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 2–1 W
16 Apr RC Celta de Vigo A 3–1 W
12 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
09 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 3–0 W
04 Apr FC Bayern München H 2–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
0% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
Dzenan Pejcinovic 3 G
Tiago Tomas 1 G 1 A
SC Freiburg
Igor Matanovic 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! VfB Stuttgart welcome SC Freiburg for this crunch clash at MHPArena.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. VfB Stuttgart in their trying to find a way past SC Freiburg's compact .
  • 10' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 13' Jordy Makengo was booked on 13.
  • 15' Nikolas Nartey picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 17' That is a card for SC Freiburg. Johan Manzambi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' VfB Stuttgart are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Freiburg's shape.
  • 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julian Schuster will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Goal! Maximilian Eggestein scores his 25 goal in 419 matches.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at MHPArena. VfB Stuttgart seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfB Stuttgart and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' Derry Scherhant has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Vincenzo Grifo. He receives a card.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 63' Nikolas Nartey makes way for Bilal El Khannouss at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfB Stuttgart.
  • 68' SC Freiburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' The Germany Deniz Undav breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 1-1!
  • 71' SC Freiburg ring the changes. Vincenzo Grifo has done his job and it is now time for Derry Scherhant to step up.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Igor Matanovic.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Freiburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 84' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Igor Matanovic is replaced by Lucas Holer on 84 minute.
  • 89' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Full Time. VfB Stuttgart beats SC Freiburg

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vincenzo Grifo 6
Chris Fuhrich 4
Lukas Kubler 3
Jeong Wooyeong 3
Deniz Undav 3
Jerome Gondorf 2
Ermedin Demirovic 2
Mario Gomez 2

Head to Head

2026-04-23 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 SC Freiburg 2026-02-01 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg 2025-09-13 SC Freiburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart 2025-01-18 VfB Stuttgart 4–0 SC Freiburg 2024-08-24 SC Freiburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart Form

2026-04-23 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-19 FC Bayern München 4–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2026-04-12 VfB Stuttgart 4–0 Hamburger SV W 2026-04-04 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2026-03-22 FC Augsburg 2–5 VfB Stuttgart W 2026-03-19 FC Porto 2–0 VfB Stuttgart L

SC Freiburg Form

2026-04-23 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-19 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern München L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart45% Draw27% SC Freiburg28%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
72%
Draw or SC Freiburg
55%
VfB Stuttgart or SC Freiburg
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart31% Draw46% SC Freiburg23%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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