VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg, DFB-Pokal 2025-26 SEMI FINALS
Overview
Match Preview
VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg — DFB-Pokal at MHPArena.
- VfB Stuttgart 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- SC Freiburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Welz
19 games this season
🟨 1.2/game
⚽ 5.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: SC Freiburg gets underway.
- 5' VfB Stuttgart seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with SC Freiburg winning 50% of all matches.
- 13' The referee calls foul for Jordy Makengo. He receives a card.
- 15' It’s gonna be a card for Nikolas Nartey.
- 17' The referee calls foul for Johan Manzambi. He receives a card.
- 22' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 27' Derry Scherhant needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 28' SC Freiburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maximilian Eggestein on 28.
- 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfB Stuttgart that had 438 games and scored 440 goals.
- 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' 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.
- 48' SC Freiburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' That looks like a foul for a card for Vincenzo Grifo.
- 61' SC Freiburg is showing some good football. However, SC Freiburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' Time for substitution for VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey is replaced by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' What a strike from Deniz Undav! The score is 1-1.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Derry Scherhant. He replaces Vincenzo Grifo on 71 minute.
- 74' SC Freiburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angelo Stiller, as he is very good at scoring at MHPArena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Holer. He replaces Igor Matanovic on 84 minute.
- 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
- The final score is 2-1.
Lineups
VfB Stuttgart Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 24
-
9
Ermedin Demirovic ↓ Tiago Tomas 91'
- 7
- 33
- 28
-
10
Chris Fuhrich ↓ Badredine Bouanani 118'
- 18
-
26
Deniz Undav ↓ Josha Vagnoman 118'
- 6
-
3
Ramon Hendriks ↓ Luca Jaquez 98'
Bench
-
4
Josha Vagnoman ↑ 118'
- 23
- 1
-
8
Tiago Tomas ↑ 91'
- 22
-
27
Badredine Bouanani ↑ 118'
-
11
Bilal El Khannouss ↑ 63'
-
14
Luca Jaquez ↑ 98'
- 30
Coach
Sebastian Hoeneß
SC Freiburg Lineups
Starting XI
-
19
Jan-Niklas Beste ↓ Lukas Kubler 102'
- 8
- 21
- 32
- 3
- 28
- 14
-
31
Igor Matanovic ↓ Lucas Holer 84'
-
33
Jordy Makengo ↓ Christian Gunter 101'
-
29
Philipp Treu ↓ Ifechukwu Ogbus 113'
- 44
Bench
- 26
-
30
Christian Gunter ↑ 101'
-
17
Lukas Kubler ↑ 102'
- 27
-
9
Lucas Holer ↑ 84'
- 1
-
7
Derry Scherhant ↑ 71'
-
43
Ifechukwu Ogbus ↑ 113'
- 22
Coach
Julian Schuster
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vincenzo Grifo | 6 |
| Chris Fuhrich | 4 |
| Jeong Wooyeong | 3 |
| Deniz Undav | 3 |
| Lukas Kubler | 3 |
| Emiliano Insua | 2 |
| Jerome Gondorf | 2 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | 2 |
Head to Head
VfB Stuttgart Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: VfB Stuttgart win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.