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VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
1 – 3
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Roland Sallai
Y 75' Nicolas Hofler
Y 90' Florian Niederlechner

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Florian Badstubner
  • Referee Thomas Stein
  • Referee Mike Pickel
  • Referee Gunter Perl
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep SC Freiburg H 1–3 L
15 Sep Hertha BSC H 2–2 D
01 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 3–1 W
25 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
18 Aug SV 07 Elversberg A 1–0 W
19 May FC Hansa Rostock H 1–3 L
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W
16 Sep VfB Stuttgart H 3–3 D
01 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
25 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–2 L
20 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 2–2 D
20 May FC Energie Cottbus H 0–1 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Freiburg
0-15
–/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki 4 G
Igor Matanovic 3 G 1 A
Maximilian Eggestein 2 G
Yannik Engelhardt 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg.
  • 5' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' The Hungary Roland Sallai breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. VfL Wolfsburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' Nils Petersen adds to his 0 season tally! SC Freiburg lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' Roland Sallai picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replacing Roland Sallai for the SC Freiburg side.
  • 46' Daniel Ginczek gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Renato Steffen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Mike Frantz makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 476 games and scored 492 goals.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Admir Mehmedi gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Nicolas Hofler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' SC Freiburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Philipp Lienhart is hanging Mike Frantz on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Yannick Gerhardt as he leaves the pitch. Josip Brekalo steps in for VfL Wolfsburg.
  • 73' SC Freiburg have won 479 goals from 496 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Hofler is booked for SC Freiburg — Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Florian Niederlechner. He replaces Marco Terrazzino on 75 minute.
  • 80' VfL Wolfsburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Freiburg backline.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Yunus Malli. He replaces Maximilian Arnold on 85 minute.
  • 90' Florian Niederlechner is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 SC Freiburg.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nils Petersen 5
Wout Weghorst 4
Maximilian Arnold 3
Vincenzo Grifo 3
Jonas Wind 3
Michael Gregoritsch 2
Roland Sallai 2
Yannick Gerhardt 2

Head to Head

2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg L 2018-09-15 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Hertha BSC D 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2018-08-18 SV 07 Elversberg 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-05-19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Hansa Rostock L

SC Freiburg Form

2018-09-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg W 2018-09-16 SC Freiburg 3–3 VfB Stuttgart D 2018-09-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2018-08-25 SC Freiburg 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2018-08-20 FC Energie Cottbus 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2018-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 FC Energie Cottbus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.39 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg32% Draw26% SC Freiburg42%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
58%
Draw or SC Freiburg
68%
VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg23% Draw42% SC Freiburg35%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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