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VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
VfL Wolfsburg
0 – 2
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Renato Steffen 8' Y
Josuha Guilavogui 27' Y
Kevin Mbabu 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Thomas Gorniak
  • Referee Martin Thomsen
  • Referee Mike Pickel

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

3
4
10
VfL Wolfsburg 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 SC Freiburg 2021-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 SC Freiburg 2020-09-27 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-06-13 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SC Freiburg 2019-12-07 SC Freiburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct SC Freiburg H 0–2 L
20 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L
16 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–2 L
02 Oct Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–3 L
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 2–0 W
16 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
02 Oct Hertha BSC A 2–1 W
26 Sep FC Augsburg H 3–0 W
18 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–0 D
11 Sep 1. FC Köln H 1–1 D

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Freiburg
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki 5 G
Igor Matanovic 4 G 1 A
Maximilian Eggestein 3 G
Derry Scherhant 2 G 3 A
Yannik Engelhardt 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Volkswagen Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg.
  • 5' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Janik Haberer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 8' Renato Steffen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Freiburg that had 504 games and scored 495 goals.
  • 18' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' The 24-year-old Kiliann Sildillia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' Josuha Guilavogui was booked on 27.
  • 28' Magnificent from Philipp Lienhart! That is 14 goals in 504 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Lukas Nmecha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark van Bommel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Paulo Otavio is withdrawn and Maximilian Philipp gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 66' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Lucas Holer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 69' Kevin Schade is replacing Manuel Gulde for the SC Freiburg side.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Kevin Mbabu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Aster Vranckx needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 78' Ermedin Demirovic gets the nod from SC Freiburg. He replaces Jeong Wooyeong and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' A change in the SC Freiburg ranks — Lucas Holer exits the field as Nils Petersen enters on 79.
  • 80' A change in the VfL Wolfsburg ranks — Renato Steffen exits the field as Felix Kalu Nmecha enters on 80.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Janik Haberer comes on to replace Lukas Kubler.
  • 88' Kiliann Sildillia gets the nod from SC Freiburg. He replaces Vincenzo Grifo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Sebastiaan Bornauw gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces John Brooks and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SC Freiburg to claim maximum points.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

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
Philipp Lienhart 2
Lukas Kubler 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2

Head to Head

2021-10-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 SC Freiburg 2021-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 SC Freiburg 2020-09-27 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-06-13 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SC Freiburg 2019-12-07 SC Freiburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-10-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 SC Freiburg L 2021-10-20 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-16 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-02 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-09-29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2021-09-25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L

SC Freiburg Form

2021-10-23 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 SC Freiburg W 2021-10-16 SC Freiburg 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2021-10-02 Hertha BSC 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2021-09-26 SC Freiburg 3–0 FC Augsburg W 2021-09-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2021-09-11 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FC Köln D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg28% Draw29% SC Freiburg43%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
57%
Draw or SC Freiburg
72%
VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg20% Draw50% SC Freiburg30%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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