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VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
VfL Wolfsburg
6 – 0
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 21 Jan 2023 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Paulo Otavio 22' Y
Paulo Otavio 23' Y
Y 53' Jeong Wooyeong
Y 54' Jeong Wooyeong
Y 72' Maximilian Eggestein

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
  • Referee Sven Waschitzki
  • Referee Christian Fischer

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-21 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 SC Freiburg 2022-03-12 SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg 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

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan SC Freiburg H 6–0 W
12 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–1 W
08 Nov Borussia Dortmund H 2–0 W
05 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–0 W
29 Oct VfL Bochum 1848 H 4–0 W
22 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–2 D
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 0–6 L
13 Nov 1. FC Union Berlin H 4–1 W
09 Nov RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
06 Nov 1. FC Köln H 2–0 W
03 Nov Qarabağ Ağdam FK A 1–1 D
30 Oct FC Schalke 04 A 2–0 W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg
#1 Position #13
29 Points 0
34 Played 0
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
45 Scored 0
69 Conceded 0
-24 GD +0
0.85 PPG –
21% Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

VfL Wolfsburg are 1st (29 pts). SC Freiburg are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! VfL Wolfsburg welcome SC Freiburg for this crunch clash at Volkswagen Arena.
  • 2' The Austria forward Patrick Wimmer breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' Kiliann Sildillia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Paulo Otavio. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' What composure from Jonas Wind! The Denmark international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 33' 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.
  • 37' What composure from Jonas Wind! The Denmark international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Jeong Wooyeong picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeong Wooyeong on 54.
  • 56' A stunning finish from Yannick Gerhardt — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Lucas Holer comes on to replace Jeong Wooyeong.
  • 62' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Felix Kalu Nmecha, a Germany , has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Omar Marmoush comes on to replace Jonas Wind.
  • 71' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Nils Petersen comes on to replace Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 72' Maxence Lacroix gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Paulo Otavio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Maximilian Eggestein argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Gian-Luca Waldschmidt comes on to replace Patrick Wimmer.
  • 80' Magnificent from Ridle Baku! That is 26 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' Ridle Baku adds to his 0 season tally! VfL Wolfsburg lead 6-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noah Weisshaupt made 493 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The SC Freiburg bench stirs into life. Maximilian Eggestein is withdrawn and Yannik Keitel gets his opportunity.
  • The final score is 6-0.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

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

2023-01-21 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 SC Freiburg 2022-03-12 SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg 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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-01-21 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 SC Freiburg W 2022-11-12 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg W 2022-11-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2022-11-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2022-10-29 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D

SC Freiburg Form

2023-01-21 VfL Wolfsburg 6–0 SC Freiburg L 2022-11-13 SC Freiburg 4–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2022-11-09 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Köln W 2022-11-03 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 1–1 SC Freiburg D 2022-10-30 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.37 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg65% Draw24% SC Freiburg11%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
89%
Draw or SC Freiburg
35%
VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg45% Draw50% SC Freiburg5%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
21.2%
2 – 0
17.5%
0 – 0
15.1%
3 – 0
9.5%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
1.7%
5 – 0
1.4%
1 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 22% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 29% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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