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VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
VfL Wolfsburg
0 – 1
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena 25,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 74' Michael Gregoritsch
Y 57' Nicolas Hofler
Y 77' Roland Sallai
Y 85' Merlin Rohl
Maximilian Arnold 85' Y
Y 86' Lucas Holer

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Assistant 1 Dominik Schaal
  • Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
VfL Wolfsburg 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg 2023-05-19 SC Freiburg 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 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

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec SC Freiburg H 0–1 L
05 Dec Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–1 L
02 Dec VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–3 L
25 Nov RB Leipzig H 2–1 W
10 Nov Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–4 L
05 Nov SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 1–0 W
03 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
30 Nov PAE Olympiakos SFP H 5–0 W
25 Nov SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–1 D
12 Nov RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
09 Nov FK TSC Backa Topola H 5–0 W

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg
#16 Position #7
29 Points 47
34 Played 34
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 13
45 Scored 51
69 Conceded 57
-24 GD -6
0.85 PPG 1.38
21% Win % 38%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season
18% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

VfL Wolfsburg are 16th (29 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg is underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 471 games and scored 479 goals.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Lucas Holer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfL Wolfsburg so far.
  • 20' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Freiburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' SC Freiburg come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mattias Svanberg suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Sebastiaan Bornauw needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 39 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christian Streich will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Nicolas Hofler was booked on 57.
  • 58' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Roland Sallai comes on to replace Ritsu Doan.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Wolfsburg in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past SC Freiburg's compact 4-4-1-1.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Michael Gregoritsch gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Roland Sallai is booked for SC Freiburg — Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Aster Vranckx comes on to replace Cedric Zesiger.
  • 85' The referee shows SC Freiburg player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 86' It’s a booking for SC Freiburg player. Lucas Holer gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Fresh legs for VfL Wolfsburg! Sebastiaan Bornauw comes on to replace Lovro Majer.
  • 90' Chikwubuike Adamu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Merlin Rohl on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-4-1-1

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
Roland Sallai 2
Yannick Gerhardt 2
Philipp Lienhart 2

Head to Head

2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg 2023-05-19 SC Freiburg 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg 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

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2023-12-05 Borussia Monchengladbach 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-12-02 VfL Bochum 1848 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-11-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 RB Leipzig W 2023-11-10 Borussia Monchengladbach 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2023-11-05 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 SV Werder Bremen D

SC Freiburg Form

2023-12-09 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2023-12-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2023-11-30 SC Freiburg 5–0 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2023-11-25 SC Freiburg 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 D 2023-11-12 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg L 2023-11-09 SC Freiburg 5–0 FK TSC Backa Topola W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw27% SC Freiburg42%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
58%
Draw or SC Freiburg
69%
VfL Wolfsburg or SC Freiburg
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg25% Draw45% SC Freiburg30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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