SC Freiburg prevails over VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Saturday

WOLFSBURG. SC Freiburg overcomes VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Holer (68') and a goal from P. Lienhart (27').

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October 24, 2021

WOLFSBURG. SC Freiburg prevails over VfL Wolfsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Holer (68′) and a goal from P. Lienhart (27′). VfL Wolfsburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz with the help of Martin Thomsen and Mike Pickel. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg

0 - 2

SC Freiburg

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

17 Total 11
3 On Target 4
14 Off Target 7
6 Shots blocked 1

91 Attack 95
58 Dangerous attack 38
63 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 1

Fouls

17 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a strong ball possession 56% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, SC Freiburg was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (K. Mbabu, J. Guilavogui and R. Steffen). Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

26'

27'

Philipp Lienhart(goal)

56'

Maximilian Philipp- sub ->P. Otavio

56'

68'

Lucas Höler(goal)C. Gunter

69'

71'

78'

80'

87'

Kiliann Sildillia- sub ->V. Grifo

88'

Sebastiaan Bornauw- sub ->J. Brooks

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 13 points like FSV Mainz 05 to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will have 19 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 30th of October with a 14-13 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6 draws).

SC Freiburg will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 30th of October with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of SC Freiburg (5 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels 1.Belgium

6.3

John Anthony Brooks 25.United States

6.4

88'

Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil

6.5

56'

Kevin Mbabu 19.Switzerland

7.3

71'

Maxence Lacroix 4.France

7.0

Ahmet Cil 23.France

7.0

56'

26'

M. Arnold 27.Germany

7.8

Aster Vranckx 8.Belgium

7.6

Ridle Baku 20.Germany

6.8

Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland

6.9

80'

Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany

6.9

Substitutes

Pavao Pervan 12.Austria

Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands

Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium

88'

J. Lang 38.Germany

Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany

Felix Nmecha 22.Germany

6.2

80'

Daniel Ginczek 33.Germany

Dodi Lukébakio 28.Belgium

6.8

56'

Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany

6.9

56'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (6.3), Kevin Mbabu (7.3), Maxence Lacroix (7.0), John Brooks (6.4), Paulo Otávio (6.5), Aster Vranckx (7.6), Josuha Guilavogui (7.0), Maximilian Arnold (7.8), Ridle Baku (6.8), Lukas Nmecha (6.9) and Renato Steffen (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Yannick Gerhardt, Micky van de Ven, Pavao Pervan, Daniel Ginczek, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jannis Lang, Dodi Lukebakio (6.8), Maximilian Philipp (6.9) and Felix Nmecha (6.2).

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of S. Bornauw (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: P. Otavio for M. Philipp (56′), J. Guilavogui for D. Lukebakio (56′), R. Steffen for F. Nmecha (80′) and J. Brooks for S. Bornauw (88′).

Best player: Maximilian Arnold

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 16 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg

Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands

7.4

Manuel Gulde 5.Germany

6.8

69'

Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria

7.2

27'

Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany

7.1

Lukas Kübler 17.Germany

7.4

88'

Christian Günter 30.Germany

7.3

Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany

6.6

Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany

7.0

Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy

6.7

87'

Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea

6.9

78'

Lucas Höler 9.Germany

7.4

78'

68'

Substitutes

Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany

Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany

Kiliann Sildillia 25.France

87'

Dominique Heintz 23.Germany

Janik Haberer 19.Germany

88'

Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany

Nils Petersen 18.Germany

6.7

78'

Kevin Schade 20.Germany

6.4

69'

Ermedin Demirovic 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.2

78'

SC Freiburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Regarding the opposition, Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.4), Manuel Gulde (6.8), Philipp Lienhart (7.2), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Lukas Kübler (7.4), Maximilian Eggestein (7.0), Nicolas Höfler (6.6), Christian Günter (7.3), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.9), Lucas Höler (7.4) and Vincenzo Grifo (6.7).

They had on the bench: Keven Schlotterbeck, Janik Haberer, Noah Weißhaupt, Nils Petersen (6.7), Kevin Schade (6.4), Benjamin Uphoff, Kiliann Sildillia, Ermedin Demirović (6.2) and Dominique Heintz.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: M. Gulde for K. Schade (69′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for E. Demirovic (78′), L. Holer for N. Petersen (78′), V. Grifo for K. Sildillia (87′) and L. Kubler for J. Haberer (88′).