VfL Wolfsburg demolishes SC Freiburg 6-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg destroys SC Freiburg 6-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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VfL Wolfsburg demolishes SC Freiburg 6-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg obliterates SC Freiburg 6-0 with goals of P. Wimmer (2′), Jonas Wind (28′), Jonas Wind (37′), Yannick Gerhardt (56′), Ridle Baku (80′) and Luca Waldschmidt (90′ pen).

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 25,849 spectators.​ The referee was Felix Zwayer assisted by Lasse Koslowski and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.8 degrees Celsius or 35.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfL Wolfsburg

6 - 0

Team 1

SC Freiburg

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 87 Attack 78
  • 27 Dangerous attack 46
  • 67 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. VfL Wolfsburg was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 11 times, 9 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, SC Freiburg shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (Paulo Otávio). On the other side, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Woo-yeong Jeong and Maximilian Eggestein).

Match Timeline

Patrick Wimmer(goal)
2'
22'
Jonas Wind(goal)P. Wimmer
28'
Jonas Wind(goal)M. van de Ven
37'
54'
Yannick Gerhardt(goal)F. Nmecha
56'
57'
Lucas Höler- sub ->Woo-yeong Jeong
57'
Philipp Lienhart- sub ->Manuel Gulde 
67'
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Jakub Kaminski
68'
Maxence Lacroix- sub ->Paulo Otávio
71'
71'
Mattias Svanberg- sub ->F. Nmecha
71'
71'
Noah Weißhaupt - sub ->Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
72'
Maximilian Eggestein- Yellow
78'
Ridle Baku(goal)K. Paredes
80'
90'
Yannik Keitel- sub ->Maximilian Eggestein
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this match, VfL Wolfsburg will have 29 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will stay with 30 points like Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Union Berlin to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will host RB Leipzig on the 18th of February with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (6 draws).

SC Freiburg will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 26th of February with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
6.8
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
6.5
71' 22'
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.8
D
Micky van de Ven  5.Netherlands
7.8
D
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.6
Goals80'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.3
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
8.2
Goals56'
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
7.3
71'
F
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
7.1
68'
F
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
8.4
78' Goals2'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
8.7
67' Goals28', 37'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
6.8
71'
M
Ahmet Cil 29.France
M
Bartol Franjic  38.Croatia
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.6
71'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
7.2
68'
F
Luca Waldschmidt  7.Germany
7.1
78' Goals90'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.7
67'

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

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (6.8), Ridle Baku (7.6), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.8), Micky van de Ven (7.8), Paulo Otávio (6.5), Felix Nmecha (7.3), Maximilian Arnold (7.3), Yannick Gerhardt (8.2), Patrick Wimmer (8.4), Jonas Wind (8.7) and Jakub Kamiński (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Josuha Guilavogui, Luca Waldschmidt (7.1), Omar Marmoush (6.7), Kilian Fischer, Bartol Franjić, Pavao Pervan, Mattias Svanberg (6.6), Kevin Paredes (7.2) and Maxence Lacroix (6.8).

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of Luca Waldschmidt (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Jonas Wind for Omar Marmoush (67′), Jakub Kaminski for K. Paredes (68′), Paulo Otávio for Maxence Lacroix (71′), F. Nmecha for Mattias Svanberg (71′) and P. Wimmer for Luca Waldschmidt (78′).

Best player: Jonas Wind​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Jonas Wind.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
6.0
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.3
57'
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.0
D
Christian Günter  30.Germany
6.0
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
5.5
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.5
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.4
90' 72'
M
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh  11.Ghana
6.2
71'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
6.3
57' 54'
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
5.8
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
7.1
71'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.9
57'
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
90'
M
Jonathan Schmid 7.France
M
R. Wagner 23.Germany
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.5
57'
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
6.2
71'
F
Noah Weißhaupt  33.Germany
6.2
71'

SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (6.0), Kiliann Sildillia (5.5), Matthias Ginter (6.0), Manuel Gulde (6.3), Christian Günter (6.0), Maximilian Eggestein (6.4), Nicolas Höfler (6.5), Ritsu Doan (5.8), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (6.2), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.3) and Michael Gregoritsch (7.1).

They had on the bench: Lucas Höler (6.5), Yannik Keitel, Nils Petersen (6.2), Jonathan Schmid, Noah Weißhaupt (6.2), Benjamin Uphoff, Lukas Kübler, Philipp Lienhart (6.9) and Robert Wagner.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Woo-yeong Jeong for Lucas Höler (57′), Manuel Gulde  for Philipp Lienhart (57′), Michael Gregoritsch for Nils Petersen (71′), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh for N. Weißhaupt (71′) and Maximilian Eggestein for Y. Keitel (90′).

Best player: Michael Gregoritsch​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Michael Gregoritsch.

His rating is (7.1) with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​