SC Freiburg recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over VfB Stuttgart 2-1 with V. Grifo scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. SC Freiburg managed to find the solution against VfB Stuttgart to win 2-1. V. Grifo was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
Luke Meyer
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SC Freiburg recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over VfB Stuttgart 2-1 with V. Grifo scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. SC Freiburg managed to find the solution against VfB Stuttgart to win 2-1. V. Grifo was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was VfB Stuttgart to strike first with a goal of Chris Führich  at the 30′. Then it was a penalty in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Vincenzo Grifo gave the win to SC Freiburg in the 84′ minute with a penalty scoring a double.

The match was played at the Schwarzwald-Stadion stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sascha Stegemann who was helped by Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

SC Freiburg

2 - 1

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 149 Attack 89
  • 62 Dangerous attack 39
  • 71 Ball safe 79
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SC Freiburg was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. VfB Stuttgart that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SC Freiburg won the match​.

SC Freiburg shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart shot 15 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

SC Freiburg received 3 yellow cards (Nicolas Höfler, Christian Günter and Vincenzo Grifo). On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards (Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou  and H. Ito).

Match Timeline

30'
Chris Führich(goal)
41'
Atakan Karazor- Yellow
Michael Gregoritsch(var)
58'
59'
Dan-Axel Zagadou- Yellow
Vincenzo Grifo(penalty)
60'
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
63'
Lucas Höler- sub ->Roland Sallai
69'
69'
Christian Günter - Yellow
75'
75'
Jeong Woo-Yeong- sub ->Michael Gregoritsch
Ritsu Doan(var)
82'
Vincenzo Grifo(penalty)
84'
Vincenzo Grifo- Yellow
85'
85'
Silla Katompa Mvumpa- sub ->Atakan Karazor
Manuel Gulde- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
90'
90'
90'
90'
Hiroki Ito- Yellow

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, SC Freiburg will have 37 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 16 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 4th of March with a 11-8 head to head in favor of SC Freiburg (8 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host FC Bayern München on the 4th of March with a 26-4 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
6.6
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.3
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
8.0
D
Christian Günter  30.Germany
6.4
75'
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.8
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.8
63'
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.8
90' 85' Goals60', 84'
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
7.1
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.5
69'
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
7.1
90'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
7.3
75'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
90'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
6.6
75'
M
Jonathan Schmid 7.France
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
M
R. Wagner 23.Germany
F
Noah Weißhaupt  33.Germany
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.6
69'
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
90'

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

The manager Christian Streich decided to play with the following team: Mark Flekken (6.6), Lukas Kübler (7.3), Matthias Ginter (8.0), Philipp Lienhart (6.8), Christian Günter (6.4), Maximilian Eggestein (7.1), Nicolas Höfler (6.8), Ritsu Doan (7.1), Roland Sallai (6.5), Vincenzo Grifo (7.8) and Michael Gregoritsch (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Gulde, Noah Weißhaupt, Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.6), Jonathan Schmid, Merlin Röhl, Benjamin Uphoff, Lucas Höler (6.6), Robert Wagner and Nils Petersen.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 4 changes: Roland Sallai for Lucas Höler (69′), Michael Gregoritsch for Jeong Woo-Yeong (75′), Vincenzo Grifo for Manuel Gulde (90′) and Ritsu Doan for Nils Petersen (90′).

Best player: Matthias Ginter​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was Matthias Ginter even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 70 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany
6.6
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
6.4
D
Borna Sosa 24.Croatia
6.7
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France
6.2
59'
D
Hiroki Ito 21.Japan
7.2
90'
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
6.8
85' 41'
M
Genki Haraguchi 17.Japan
6.8
M
Wataru Endo  3.Japan
6.6
F
Gil Dias 31.Portugal
6.8
69'
F
Chris Führich 22.Germany
6.9
Goals30'
F
Luca Pfeiffer 20.Germany
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 1.Germany
D
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece
90'
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
M
Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France
M
Lilian Egloff 25.Germany
F
Juan-José Perea 11.Colombia
6.5
69'
F
Thomas Kastanaras 39.Germany
F
Silla Katompa Mvumpa 14.DR Congo
85'

VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Bruno Labbadia played with: Fabian Bredlow (6.6), Waldemar Anton (6.4), Hiroki Ito (7.2), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.2), Borna Sosa (6.7), Wataru Endo (6.6), Atakan Karazor (6.8), Genki Haraguchi (6.8), Gil Dias (6.8), Luca Pfeiffer (6.8) and Chris Führich (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan José Perea (6.5), Josha Vagnoman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Thomas Kastanaras, Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Tanguy Coulibaly, Florian Müller, Lilian Egloff and Pascal Stenzel.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: Gil Dias for Juan José Perea (69′), Atakan Karazor for Silas Katompa Mvumpa (85′) and Luca Pfeiffer for Konstantinos Mavropanos (90′).

Best player: Hiroki Ito​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Hiroki Ito.

His rating is (7.2) with 71 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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