BOCHUM. SC Freiburg had a surprising win over VfL Bochum 1848 with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Gregoritsch (40′) and a goal from L. Höler (51′).
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 25,100 spectators. The referee was Felix Zwayer who had the assistance of Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 19 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 103
- 29 Dangerous attack 34
- 169 Ball safe 153
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. SC Freiburg was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. VfL Bochum 1848 that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VfL Bochum 1848 was more pushing with 34 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, SC Freiburg managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
SC Freiburg shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Philipp Lienhart and Christian Günter). On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 4 yellow cards (Simon Zoller, K. Schlotterbeck, Moritz Broschinski and Jordi Osei-Tutu).
Also, VfL Bochum 1848 didn’t end the match with 11 players after Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, SC Freiburg will have 40 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 19 points like VfB Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 19th of March with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (11 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 will host RB Leipzig on the 18th of March with a 8-0 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (0 draws).
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Mark Flekken
, Lukas Kübler , Matthias Ginter , Philipp Lienhart , Christian Günter , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Ritsu Doan , Lucas Höler , Vincenzo Grifo and Michael Gregoritsch .The home team had on the bench: Nils Petersen
, Kiliann Sildillia, Robert Wagner, Manuel Gulde, Roland Sallai , Benjamin Uphoff, Yannik Keitel , Noah Weißhaupt and Woo-Yeong Jeong .Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Ritsu Doan for Jeong Woo-Yeong (77′), Lucas Höler for Roland Sallai (77′), Michael Gregoritsch for Nils Petersen (86′), Maximilian Eggestein for Yannik Keitel (86′) and Vincenzo Grifo for Noah Weißhaupt (89′).
Best player: Vincenzo Grifo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Vincenzo Grifo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 46 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
Also VfL Bochum 1848 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christian Streich played with: Manuel Riemann
, Saidy Janko , Ivan Ordets , Keven Schlotterbeck , Danilo Soares , Anthony Losilla , Kevin Stöger , Takuma Asano , Simon Zoller , Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Philipp Hofmann .These were the players on the bench: Silvère Ganvoula, Patrick Osterhage, Moritz Broschinski
, Marko Johansson, Konstantinos Stafylidis , Dominique Heintz, Jordi Osei-Tutu , Pierre Kunde and Vasilis Lampropoulos.Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: Danilo Soares for Konstantinos Stafylidis (46′), Simon Zoller for Moritz Broschinski (63′), Saidy Janko for Jordi Osei-Tutu (68′) and Takuma Asano for Silvère Ganvoula (86′).
Best player: Kevin Stöger
The most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Kevin Stöger.
His rating is
with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Köln – 3-0
- VfL Bochum 1848 – SC Freiburg – 0-2
- VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig – 0-3
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Bayern München – 3-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Werder Bremen – 2-0