COLOGNE. SC Freiburg tops FC Köln 1-0 after R. Doan scored just 1 goal (54′). FC Köln lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel who was helped by Markus Schüller and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Patrick Alt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 4 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 4
- 8 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 103
- 69 Dangerous attack 42
- 64 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Köln had a strong ball possession 57% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Köln was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, SC Freiburg was able to find the solution to win this match.
FC Köln shot 19 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, SC Freiburg shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 1 yellow card (E. Martel). On the opposite side, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Höfler).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Köln will stay with 35 points like Werder Bremen to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will have 56 points like FC Union Berlin to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 7th of May with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
SC Freiburg will host RB Leipzig on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (5 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Jonas Hector , Ellyes Skhiri , Eric Martel , Dejan Ljubičić , Florian Kainz , Linton Maina and Davie Selke .
The home team had on the bench: Jan Thielmann , Dimitris Limnios, Timo Horn, Denis Huseinbašić , Steffen Tigges , Luca Kilian, Kristian Pedersen, Kingsley Schindler and Mathias Olesen.
Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: Dejan Ljubicic for Jan Thielmann (57′), Benno Schmitz for Kingsley Schindler (64′), Davie Selke for Steffen Tigges (64′), E. Martel for Denis Huseinbasic (81′) and Linton Maina for Dimitris Limnios (82′).
Best player: Marvin Schwäbe
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 7.54. He performed 5 saves.
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken , Lukas Kübler , Matthias Ginter , Philipp Lienhart , Christian Günter , Ritsu Doan , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Vincenzo Grifo , Michael Gregoritsch and Lucas Höler .
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Uphoff, Kimberly Ezekwem, Roland Sallai , Yannik Keitel , Kiliann Sildillia , Woo-Yeong Jeong, Noah Weißhaupt, Robert Wagner and Nils Petersen.
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 4 changes: Ritsu Doan for Kiliann Sildillia (72′), Vincenzo Grifo for Roland Sallai (72′), Michael Gregoritsch for Yannik Keitel (78′) and Lucas Höler for Nils Petersen (90′).
Best player: Matthias Ginter
The most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Matthias Ginter even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – Werder Bremen – 2-1
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Augsburg – 1-1
- FC Köln – SC Freiburg – 0-1
- FC Union Berlin – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-0
- RB Leipzig – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-0