MARBELLA. SC Freiburg defeated TSG Hoffenheim to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a goal of Roland Sallai at the 45′. Then scored again for SC Freiburg in the ‘ minutea goal. Eventually, Ozan Kabak reduced the distance for TSG Hoffenheim (50’). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski who had the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.82 degrees Celsius or 89.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 22 Total 18
- 4 On Target 9
- 7 Off Target 7
- 11 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 98
- 65 Dangerous attack 58
- 43 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. TSG Hoffenheim was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
TSG Hoffenheim had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, SC Freiburg was capable to find the solution to win this match.
TSG Hoffenheim shot 22 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, SC Freiburg shot 18 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
TSG Hoffenheim didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (Philipp Lienhart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, TSG Hoffenheim stays with 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg has 3 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will host FC Bayern München on the 18th of May with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).
SC Freiburg will play away agasint FC Union Berlin on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Wout Weghorst, Kevin Akpoguma, Oliver Baumann
, Ozan Kabak , John Brooks , Attila Szalai , Pavel Kadeřábek , Grischa Prömel , Florian Grillitsch , Angelo Stiller , Marius Bülter , Ihlas Bebou and Andrej Kramarić .The home team had on the bench: Kevin Vogt, Maximilian Beier, Julian Justvan, Diadié Samassékou, Finn Ole Becker, Robert Skov, Luca Philipp and Tom Bischof.
Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: Attila Szalai for Kevin Vogt (46′), Angelo Stiller for Julian Justvan (72′), Ihlas Bebou for Maximilian Beier (84′) and Angelo Stiller for Tom Bischof (85′).
Best player: Oliver Baumann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was the goalkeeper: Oliver Baumann. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu
, Lukas Kübler , Matthias Ginter , Philipp Lienhart , Christian Günter , Merlin Röhl , Maximilian Eggestein , Roland Sallai , Vincenzo Grifo , Michael Gregoritsch , Lucas Höler .They had on the bench: Yannik Keitel, Kenneth Schmidt, Manuel Gulde, Noah Weißhaupt, Florian Müller, Kiliann Sildillia, Keven Schlotterbeck, Ritsu Doan and Maximilian Breunig.
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Merlin Röhl for Yannik Keitel (74′), Roland Sallai for Ritsu Doan (84′), Michael Gregoritsch for Manuel Gulde (84′), Christian Günter for Kiliann Sildillia (90′) and Vincenzo Grifo for Noah Weißhaupt (90′).
Best player: Michael Gregoritsch
The most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Michael Gregoritsch even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 18.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 5-0
- FC Augsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 4-4
- TSG Hoffenheim – SC Freiburg – 1-2
- VfL Wolfsburg – Heidenheim – 2-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Köln – 1-0