FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. Borussia Dortmund succeeded in reverse the score against SC Freiburg.

The match was played at the Europa Park Stadium stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 34,700 spectators.​ The referee was Tobias Stieler with the assistance of Christian Gittelmann and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.95 degrees Celsius or 78.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

SC Freiburg

2 - 4

Borussia Dortmund

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 91 Attack 77
  • 34 Dangerous attack 37
  • 75 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 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

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. SC Freiburg was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Borussia Dortmund that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the match.​

SC Freiburg shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Maximilian Eggestein and Philipp Lienhart). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards (Marius Wolf, Emre Can and Ramy Bensebaini).

(SC Freiburg) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (82′).

Match Timeline

11'
Mats Hummels(goal)Julian Brandt
Vincenzo Grifo- sub ->Michael Gregoritsch
28'
Lucas Höler(goal)Vincenzo Grifo
45'
Nicolas Höfler(goal)Vincenzo Grifo
45'
46'
Marius Wolf- sub ->Ramy Bensebaini
45'
Ramy Bensebaini- Yellow
59'
Niclas Füllkrug- sub ->Sébastien Haller
59'
Felix Nmecha- sub ->Karim Adeyemi
60'
Donyell Malen(goal)Niclas Füllkrug
68'
Marius Wolf- Yellow
71'
Marco Reus- sub ->Julian Brandt
Junior Adamu- sub ->Lucas Höler
78'
78'
Emre Can - Yellow
Philipp Lienhart- Yellow
87'
Nicolas Höfler- Red
82'
Nicolas Höfler(VAR)
82'
84'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->Emre Can
Merlin Röhl- sub ->Ritsu Doan
85'
Kenneth Schmidt - sub ->Lukas Kübler
85'
88'
Mats Hummels(goal)
Maximilian Eggestein- Yellow
89'
90'
Marco Reus(goal)Marius Wolf

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this match, SC Freiburg will stay with 6 points like FC Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will have 8 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg will play away with FC Union Berlin on the 18th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host Darmstadt 98 on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Noah Atubolu 1.Germany
6.3
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.4
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.4
87'
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.0
85'
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.1
M
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
7.7
78' 45'
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.8
89'
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
7.3
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
7.3
82' 45'
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
7.1
85'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
7.0
28'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 21.Germany
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
D
Jordy Makengo 33.France
D
Kenneth Schmidt 4.Germany
6.1
85'
M
Noah Weißhaupt 7.Germany
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
6.3
85'
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
8.1
28'
F
Junior Adamu 20.Austria
6.4
78'
F
Maximilian Philipp 26.Germany

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: Noah Atubolu (6.3), Philipp Lienhart (6.4), Matthias Ginter (6.1), Manuel Gulde (6.4), Lukas Kübler (7.0), Maximilian Eggestein (6.8), Nicolas Höfler (7.3), Roland Sallai (7.3), Ritsu Doan (7.1), Lucas Höler (7.7) and Michael Gregoritsch (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kenneth Schmidt (6.1), Vincenzo Grifo (8.1), Noah Weißhaupt, Chukwubuike Adamu (6.4), Florian Müller, Kiliann Sildillia, Maximilian Philipp, Jordy Makengo and Merlin Röhl (6.3).

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Vincenzo Grifo (injured) and Chukwubuike Adamu (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 4 changes: Michael Gregoritsch for Vincenzo Grifo (28′), Lucas Höler for Chukwubuike Adamu (78′), Ritsu Doan for Merlin Röhl (85′) and Lukas Kübler for Kenneth Schmidt (85′).

Best player: Vincenzo Grifo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Vincenzo Grifo.

His rating is (8.1) with 40 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 28′.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.8
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
9.1
11', 88'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
6.3
D
Ramy Bensebaini 5.Algeria
7.0
46' 45'
D
Julian Ryerson 26.Norway
6.6
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.3
71'
M
Marcel Sabitzer 20.Austria
7.3
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
6.6
84' 78'
F
Sébastien Haller 9.Ivory Coast
7.0
59'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
8.2
60'
F
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
6.4
59'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
M
Felix Nmecha 8.Germany
6.4
59'
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.9
71' 90'
M
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
7.0
46' 68'
F
Niclas Füllkrug 14.Germany
7.0
59'
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.8
84'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England

Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (6.8), Julian Ryerson (6.6), Mats Hummels (9.1), Nico Schlotterbeck (6.3), Ramy Bensebaini (7.0), Julian Brandt (7.3), Emre Can (6.6), Marcel Sabitzer (7.3), Donyell Malen (8.2), Sébastien Haller (7.0) and Karim Adeyemi (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Niklas Süle, Salih Özcan, Felix Nmecha (6.4), Marco Reus (7.9), Niclas Füllkrug (7.0), Marius Wolf (7.0), Youssoufa Moukoko (6.8), Alexander Meyer and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of Niclas Füllkrug (injured) and Felix Nmecha (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: Ramy Bensebaini for Marius Wolf (46′), Emre Can for Youssoufa Moukoko (84′), Sébastien Haller for Niclas Füllkrug (59′), Karim Adeyemi for Felix Nmecha (59′) and Julian Brandt for Marco Reus (71′).

Best player: Mats Hummels​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Mats Hummels.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 77 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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