West Ham United conquers SC Freiburg 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. West Ham United bested SC Freiburg to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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West Ham United conquers SC Freiburg 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. West Ham United beat SC Freiburg to win 2-1. It was West Ham United to strike first with an early goal of Lucas Paquetá at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nayef Aguerd gave the win to West Ham United in the 66′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Europa Park Stadium stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the collaboration of Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Kristoffer Karlsson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.39 degrees Celsius or 63.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

SC Freiburg

1 - 2

Team 1

West Ham United

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 121 Attack 119
  • 31 Dangerous attack 41
  • 117 Ball safe 119
  • 8 Free Kicks 8
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

SC Freiburg was in firm control of the ball 55% while West Ham United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.​

SC Freiburg shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Höfler). Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Edson Álvarez).

Match Timeline

8'
Lucas Paquetá(goal)Jarrod Bowen
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
25'
Ritsu Doan- sub ->Chukwubuike Adamu
46'
48'
Edson Álvarez- Yellow
Roland Sallai(goal)
49'
66'
Nayef Aguerd(goal)James Ward-Prowse
71'
Emerson Palmieri- sub ->Thilo Kehrer
71'
Tomas Soucek - sub ->Pablo Fornals
Merlin Röhl- sub ->Maximilian Eggestein
76'
Noah Weißhaupt - sub ->Lukas Kübler
76'
Maximilian Philipp- sub ->Lucas Höler
76'
80'
Maximilian Breunig- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
87'
90'
Danny Ings- sub ->James Ward-Prowse
90'
Divin Mubama- sub ->Lucas Paquetá

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
West Ham United
15
6
SC Freiburg
12
6
Olympiakos Piraeus
7
6
Bačka Topola
1
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Brighton & Hove Albion
13
6
Olympique Marseille
11
6
Ajax
5
6
AEK Athens
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Rangers
11
6
Sparta Praha
10
6
Real Betis
9
6
Aris Limassol
4
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atalanta
14
6
Sporting CP
11
6
Sturm Graz
4
6
Raków Częstochowa
4
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
12
6
Toulouse
11
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
8
6
LASK Linz
3
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Villarreal
13
6
Rennes
12
6
Maccabi Haifa
5
6
Panathinaikos
4
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Slavia Praha
15
6
Roma
13
6
Servette
5
6
Sheriff
1
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
18
6
Qarabağ
10
6
Molde
7
6
Häcken
0
6

After playing this match, SC Freiburg stays with 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United has 6 points (1st).

Next matches

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Noah Atubolu 1.Germany
6.1
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.3
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
6.6
76'
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.4
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
7.1
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
7.0
76'
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
7.8
Goals49'
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
6.7
87'
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
7.5
25'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.6
76'
F
Junior Adamu 20.Austria
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 21.Germany
G
Benjamin Uphoff 31.Germany
D
Kenneth Schmidt  4.Germany
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
D
Jordy Makengo 33.France
M
Fabian Rudlin 35.Germany
M
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
6.8
46'
M
Noah Weißhaupt  7.Germany
6.8
76'
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
6.4
76'
F
Maximilian Breunig 44.Germany
6.4
87'
F
Maximilian Philipp 26.Germany
6.4
76'

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

The manager Christian Streich decided to play with the following team: Yannik Keitel, Noah Atubolu (6.1), Kiliann Sildillia (6.4), Matthias Ginter (7.1), Philipp Lienhart (6.3), Lukas Kübler (6.6), Roland Sallai (7.8), Maximilian Eggestein (7.0), Nicolas Höfler (7.5), Vincenzo Grifo (6.7), Chukwubuike Adamu (6.7) and Lucas Höler (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ritsu Doan (6.8), Kenneth Schmidt, Manuel Gulde, Noah Weißhaupt (6.8), Florian Müller, Maximilian Philipp (6.4), Benjamin Uphoff, Jordy Makengo, Merlin Röhl (6.4), Fabian Rudlin and Maximilian Breunig (6.4).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Chukwubuike Adamu for Ritsu Doan (46′), Vincenzo Grifo for Maximilian Breunig (87′), Lukas Kübler for Noah Weißhaupt (76′), Lucas Höler for Maximilian Philipp (76′) and Maximilian Eggestein for Merlin Röhl (76′).

Best player: Roland Sallai​

The most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Roland Sallai.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 26 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
7.3
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
6.7
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
6.3
71'
D
Nayef Aguerd 27.Morocco
7.7
Goals66'
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
6.7
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
7.3
90'
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
6.7
71'
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
8.2
90' Goals8'
M
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
7.9
80'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
6.8
48'
F
Michail Antonio  9.Jamaica
F
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
7.3
Substitutes
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
G
Joseph Anang 49.England
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
7.0
71'
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
M
Tomas Soucek  28.Czech Republic
6.7
71'
M
Conor Coventry 32.Republic of Ireland
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
6.6
80'
F
Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast
F
Danny Ings 18.England
90'
F
Divin Mubama 45.England
90'

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Michail Antonio, Łukasz Fabiański (7.3), Vladimír Coufal (6.7), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.7), Nayef Aguerd (7.7), Thilo Kehrer (6.3), Edson Álvarez (6.8), James Ward-Prowse (7.3), Mohammed Kudus (7.9), Lucas Paquetá (8.2), Pablo Fornals (6.7) and Jarrod Bowen (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Saïd Benrahma (6.6), Emerson Palmieri (7.0), Kurt Zouma, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna, Alphonse Aréola, Tomáš Souček (6.7), Conor Coventry, Divin Mubama and Joseph Anang.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 5 changes: Mohammed Kudus for Saïd Benrahma (80′), James Ward-Prowse for Danny Ings (90′), Pablo Fornals for Tomáš Souček (71′), Thilo Kehrer for Emerson Palmieri (71′) and Lucas Paquetá for Divin Mubama (90′).

Best player: Lucas Paquetá​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Lucas Paquetá.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 52 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 22. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​