BERLIN. FC Union Berlin and SC Freiburg didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday..

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the collaboration of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 88
  • 34 Dangerous attack 42
  • 96 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Union Berlin was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough SC Freiburg to win the match​.

FC Union Berlin shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (S. Becker). Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (N. Hofler).

Match Timeline

35'
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
72'
72'
77'
77'
Roland Sallai- sub ->V. Grifo
78'
Janik Haberer- sub ->M. Eggestein
85'
86'
89'

Standings

After playing this match, FC Union Berlin will have 24 points like FSV Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will have 26 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of December with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of FC Union Berlin (3 draws).

SC Freiburg will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 19th of December with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8 draws).

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
7.3
D
Robin Knoche 31.Germany
7.1
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
6.8
D
Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany
7.0
M
6.7
M
Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany
6.8
M
Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan
6.7
72'
M
Rani Khedira 8.Germany
7.5
M
Grischa Prömel 21.Germany
7.1
F
Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname
7.3
86' 78'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria
6.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark
D
Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany
D
Julian Ryerson 6.Norway
D
R. van Drongelen 4.Netherlands
M
Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany
6.7
72'
M
Keita Endo 18.Japan
F
Max Kruse 10.Germany
F
Kevin Behrens 17.Germany
6.6
72'
F
Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany
6.5
86'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: Andreas Luthe (7.3), Paul Jäckel (7.0), Robin Knoche (7.1), Timo Baumgartl (6.8), Rani Khedira (7.5), Christopher Trimmel (6.7), Grischa Prömel (7.1), Genki Haraguchi (6.7), Niko Giesselmann (6.8), Sheraldo Becker (7.3) and Taiwo Awoniyi (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Max Kruse, Bastian Oczipka, Kevin Behrens (6.6), Julian Ryerson, Kevin Möhwald (6.7), Andreas Voglsammer (6.5), Frederik Rønnow, Rick Van Drongelen and Keita Endo.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 3 changes: T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (72′), G. Haraguchi for K. Mohwald (72′) and S. Becker for A. Voglsammer (86′).

Best player: Rani Khedira​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Union Berlin was Rani Khedira.

His rating is (7.5) with 44 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
7.8
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
7.8
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.1
D
Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany
8.1
M
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.7
M
Christian Günter 30.Germany
6.7
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.2
35'
M
7.1
85'
F
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.4
77'
F
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
6.9
77'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
7.3
89'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
D
Dominique Heintz 23.Germany
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
6.2
85'
F
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.4
77'
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
89'
F
Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany
F
Ermedin Demirovic 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
Kevin Schade 20.Germany
6.4
77'

SC Freiburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.8), Philipp Lienhart (7.8), Keven Schlotterbeck (8.1), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Lukas Kübler (7.7), Maximilian Eggestein (7.1), Nicolas Höfler (6.2), Christian Günter (6.7), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.9), Lucas Höler (7.3) and Vincenzo Grifo (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Roland Sallai (6.4), Nils Petersen, Kiliann Sildillia, Benjamin Uphoff, Noah Weißhaupt, Janik Haberer (6.2), Ermedin Demirović, Dominique Heintz and Kevin Schade (6.4).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 4 changes: Jeong Woo-Yeong for K. Schade (77′), V. Grifo for R. Sallai (77′), M. Eggestein for J. Haberer (86′) and L. Holer for N. Petersen (89′).

Best player: Keven Schlotterbeck​

The most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Keven Schlotterbeck.

His rating is (8.1) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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