WOLFSBURG. SC Freiburg tops VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 after M. Gregoritsch scored just 1 goal (74′). VfL Wolfsburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Volkswagen Arena stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 25,000 spectators.​ The referee was Marco Fritz with the support of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.65 degrees Celsius or 42.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Standings

After playing this contest, VfL Wolfsburg stays with 16 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will has 21 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away with Darmstadt 98 on the 16th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).

SC Freiburg will host FC Köln on the 16th of December with a 15-6 head to head in favor of SC Freiburg (4 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Tiago Tomás, Koen Casteels (6.6), Maxence Lacroix (7.3), Moritz Jenz (6.7), Cédric Zesiger (6.6), Ridle Baku (7.7), Mattias Svanberg (7.3), Maximilian Arnold (7.0), Joakim Maehle (7.5), Lovro Majer (6.7), Yannick Gerhardt (6.4) and Jonas Wind (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.7), Nicolas Cozza, Pavao Pervan, Jakub Kamiński (6.4), Dženan Pejčinović, Aster Vranckx (7.0), Vaclav Cerny and Kevin Paredes (7.0).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: Cédric Zesiger for Aster Vranckx (80′), Mattias Svanberg for Kevin Paredes (80′), Yannick Gerhardt for Jakub Kamiński (80′) and Lovro Majer for Sebastiaan Bornauw (87′).

Player of the match: Ridle Baku​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Ridle Baku.

His rating is 7.7 with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu (7.5), Kiliann Sildillia (7.5), Matthias Ginter (7.3), Philipp Lienhart (7.0), Jordy Makengo (7.0), Ritsu Doan (6.3), Maximilian Eggestein (6.4), Nicolas Höfler (6.7), Vincenzo Grifo (7.5), Merlin Röhl (6.8), Michael Gregoritsch (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Manuel Gulde, Lucas Höler (6.4), Lukas Kübler, Chukwubuike Adamu, Florian Müller, Roland Sallai  (6.8) and Mika Baur.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 3 changes: Vincenzo Grifo for Lucas Höler (58′), Ritsu Doan for Roland Sallai  (58′) and Merlin Röhl for Chukwubuike Adamu (90′).

Player of the match: Noah Atubolu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Noah Atubolu. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Heidenheim – Darmstadt 98 – 3-2
• Werder Bremen – FC Augsburg – 2-0
• VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg – 0-1
• Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Bayern München – 5-1
• FC Union Berlin – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-1
• Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig – 2-3