VfB Stuttgart conquers SC Freiburg 3-1

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. VfB Stuttgart tops SC Freiburg 3-1.

By
John Ross
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VfB Stuttgart conquers SC Freiburg 3-1

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. VfB Stuttgart beats SC Freiburg 3-1. VfB Stuttgart got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Deniz Undav (3′) and Chris Führich (7′). SC Freiburg tried to recover with a goal from Lukas Kübler (45′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (74′) scored by Maximilian Mittelstädt for VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Europa Park Stadium stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau. In front of 34,700 spectators.​ The referee was with the assistance of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.98 degrees Celsius or 48.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

SC Freiburg

1 - 3

Team 1

VfB Stuttgart

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 6 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 9
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 121 Attack 113
  • 34 Dangerous attack 38
  • 64 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 66% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfB Stuttgart won the encounter.​

SC Freiburg shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

SC Freiburg received 5 yellow cards (Lukas Kübler, Maximilian Philipp, Christian Streich, Maximilian Eggestein and Matthias Ginter). Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (Maximilian Mittelstädt and Angelo Stiller).

(SC Freiburg) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (18′).

Match Timeline

3'
Deniz Undav(goal)Waldemar Anton
7'
Chris Führich(goal)Deniz Undav
Merlin Röhl(VAR_CARD)
18'
Merlin Röhl- Red
18'
Matthias Ginter- Yellow
41'
Maximilian Eggestein- Yellow
45'
Lukas Kübler(goal)Vincenzo Grifo
45'
72'
Maximilian Mittelstädt- Yellow
74'
Maximilian Mittelstädt(goal)Deniz Undav
Christian Günter - sub ->Jordy Makengo
73'
Michael Gregoritsch- sub ->Nicolas Höfler
73'
76'
Mahmoud Dahoud- sub ->Enzo Millot
76'
Jamie Leweling- sub ->Chris Führich
82'
Pascal Stenzel- sub ->Maximilian Mittelstädt
Florent Muslija- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo
83'
Maximilian Philipp- sub ->Lucas Höler
83'
Noah Weißhaupt - sub ->Matthias Ginter
83'
Lukas Kübler- Yellow
90'
Maximilian Philipp- Yellow
90'
90'
Angelo Stiller- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
81
31
FC Bayern München
69
31
VfB Stuttgart
64
31
RB Leipzig
62
31
Borussia Dortmund
57
31
Eintracht Frankfurt
45
31
SC Freiburg
40
31
FC Augsburg
39
31
TSG Hoffenheim
39
31
Heidenheim
37
31
Werder Bremen
37
31
VfL Wolfsburg
34
31
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
31
FC Union Berlin
30
31
VfL Bochum 1848
30
31
FSV Mainz 05
28
31
FC Köln
23
31
Darmstadt 98
17
31

After this encounter, SC Freiburg stays with 28 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will has 40 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 10th of February with a 21-3 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (3 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 10th of February with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (8 draws).

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Noah Atubolu 1.Germany
8.1
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.3
90' Goals45'
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.1
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
6.4
83' 41'
D
Jordy Makengo 33.France
6.6
73'
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
7.1
M
Merlin Röhl 34.Germany
3.1
18'
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.8
45'
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.6
73'
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.3
83'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.7
83'
Substitutes
G
Florian Müller 21.Germany
D
Attila Szalai 6.Hungary
D
Christian Günter  30.Germany
6.3
73'
D
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
M
Florent Muslija 23.Kosovo
6.8
83'
M
Noah Weißhaupt  7.Germany
6.4
83'
F
Maximilian Philipp 26.Germany
6.4
83' 90'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
6.3
73'

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 (8.1), Lukas Kübler (7.3), Matthias Ginter (6.4), Manuel Gulde (6.1), Jordy Makengo (6.6), Maximilian Eggestein (6.8), Nicolas Höfler (6.6), Roland Sallai  (7.1), Merlin Röhl (3.1), Vincenzo Grifo (7.3) and Lucas Höler (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Weißhaupt (6.4), Michael Gregoritsch (6.3), Attila Szalai, Yannik Keitel, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija  (6.8), Maximilian Philipp (6.4), Christian Günter (6.3) and Kiliann Sildillia.

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Noah Weißhaupt (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Jordy Makengo for Christian Günter (73′), Nicolas Höfler for Michael Gregoritsch (73′), Vincenzo Grifo for Florent Muslija  (83′), Lucas Höler for Maximilian Philipp (83′) and Matthias Ginter for Noah Weißhaupt (83′).

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 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart
G
Alexander Nübel 33.Germany
7.0
D
Leonidas Stergiou 20.Switzerland
6.6
D
Waldemar Anton 2.Germany
7.3
D
Anthony Rouault 29.France
7.9
M
Josha Vagnoman 4.Germany
7.0
M
Angelo Stiller 6.Germany
7.3
90'
M
Maximilian Mittelstädt 7.Germany
8.2
82' 72' Goals74'
M
Enzo Millot 8.France
6.4
76'
M
Atakan Karazor 16.Germany
7.3
M
Chris Führich 27.Germany
7.5
76' Goals7'
F
Deniz Undav 26.Germany
9.8
Goals3'
Substitutes
G
Fabian Bredlow 1.Germany
D
Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany
6.6
82'
D
Anrie Chase 45.Japan
D
Moussa Cissé 49.France
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 5.Germany
7.1
76'
M
Roberto Massimo 32.Germany
M
S. Di Benedetto 46.Germany
F
Jovan Milosevic  19.Serbia
F
Jamie Leweling 18.Germany
7.0
76'

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Alexander Nübel (7.0), Leonidas Stergiou (6.6), Waldemar Anton (7.3), Anthony Rouault (7.9), Josha Vagnoman (7.0), Atakan Karazor (7.3), Angelo Stiller (7.3), Maximilian Mittelstädt (8.2), Enzo Millot (6.4), Chris Führich (7.5) and Deniz Undav (9.8).

They had on the bench: Fabian Bredlow, Mahmoud Dahoud (7.1), Pascal Stenzel (6.6), Jovan Milošević, Roberto Massimo, Anrie Chase, Samuele Di Benedetto, Moussa Cisse, Moussa Cissé and Jamie Leweling (7.0).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 3 changes: Chris Führich for Jamie Leweling (76′), Enzo Millot for Mahmoud Dahoud (76′) and Maximilian Mittelstädt for Pascal Stenzel (82′).

Player of the match: Deniz Undav​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Deniz Undav.

His rating is 9.8 with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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