AUGSBURG. SC Freiburg topped FC Augsburg to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was SC Freiburg to strike first with an early goal of N. Petersen at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Schlotterbeck gave the win to SC Freiburg in the 26′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the support of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

1 - 2

SC Freiburg

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 15 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 115 Attack 100
  • 59 Dangerous attack 34
  • 65 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Augsburg 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

FC Augsburg was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, SC Freiburg managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Augsburg shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 1 yellow card (A. Hahn). Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (N. Schlotterbeck).

Match Timeline

4'
16'
Michael Gregoritsch(goal)F. Niederlechner
26'
55'
Lukas Kübler- sub ->J. Schmid
60'
60'
63'
72'
72'
74'
Lucas Höler- sub ->N. Petersen
74'
Ermedin Demirovic- sub ->Jeong Woo-Yeong
74'
75'
81'
87'
Manuel Gulde- sub ->V. Grifo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this contest, FC Augsburg will stay with 22 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, SC Freiburg will have 37 points like TSG Hoffenheim to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will host Borussia Dortmund on the 27th of February with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (5 draws).

SC Freiburg will host Hertha BSC on the 26th of February with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of SC Freiburg (7 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
6.2
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
7.1
D
Raphael Framberger 32.Germany
6.8
D
Reece Oxford 4.England
7.2
D
Iago 22.Brazil
7.0
72'
M
André Hahn 28.Germany
6.5
72' 63'
M
Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador
5.8
60'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
8.3
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
6.7
81'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria
8.0
16'
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.3
60'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
M
Jan Morávek 14.Czech Republic
6.3
60'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee 17.Nigeria
6.2
72'
F
Ricardo Pepi 18.United States
7.3
81'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
6.1
60'
F
L. Günther 29.Germany
6.5
72'

FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Markus Weinzierl decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (6.2), Raphael Framberger (6.8), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.1), Reece Oxford (7.2), Iago (7.0), André Hahn (6.5), Carlos Gruezo (5.8), Niklas Dorsch (8.3), Ruben Vargas (6.7), Michael Gregoritsch (8.0) and Florian Niederlechner (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mads Pedersen, Jan Morávek (6.3), Daniel Caligiuri, Felix Uduokhai, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (6.2), Ricardo Pepi (7.3), Alfreð Finnbogason (6.1), Lasse Günther (6.5) and Tomáš Koubek.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: C. Gruezo for J. Moravek (60′), F. Niederlechner for A. Finnbogason (60′), Iago for L. Gunther (72′), A. Hahn for N. Sarenren-Bazee (72′) and R. Vargas for R. Pepi (81′).

Best player: Niklas Dorsch​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Niklas Dorsch.

His rating is (8.3) with 44 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
6.2
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
8.4
75' 26'
D
Christian Günter 30.Germany
7.2
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
7.2
D
Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany
D
Jonathan Schmid 7.France
6.6
55'
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
8.3
M
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
6.8
87'
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.8
M
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.5
74'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
7.4
74'
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
7.3
74' 4'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
6.6
55'
D
H. Siquet 2.Belgium
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.6
87'
M
Janik Haberer 19.Germany
F
Kevin Schade 20.Germany
6.4
74'
F
Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
6.6
74'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
74'

SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (6.2), Jonathan Schmid (6.6), Philipp Lienhart (7.2), Keven Schlotterbeck, Nico Schlotterbeck (8.4), Christian Günter (7.2), Maximilian Eggestein (6.8), Nicolas Höfler (8.3), Roland Sallai (6.5), Woo-Yeong Jeong (7.4) and Vincenzo Grifo (6.8), Nils Petersen (7.3).

They had on the bench: Janik Haberer, Benjamin Uphoff, Lukas Kübler (6.6), Kevin Schade (6.4), Noah Weißhaupt, Hugo Siquet, Lucas Höler (6.6), Manuel Gulde (6.6) and Ermedin Demirović (6.5).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: J. Schmid for L. Kubler (55′), N. Petersen for L. Holer (74′), R. Sallai for K. Schade (74′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for E. Demirovic (74′) and V. Grifo for M. Gulde (87′).

Best player: Nico Schlotterbeck​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was Nico Schlotterbeck.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 51 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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