BOCHUM. SC Freiburg beat VfL Bochum 1848 to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a goal of Maximilian Eggestein at the 36′. Then Michael Gregoritsch scored again for SC Freiburg in the 53′ minute. Eventually, Ivan Ordets reduced the distance for VfL Bochum 1848 (62′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. VfL Bochum 1848 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 25,594 spectators. The referee was Marco Fritz who was helped by Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Sören Storks. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.38 degrees Celsius or 57.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 24 Total 9
- 7 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 1
- 10 Shots blocked 4
- 146 Attack 82
- 78 Dangerous attack 28
- 90 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Bochum 1848 had a superior ball possession 59% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Bochum 1848 had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, SC Freiburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 24 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 received 3 yellow cards (Erhan Mašović, Bernardo and Anthony Losilla). Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg received 7 yellow cards (Nicolas Höfler, Lucas Höler, Christian Günter, Lukas Kübler, Maximilian Eggestein, Manuel Gulde and Roland Sallai ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VfL Bochum 1848 stays with 25 points like VfL Wolfsburg and FC Union Berlin to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, SC Freiburg will has 33 points like TSG Hoffenheim to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 16th of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (3 draws).
SC Freiburg will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848
46'
33'
62'
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann , Tim Oermann , Ivan Ordets , Keven Schlotterbeck , Bernardo , Erhan Mašović , Philipp Förster , Anthony Losilla , Kevin Stöger , Takuma Asano and Moritz Broschinski .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Gamboa, Gonçalo Paciência , Lukas Daschner , Felix Passlack, Agon Elezi, Philipp Hofmann , Hugo Johannes Walter Rölleke, Noah Loosli and Maximilian Wittek.
Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 3 changes: Philipp Förster for Lukas Daschner (60′), Moritz Broschinski for Gonçalo Paciência (60′) and Tim Oermann for Philipp Hofmann (46′).
Player of the match: Ivan Ordets
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Ivan Ordets.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 17.
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Christian Streich played with: Noah Atubolu , Kiliann Sildillia , Matthias Ginter , Manuel Gulde , Christian Günter , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Ritsu Doan , Vincenzo Grifo , Michael Gregoritsch and Roland Sallai .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Attila Szalai, Yannik Keitel, Lukas Kübler , Chukwubuike Adamu, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija , Maximilian Philipp, Merlin Röhl and Lucas Höler .
SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Lukas Kübler (injured).
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Ritsu Doan for Yannik Keitel (90′), Matthias Ginter for Lukas Kübler (75′), Michael Gregoritsch for Merlin Röhl (75′), Roland Sallai for Lucas Höler (69′) and Vincenzo Grifo for Florent Muslija (69′).
Player of the match: Michael Gregoritsch
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was Michael Gregoritsch.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfL Bochum 1848 – SC Freiburg – 1-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – TSG Hoffenheim – 3-1
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0
