STUTTGART. SC Freiburg prevails over VfB Stuttgart 1-0 after V. Grifo scored just 1 goal (11′). VfB Stuttgart was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Benjamin Brand. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a strong ball possession 61% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, SC Freiburg succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

VfB Stuttgart shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 4 yellow cards (B. Sosa, C. Fuhrich, N. Ahamada and K. Mavropanos). Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (R. Sallai and Y. Keitel).

Standings

After this encounter, VfB Stuttgart stays with 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the other side, SC Freiburg has 0 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 17th of September with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).

SC Freiburg will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 18th of September with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of SC Freiburg (10 draws).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller (6.7), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.0), Waldemar Anton (7.1), Hiroki Ito (7.1), Josha Vagnoman (7.0), Wataru Endo (6.7), Naouirou Ahamada (6.8), Borna Sosa (6.9), Chris Führich (6.7), Saša Kalajdžić (7.4) and Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Juan José Perea (6.7), Luca Pfeiffer (7.0), Clinton Mola, Pascal Stenzel, Atakan Karazor, Thomas Kastanaras, Enzo Millot (6.5), Lilian Egloff (6.4) and Fabian Bredlow.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: B. Sosa for L. Pfeiffer (71′), C. Fuhrich for L. Egloff (71′), N. Ahamada for E. Millot (78′) and J. Vagnoman for J. J. Perea (85′).

Best player: Saša Kalajdžić​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Saša Kalajdžić.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

SC Freiburg – Formation

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

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.7), Kiliann Sildillia (7.6), Matthias Ginter (7.2), Philipp Lienhart (7.1), Christian Günter (7.3), Maximilian Eggestein (6.9), Nicolas Höfler (7.4), Roland Sallai (6.2), Ritsu Doan (6.5), Vincenzo Grifo (7.4) and Michael Gregoritsch (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Manuel Gulde (6.8), Benjamin Uphoff, Noah Weißhaupt, Nils Petersen, Keven Schlotterbeck, Hugo Siquet (6.7), Yannik Keitel (6.6), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (6.3) and Woo-Yeong Jeong (7.1).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: R. Sallai for M. Gulde (60′), R. Doan for Jeong Woo-Yeong (60′), K. Sildillia for H. Siquet (81′), V. Grifo for Y. Keitel (81′) and M. Gregoritsch for D. Kyereh (81′).

Best player: Mark Flekken​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 7.71. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg – 0-1
• FC Augsburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-2
• VfL Wolfsburg – Schalke 04 – 0-0
• FC Union Berlin – RB Leipzig – 2-1
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – TSG Hoffenheim – 0-3
• Borussia Dortmund – Werder Bremen – 2-3