SC Freiburg 2 - 1 FC Schalke 04 — Highlights & Result
Bundesliga
·
(2 weeks ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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SC Freiburg surged to the summit of the Bundesliga table on matchday 5, claiming first place among the eighteen teams after collecting thirteen points from five outings. Meanwhile, FC Schalke 04 sit eight points behind the new leaders following this encounter, holding five points from their matches so far.
Freiburg entered the pitch having scored in seven successive matches across all competitions, maintaining an unbeaten run that included a four-goal victory against RB Leipzig. Schalke arrived carrying an unbeaten streak of three matches, looking to build on a recent away win at Union Berlin despite averaging under a goal per game this season.
The hosts drew first blood when M. Eggestein found the net in the 10th minute, though K. Karaman leveled before the break with assistance from A. Gantenbein. Even after Yuito Suzuki received a red card on 64 minutes, Freiburg reclaimed the advantage late in the match as K. Goto scored in the 85th minute, set up by V. Grifo, earning the highest match rating of 7.5.
Freiburg next play away at Leverkusen on 18 October, while Schalke return home to host Mainz on 17 October.
Freiburg entered the pitch having scored in seven successive matches across all competitions, maintaining an unbeaten run that included a four-goal victory against RB Leipzig. Schalke arrived carrying an unbeaten streak of three matches, looking to build on a recent away win at Union Berlin despite averaging under a goal per game this season.
The hosts drew first blood when M. Eggestein found the net in the 10th minute, though K. Karaman leveled before the break with assistance from A. Gantenbein. Even after Yuito Suzuki received a red card on 64 minutes, Freiburg reclaimed the advantage late in the match as K. Goto scored in the 85th minute, set up by V. Grifo, earning the highest match rating of 7.5.
Freiburg next play away at Leverkusen on 18 October, while Schalke return home to host Mainz on 17 October.
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Match stats
Freiburg v Schalke
51%
Possession
49%
1.15
Expected goals (xG)
0.32
10
Shots
5
4
Shots on target
1
7
Shots inside the box
5
7
Corners
2
427
Passes
421
78%
Pass accuracy
78%
0
Saves
3
11
Fouls
13
0
Offsides
5
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Keisuke Goto · Freiburg
21'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 10' ⚽ M. Eggestein · Freiburg
- 30' ⚽ K. Karaman · assist A. Gantenbein · Schalke
- 49' 🟨 Yuito Suzuki · Freiburg
- 57' 🟨 Matthias Ginter · Freiburg
- 64' 🟨 Yuito Suzuki · Freiburg
- 64' 🟥 Yuito Suzuki · Freiburg
- 85' ⚽ K. Goto · assist V. Grifo · Freiburg
- 87' 🟨 Hwang Hee-chan · Schalke
Freiburg
4-2-3-1- 1 Mio Backhaus 90' 6.2
- 28 Matthias Ginter 🟨 90' 6.9
- 3 Philipp Lienhart 90' 6.7
- 33 Jordy Makengo 90' 7.3
- 8 Maximilian Eggestein (c) ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 29 Philipp Treu 83' 6.3
- 7 Derry Scherhant 83' 6.2
- 16 Yannick Engelhardt 69' 7.2
- 19 Jan-Niklas Beste 69' 6.9
- 31 Igor Matanović 65' 6.9
- 14 Yuito Suzuki 🟥 64' 5.9
- 9 Lucas Höler · sub 25' 6.6
- 22 Cyriaque Irié · sub 21' 6.6
- 42 Keisuke Goto · sub ⚽ 21' 7.5
- 17 Lukas Kübler · sub 13' 6.7
- 32 Vincenzo Grifo · sub 🅰️ 13' 6.9
Schalke
3-4-2-1- 1 Loris Karius 90' 6.7
- 4 Hasan Kuruçay 90' 7.3
- 25 Nikola Katić 90' 6.7
- 23 Soufiane El-Faouzi 90' 6.2
- 8 Robin Gosens 90' 6.9
- 19 Kenan Karaman (c) ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 39 Maximilian Wöber 79' 7.0
- 17 Adrian Gantenbein 🅰️ 79' 6.9
- 9 Moussa Sylla 79' 6.9
- 13 Satoshi Tanaka 69' 6.3
- 20 Junior Adamu 69' 6.2
- 6 Ron Schallenberg · sub 21' 6.5
- 10 Edin Džeko · sub 21' 6.7
- 5 Timo Becker · sub 11' 6.7
- 24 Adil Aouchiche · sub 11' 6.5
- 7 Hwang Hee-chan · sub 🟨 11' 6.2
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Freiburg
3rd
in the table · 10 pts from 4
· GD +9
Schalke
13th
in the table · 5 pts from 4
· GD -1
Form going into the match
Freiburg