Highlights

Matchday 30

FINAL

RheinEnergieSTADION

Sport-Club Freiburg

54'

DōanRitsu Dōan

T. Reichel

RheinEnergieSTADION

Full time: Cologne 0-1 Freiburg

Ritsu Doan scored the only goal of the game as Freiburg consolidated their place in the top four with a battling win in Cologne. The hosts were the better team for much of the game - they had 21 shots on goal to Freiburg's 12 - but visiting goalkeeper Mark Flekken frustrated the Billy Goats with a number of saves to help the Black Forest take all three points.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Nils Petersen

Lucas Höler

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Christian Günter33.34km/h

Linton Maina32.71km/h

Davie Selke32.57km/h

81'

Substitution

Dimitrios Limnios

Linton Maina

81'

Substitution

Denis Huseinbašić

Eric Martel

78'

Substitution

Yannik Keitel

Michael Gregoritsch

72'

Substitution

Roland Sallai

Vincenzo Grifo

72'

Substitution

Kiliann Sildillia

Ritsu Dōan

64'

Substitution

Steffen Tigges

Davie Selke

64'

Substitution

Kingsley Schindler

Benno Schmitz

62'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

Kick-off!

27 %

Now

66 %

61'

Yellow card

Nicolas Höfler

57'

Substitution

Jan Thielmann

Dejan Ljubicic

54'

Ritsu Dōan

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

84 %

Kick-off!

Half-time

37'

Goalkeeper Efficiency of Mark Flekken

Goalkeeper Efficiency

Goalkeeper Efficiency compares the number of saves a goalkeeper makes with his expected saves (xSaves). xSaves is calculated with the help of artificial intelligence. When a goalkeeper has a positive efficiency value, it means he has saved more shots than statistically expected.

1.5

Saves3

xSaves1.5

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Linton Maina32.71km/h

Lukas Kübler31.55km/h

Philipp Lienhart30.76km/h

24'

Yellow card

Eric Martel

Kick-off!

Cologne starting line-up

Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector (c) - Skhiri, Martel - Maina, Kainz, Ljubicic - Selke

Cologne subs

Horn, Pedersen, Kilian, Huseinbasic, Schindler, Limnios, Thielmann, Olesen, Tigges

Freiburg starting line-up

Flekken - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Höfler - Doan, Höler, Grifo - Gregoritsch

Freiburg subs

Uphoff, Ezekwem, Sildillia, Keitel, Sallai, Wagner, Jeong, Weißhaupt, Petersen

Coach view: Cologne

Steffen Baumgart: "The stadium will be full and our boys will give their all. Our opponents are in outstanding form. We want to win. Both teams can play good football [so] I'm looking forward to the contest."

Coach view: Freiburg

Christian Streich: "I imagine that this will be an attractive game. We are no longer an inexperienced team [and] the boys know what this game means. We'll need maximum energy in Cologne. I know what's coming on Saturday: it gets loud and it gets passionate."

Cologne: personnel

Captain Jonas Hector announced to the team in the dressing room after the Hoffenheim game that he’ll be retiring at the end of this season. The one-club man therefore has just five games left with his Effzeh and should feature in all of them. Florian Kainz is set to continue in the No.10 spot behind striker Davie Selke. Sebastian Andersson could well feature for the first time this season after returning to training after a knee injury

Cologne: form

Billy Goats coach Steffen Baumgart said after beating Hoffenheim that even though his side aren’t mathematically safe from relegation, they feel a lot more secure now, sitting 11th and 10 points clear of the bottom three. Cologne have rediscovered form at just the right time, ending a five-match winless run by now going four unbeaten, claiming away wins at Hoffenheim and Augsburg, and drawing at home to Gladbach and Mainz.

Freiburg: personnel

Streich welcomes back Maximilian Eggestein and Roland Sallai from suspension. The former will slot straight back into midfield alongside Nicolas Höfler, with Yannik Keitel making way again. Hungary international Sallai could also come back into the XI, especially with Ritsu Doan having been ill in the wake of the Schalke game.

Freiburg: form

Can the little club from the Black Forest really do it? They’ve never before qualified for the UEFA Champions League but now just need to hold their position for five more games. A comfortable 4-0 win over Schalke last weekend saw Freiburg leapfrog RB Leipzig into fourth and then now hold a two-point advantage. They face Leipzig twice next week, however, in the DFB Cup semi-final and then again in the Bundesliga – both at the Europa-Park Stadion. Just one defeat in 10 league outings will fill Christian Streich’s side with confidence.

Cologne: probable XI

Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector (c) - Skhiri, Martel - Ljubicic, Kainz, Maina – Selke

Cologne: out

Dietz (cruciate ligament), Uth (pelvis)

Freiburg: probable XI

Flekken - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Höfler - Sallai, Höler, Grifo – Gregoritsch

Freiburg: out

Kyereh (cruciate ligament)

Watch: Freiburg 2-0 Cologne – previous meeting

Woo-yeong Jeong and Michael Gregoritsch earned Freiburg a 2-0 win at home to Cologne to move up to second in the Bundesliga table on Matchday 13.

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Cologne – highlights

Florian Kainz had a goal and an assist as Cologne put any lingering concerns about relegation to bed by securing an impressive away win at struggling Hoffenheim.

Watch: Freiburg 4-0 Schalke – highlights

Michael Gregoritsch scored twice and set up a third for his team as hosts Freiburg moved back into the top four with a 4-0 win over Schalke.

The ever-present

The only two outfield players yet to miss a single minute of Bundesliga action this season are Freiburg’s Matthias Ginter and Wolfsburg’s Micky van de Ven. The latter is suspended this weekend, so Ginter can now take that crown outright. He has five games left to reach the perfect 3,060-minute mark.

Get it in the box

Cologne lead the division for goals from crosses from open play with 11. Meanwhile, Freiburg top the standings for goals from set pieces (18).

Picking up the expected points

Freiburg’s sole defeat in their last 10 league fixtures came against Bayern Munich (1-0). They are also unbeaten in their 17 games played against teams currently sitting in the bottom half of the table, with 12 wins and five draws. Cologne are currently 11th.

Freiburg still up there

The Black Forest club moved back into the top four with victory over Schalke last weekend. It was their 15th league win of the campaign, equalling their total from last term with five games still to play.

A chance for a first

The Billy Goats beat Hoffenheim last time out, but they are actually yet to win two Bundesliga games in a row this season.

Another Baumgart run?

Cologne are unbeaten in their last four Bundesliga games. A fifth would equal the club record under Steffen Baumgart as he approaches the end of his second season in charge.

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