Highlights

Matchday 14

FINAL

Volkswagen Arena

Sport-Club Freiburg

74'

GregoritschMichael Gregoritsch

M. Fritz

Volkswagen Arena

90'

+ 5

Full-time: Wolfsburg 0-1 Freiburg

What a win for Freiburg! Wolfsburg will wonder how they have not scored here, never mind not won, but Freiburg patiently waited for their chance, and took it. The top six is only a few points out of Christian Streich's men's reach, as a five-point gap opens up between these two teams.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Three in a row?

The last time Freiburg won three Bundesliga games in a row without conceding was in April 2007.

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Junior Adamu

Merlin Röhl

90'

Just the kitchen sink...

...is not among the items Wolfsburg are throwing at Freiburg in these final minutes of the match. Can they find a way through?

Gregoritsch's glory

Goals in three straight games - Gregoritsch is in fine form.

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.

Merlin Röhl34.28km/h

Maxence Lacroix31.95km/h

Yannick Gerhardt31.70km/h

88'

Clinical

Freiburg's goal was their first shot of the second half, and their first shot of the game to hit the target. Clinical.

Goal attempts

6off target

3on target

3off target

1on target

87'

Substitution

Sebastiaan Bornauw

Lovro Majer

86'

Yellow card

Lucas Höler

85'

Yellow card

Maximilian Arnold

85'

Yellow card

Merlin Röhl

82'

Freiburg's game-opener

Eight of Gregoritsch's 12 Bundesliga goals for Freiburg have given the Black Forest club a 1-0 lead.

80'

Substitution

Kevin Paredes

Mattias Svanberg

80'

Substitution

Jakub Kaminski

Yannick Gerhardt

80'

Substitution

Aster Vranckx

Cédric Zesiger

77'

Yellow card

Roland Sallai

76'

Maehle misses!

Quick response from Wolfsburg, but no change to the script: Maehle's missile flies wide of the post.

75'

Smash and grab!

Freiburg have punished Wolfsburg, and it is that man Gregoritsch who cannot stop scoring! Since his hat-trick in the Europa League, he has now scored in back-to-back Bundesliga matches, and Freiburg have taken the lead!

74'

Michael Gregoritsch

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.

34 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

72.06 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.95 m

73'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

67'

Trying to pass the test

Plenty of passes, lots of progression, but one thing still lacking for Wolfsburg - a finish.

Passes

413

296

Frustration mounting

It has just been one of those afternoons for Wolfsburg, and Kovac is running out of ideas to remedy it.

58'

Substitution

Lucas Höler

Vincenzo Grifo

58'

Substitution

Roland Sallai

Ritsu Dōan

57'

Yellow card

Nicolas Höfler

55'

Near post, near miss

Another chance goes begging for Wolfsburg, this time Svanberg meeting a low cross at the near post, but he sends his shot into the side-netting.

Seeking the gap

Wolfsburg are still looking for a way through.

46'

Happy travellers

Only in Gelsenkirchen do Freiburg have a better record away from home than in Wolfsburg. They will need a second-half improvement to take more than a point from this particular trip to the Wolves' den, though.

Kick-off!

Half-time

45'

Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-0 Freiburg

A frustrating first half for Wolfsburg, who had chances to lead and arguably should have converted at least one of them, but Freiburg have held firm and managed to frustrate their hosts in the process. Goalless at the break.

43'

SituationPenalty

ReviewHandball?

DecisionNo penalty

42'

Encouragement from Kovac

Baku does well to keep the ball in and earn a corner, earning applause from his coach on the touchline, who extends his encouragement to the rest of his team to try to lift their spirits.

33'

Any takers?

Svanberg pulls a ball back, but notices he has no support. Wolfsburg's heads appear to be dropping a bit, perhaps out of frustration. Could that be Freiburg's gameplan?

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.

Merlin Röhl34.28km/h

Yannick Gerhardt31.70km/h

Ridle Baku31.39km/h

26'

Chances, chances

Will Wolfsburg rue all of these missed opportunities?

Goal attempts

3off target

1on target

1off target

0on target

24'

Majer!

That is the biggest chance of the game so far, but Majer has sent it over the crossbar from a matter of yards out! He started the move, playing a neat one-two with Svanberg to create room for the shot, but over it goes!

21'

Pressure mounting

It seems it is only a matter of time before Wolfsburg score, as another Svanberg effort is thwarted and a corner given away.

14'

Wolves on top

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Wolfsburg have started the better with Freiburg rarely managing to get out of their own half, but the hosts have been wasteful so far.

xGoals

0.46

0.0

Goals

Next up: Gerhardt

Another chance for Wolfsburg, this time Gerhardt with a weak effort straight at Atubolu, but the flag was raised anyway. Still, two good openings for the hosts, who have made a promising start.

Off the bar!

First big chance of the game goes to Wolfsburg, with Svanberg hitting the woodwork! He scored last weekend against Bochum and almost scored on consecutive weekends.

Kick-off!

Set the record straight

Kovac has only beaten a team coached by Streich once in six previous meetings, though that was a huge 6-0 victory. Can he set that record straight today? We're about to find out...

0:22

Pitch inspection time

0:09

Inside the Wolves' den

Experienced Wolves

Niko Kovac has sent out his oldest team of the season, with an average age of 26.6. Will they be a wise and winning wolfpack?

Another Max jubilee

On the Freiburg side, another Max - Maximilian Eggestein - brings up a century of appearances for the Baden-Württemberg club.

Four ton Arnold

Maximilian Arnold makes his 400th appearance in a Wolfsburg shirt today.

Wolfsburg starting XI:

Casteels (c) - Lacroix, Jenz, Zesiger - Baku, Svanberg, Arnold, Maehle – Gerhardt, Majer – Wind

Wolfsburg subs:

Pervan, Kaminski, Pejčinović, Fischer, Bornauw, Paredes, Vranckx, Černý, Cozza

Freiburg starting XI:

Atubolu - Sildillia, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo - Dōan, Eggestein, Höfler (c), Grifo - Röhl – Gregoritsch

Freiburg subs:

Kübler, Adamu, Müller, Sallai, Gulde, Baur, Höler

Kovač's view of Freiburg

"It's always difficult against Freiburg. Our 6-0 win [last season] flattered us. We went there and lost 2-0 after that. It was a close game. They haven't played midweek like us, but we're all in great shape."

Streich's view of Wolfsburg

"We're not travelling to Wolfsburg with a naive mindset. I hope we're good enough, but we're not naive. We know what to expect, especially as they've often been good at home. They're going to throw everything at us. We can't always expect to play pretty football, but everyone has to empty the tank until they're completely exhausted. That's the way it is in the Bundesliga."

Happy hunting ground

Freiburg have more away wins against Wolfsburg than all but one other team (Schalke) in their Bundesliga history, but lost 6-0 at the Volkswagen Arena last January, their heaviest defeat under Christian Streich.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 2-0 Wolfsburg - previous meeting

Nils Petersen and Christian Günter stepped off the bench to fire Freiburg to victory, avenging their heavy 6-0 loss in the reverse fixture.

2:03

Watch: Bochum 3-1 Wolfsburg - highlights

Wolfsburg suffered their sixth successive away defeat on Matchday 12. A run of one win in their last seven league games, meanwhile, has seen the Wolves slip to 11th.

2:03

Watch: Mainz 0-1 Freiburg - highlights

Michael Gregoritsch followed up his midweek hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League by scoring the only goal at home to Mainz, ending Freiburg's four-game winless Bundesliga run.

Hello and welcome!

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