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Full-time: Freiburg 3-1 Gladbach

Julian Schuster's men ended a run of three Bundesliga games without a win with Lucas Höler's star performance helping the hosts to a welcome three points. The forward scored two and assisted one while Ritsu Dōan added another as Gladbach's unbeaten streak came to an end at the Europa Park Stadion.
Full-time
90'

Time added on

We'll have an added four minutes here.
90'

Applause all 'round

Freiburg's heroes today - Lucas Höler and Ritsu Dōan - head off for a deserved rest.
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

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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.
1.
Merlin Röhl
Merlin Röhl34.03km/h
2.
Franck Honorat
Franck Honorat33.81km/h
3.
Philipp Lienhart
Philipp Lienhart32.80km/h
86'

Höler off the line!

Not content with his two goals and assist today, Lucas Höler has just headed Sander's shot off the line! Incredible. What a day for Freiburg's No.9.
83'

Shot happy

Freiburg have chalked up an impressive 16 shots in this game, which is their second-highest amount of the season after they managed 27 against Bochum on Matchday 3.
81'

No-go Ngoumou

Gladbach sub Ngoumou has his shot deflected wide following some away pressure. The subsequent corner comes to nothing.
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Triple change

Gerardo Seoane uses up his subs allocation with his latest tactical move, a triple swap to throw Stöger, Sander and Čvančara into the mix.
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Höler the man

Freiburg's forward is taking most of the plaudits at the Europa Park Stadion today, with the 30 year-old involved in all of the hosts' goals - scoring a double and providing an assist.
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Röhl back

Merlin Röhl makes his long-awaited return from injury as the Freiburg fans applaud his entry into the game to replace Michael Gregoritsch.
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Grifo the Great

Freiburg's No.32 has brought his assists tally up to six for the season, meaning he now has nine goal involvements for the campaign to date.
66'

Atubolu sharp

Atubolu is forced to back-pedal and tip the ball over the crossbar as the visitors seek a way back into this game again.
63'

Höler double

No sooner had the Gladbach fans finished celebrating Kleindienst's goal, Freiburg go straight back the other end and stretch their advantage, with Lucas Höler stroking home from Grifo's assist.
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Lucas Höler

GOAL!

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Lucas Höler
Goal probability
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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.
30 %
Shot speed
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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.
78.28 km/h
Distance to Goal
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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.
10.84 m
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Gladbach back in it

There is the Foals' first effort on target and they've made use of it. Lukas Ullrich sends a super centre from the left into the mixer and Kleindienst is there to head in for 2-1.
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Tim Kleindienst
Goal probability
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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.
46 %
Distance to Goal
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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.
5.95 m
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One-way traffic

Freiburg have had six shots on target to Gladbach's zero so far.
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Should be three

Höler dinks a pass from the left straight onto Gregoritsch's forehead but the striker can only head over from a central position.
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Hosts making hay

After netting only one goal in the last four winless Bundesliga games, Freiburg have celebrated two in front of their own fans today.
53'

Hack booked

Hack trips Höler and the Gladbach man goes into the referee's notebook.
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Kübler sighter

Freiburg are in their element now as Kübler spanks one from distance and looks on as Nicolas gathers at the second attempt.
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Dōan the centurian!

Ritsu Dōan - on his 100th appearance for Freiburg - nets his fifth goal of the season with an effort that is all down to persistence. The Japan international was initially involved in the attacking move and he was there again when Höler's shot was blocked to sweep a neat finish in at the far corner.
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Ritsu Dōan

GOAL!

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Ritsu Dōan
Goal probability
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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.
4 %
Shot speed
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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.
89.04 km/h
Distance to Goal
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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.
15.61 m
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Off we go again

The action is back underway in the second half in Freiburg.
Kick-off!
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Half-time: Freiburg 1-0 Gladbach

The hosts edge a tight encounter at the break thanks to Lucas Höler's opportunistic strike late in the half.
Half-time
45'

Comfortable for Nicolas

Eggestein sends a tame shot straight into the arms of Nicolas. We'll have two added minutes here.
42'

Freiburg in front

Lucas Höler knocks into the empty net for his first Bundesliga goal of the season after Nicolas could only palm a Gregoritsch effort into the Freiburg No.9's path.
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Lucas Höler

GOAL!

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Lucas Höler
Goal probability
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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.
32 %
Distance to Goal
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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.
8.43 m
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Ginter down

The Freiburg defender is down receiving treatment after picking up a knock to his knee but signals to the bench that he should be ok to continue.
35'

Pléa goes close

Gladbach's French attacker twists and turns on the left and creates enough space to drag a shot narrowly wide of the far post. Good effort.
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No way through

Just one shot on target in this game so far and it's gone to the home side. The encounter could do with a spark as we hit the half-hour mark.
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

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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.
1.
Philipp Lienhart
Philipp Lienhart32.80km/h
2.
Joseph Scally
Joseph Scally32.46km/h
3.
Tim Kleindienst
Tim Kleindienst32.46km/h
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Gregoritsch denied

Grifo leaves it for Gregoritsch and he maybe wishes he hadn't now, with the Austrian forward only able to find the wall with his set piece.
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Grifo territory

Weigl hacks Dōan to the floor and Frieburg have a free kick on the edge of the area, a little to the right. Step forth Vincenzo Grifo ...
25'

Ball Recovery Time

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Ball Recovery Time
Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).
SCF
BMG
14.3 s
19.4 s
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Tight contest

Impossible to predict the outcome of this one, with both teams largely cancelling each other out in midfield at the moment.
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Scally blocks

Günter wallops a shot from distance but the ball smacks Joe Scally in the back.
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Goal attempts
4off target
1on target
1off target
0on target
15'

Super atmosphere

Both coaches are watching intently from the sidelines as the Europa-Park Stadion continues to echo with plenty of noise from both sets of fans.
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Gregoritsch over

Grifo's free kick into the mixer is nodded over the top by Michael Gregoritsch.
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Possession (%)
5842
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Big Pléa chance

Freiburg are under the cosh in these early stages. The hosts try - and fail - to play it out from the back. Kleindienst intervenes and knocks it to Reitz, who in turns pulls back for Pléa to drill wide. That was a decent chance for the visitors.
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Cool-hand Kübler

Kleindienst looks to pick out Reitz in the centre but Kübler is there to make a crucial intervention and clear Freiburg lines.
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Foals pushing

The visitors are enjoying plenty of early possession and have even had the game's first corner, which Honorat failed to make much use of.
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Peeeeeep!

Gladbach - in white - get us underway against a Freiburg side kitted out in red.
Kick-off!

Handshakes all 'round ...

We've had the handshakes and the coin toss in the centre circle ... all that's left is for the referee to get this Matchday 12 game underway.

Teams in tunnel

The stadium is full and we just await the appearance of both teams onto the pitch ....
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Kick-off edging closer

Freiburg are winless in four, Gladbach are unbeaten in five and both sit on the same number of points in seventh and sixth place respectively. Who will prevail at the Europa-Park Stadion today? With the atmosphere building as we edge ever closer to kick-off, we're soon to find out.
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Gladbach are on Freiburg turf 🌱

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Dōan's century celebration

Ritsu Dōan is all set to make his 100th appearance for Freiburg today. The 26-year-old Japan international signed for his current club from Dutch side PSV in 2022. Dōan had spent the previous campaign on loan at Arminia Bielefeld. He has scored 20 goals and provided 15 assists in all competitions in SCF's colours.

Röhl back for Freiburg

Attacking midfielder Merlin Röhl has recovered from a ligament tear sustained in September and is back in Freiburg's squad for the first time in two and a half months.
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More on those teams

With Patrick Osterhage suspended for the hosts, Michael Gregoritsch makes his first Bundesliga start of the season with Freiburg otherwise unchanged from last week's heavy loss in Dortmund. Gladbach, meanwhile, opt for the same starting XI for the fourth game running, a sequence last seen 11 years ago under Lucien Favre.

Freiburg starting XI

Atubolu - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Höfler - Dōan, Höler, Grifo – Gregoritsch

Freiburg subs

Müller, Sildillia, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Ogbus, Weißhaupt, Muslija, Röhl, Philipp

Gladbach starting XI

Nicolas - Scally, Friedrich, Itakura, Ullrich - Reitz, Weigl (c) - Honorat, Pléa, Hack – Kleindienst

Gladbach subs

Omlin, Chiarodia, Lainer, Elvedi, Stöger, Sander, Ngoumou, Fukuda, Čvančara
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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!
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Julian Schuster on Gladbach

“It will be a great challenge, facing an opponent on a good run right now. We need to be full of energy for this game against Mönchengladbach.”
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Gerardo Seoane on Freiburg

"They're a resilient team, with a lot of experience and a clear structure. They continue to develop every year and always strengthen themselves with a few new players. Recently they have not been delivering results, but have still shown good performances. In Dortmund, for example, they were very competitive for a long time before the two sendings off turned the game around. We are therefore not fooled by the latest results, because we know that Freiburg are a very solid team."
2:03
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Watch: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 Freiburg - previous meeting

Freiburg took a comprehensive away win when the sides last clashed in March.
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Home or away - Kleindienst can

Former Freiburg striker Tim Kleindienst has proved to be a superb signing for Gladbach - with seven Bundesliga goals already since joining in the summer. He has been directly involved in all four of his side's away goals this season (scoring three and assisting the other).

Glad to have you here

Freiburg are unbeaten in 16 home matches against Gladbach - taking ten wins and six draws. They have never achieved such a long home run against any other opponents in the Bundesliga.

Gladbach in gear

Borussia Mönchengladbach's five wins so far this season are as many as they managed in the whole first half of last season (in 17 matches). Only Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen boast longer unbeaten runs currently than Gladbach (five).
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Watch: Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Freiburg - highlights

With four goals conceded and two red cards, Matchday 11 was certainly one to forget for Freiburg who now sit in 7th. This result also made it three games without a goal for the Breisgau club.
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Watch: Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 St. Pauli - highlights

Victory over St. Pauli means that Gladbach are now unbeaten in their last five, and up to 6th in the table.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 12 fixture between SC Freiburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach.