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SCF Freiburg Freiburg - BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach

85'
H. Tabaković
I. Matanović
74'

M. Ginter
38'

Europa-Park Stadion(34,700 Spectators)

Daniel Stanislaw Siebert

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46 %Matthias Ginter

Matthias Ginter

0:25

Watch: Ginter celebrates with the Freiburg fans

Full-time: Freiburg 2-1 Gladbach

Freiburg take all three points, and in the end, the result was perhaps tighter than it needed to be. Matanović's goal had seemingly put Freiburg in complete control, but that late Tabaković header suddenly had Freiburg nervous in the last few minutes. The result has Freiburg back up to seventh. Gladbach, meanwhile, will be watching St. Pauli's game against Werder Bremen tonight knowing at least one of them will be gaining points on the Foals.

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Full-time

90'

+ 3

That should have been the leveller

Mohya knicks the ball off Treu and feeds Tabaković in the box, but just before he can get the shot away, Günter gets back to make a potentially goal-saving challenge.

90'

+ 1

Added time

There will be five extra minutes at the end of this one. Can Gladbach snatch a point?

90'

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

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.

Franck Honorat35.07km/h

2.

Bruno Ifechukwu Ogbus34.45km/h

3.

Yannik Engelhardt34.40km/h

89'

Sander drives wide

This time, it is a Gladbach long throw that causes problems with the clearance falling to Sander on the edge of the box. He tries his luck on the volley, but the effort bounces wide.

87'

Eggestein almost finds the corner

Another long throw causes problems once more, with a flick on falling to Eggestein on the edge of the box. He drives the ball towards goal whilst off balance, and it's a good hit, but Nicolas makes the save.

This one will count!

After having a goal disallowed just moments earlier, Tabaković gets up highest from Stöger's corner to head powerfully home. Game on!

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85'

Haris Tabaković

GOAL!

2:1

Haris Tabaković

Goal probability

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.

12 %

Distance to Goal

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.

6.16 m

83'

SituationNo goal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

83'

Gladbach have the ball in the net

But will it count? No, it won't. Tabaković takes a deflected shot in his stride and fires home, but the linesman has his flag up. After a VAR review, the linesman's decision is confirmed.

83'

Substitution

79'

Double change for the hosts

Höler and Scherhant replace Suzuki and Grifo for the home side.

79'

Substitution

79'

Substitution

Derry Scherhant

78'

Good thinking

A cleverly disguised free-kick sets Beste free on the right, but his cross is charged behind for a corner.

77'

Yellow card

Matanović puts Freiburg in control

Gladbach lose the ball in midfield, and Freiburg come forward in numbers. Grifo feeds Eggestein on the right, and he drives in a low cross that Nicolas can only palm into the path of Matanović, and the striker taps home into the empty net.

© Daniela Porcelli

74'

Igor Matanović

GOAL!

2:0

Igor Matanović

Goal probability

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.

91 %

Shot speed

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.

71.01 km/h

Distance to Goal

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.

7.92 m

70'

Diks almost catches out Atubolu

The Gladbach centre-back pops up on the right wing, cuts inside and seemingly attempts a cross. However, his cross is whipped towards the near post, and Atubolu has to react quickly to make the save.

64'

Honorat fires wide

Machino finds Honorat on the right, and he dips inside and shoots, but his effort drifts wide of the far post.

63'

Beste should make it 2-0

Another long throw from Treu is flicked on, and this time it is Beste free at the back post, but he is denied from point-blank range by Nicolas.

62'

Triple change

After a slow start to the second half, Polanski has decided it is time for changes, three of them in fact, as Castrop, Mohya and Machino all enter the action.

62'

Substitution

62'

Substitution

Yannik Engelhardt

62'

Substitution

55'

An even game

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).

Both sides now have the exact same xG, although it is Freiburg that lead.

xGoals

1

0.58

0.58

0

Goals

51'

Yellow card

48'

Good delivery

Honorat dinks a free-kick into the box, but neither Elvedi nor Sander can make a solid touch at the backpost, and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

46'

Back underway

The ball is moving once more in Freiburg.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Freiburg 1-0 Gladbach

Freiburg lead at the break thanks to Ginter's goal against his former club, and the hosts have deserved their lead despite Gladbach having most of the possession. It's generally been a game of few chances, but Freiburg's set-piece threat has once again paid off.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Tabaković fires over

A final chance to finish the half as Honorat finds Tabaković in the box, but he can only poke the ball over from a good position.

45'

+ 1

A long way back for Gladbach

The visitors have only managed to claim a solitary point in games they have gone behind in so far this season. They have lost the other 10.

44'

Possession doesn't always mean danger

Gladbach have certainly had the majority of the possession, but in terms of chances, it has been all Freiburg.

Possession (%)

3763

Ginter opens the scoring

It's the former Gladbach man who grabs the goal. A long throw is inadvertently flicked on by Diks, and Ginter is there at the back post to acrobatically volley home.

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

38'

Matthias Ginter

GOAL!

1:0

Matthias Ginter

Goal probability

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.

28 %

Distance to Goal

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.

2.31 m

36'

Almost

Grifo pounces on a mistake on halfway and bursts forward before feeding Suzuki. The Japanese international takes the ball in his stride, but he is eventually crowded out, and the ball rolls away for a goal kick.

33'

Beste denied

Suzuki picks up the ball in the Gladbach half and feeds it through to Beste. After weighing up his options, he decides to go for goal, but the angle is tough, and Nicolas gets down to make the save.

32'

Tabaković should do better

Nicolas catches a Freiburg cross, and Gladbach can counter. Engelhardt feeds Honorat in the box, and he spins and sends a neat cross into the centre. Tabaković is there, but he can't connect cleanly under pressure from Günter.

30'

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

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.

Yuito Suzuki32.93km/h

2.

Joseph Scally31.84km/h

3.

Jan-Niklas Beste31.38km/h

28'

Promising

Suzuki dips in from the left and beats his man for pace before shooting, but his effort is simple for Nicolas.

27'

Engelhardt in the book

The Gladbach midfielder stops Beste and Freiburg from counter-attacking and becomes the first player to pick up a yellow card.

27'

Yellow card

Yannik Engelhardt

25'

Honorat has a pop

Tabaković cushions a lofted ball into the path of Honorat on the edge of the box, and he has a go on the half-volley, but the effort is easy for Atubolu to claim.

23'

Sander's shot blocked

Scally looks to work shooting space, but in the end sets the ball to Sander, and the midfielder's shot is blocked.

23'

Ball Recovery Time

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

24.3 s

15.8 s

Diks denies Beste

The Freiburg midfielder had arguably the best chance of the game so far, but he couldn't get a shot away under pressure from Diks.

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

17'

Still waiting for a shot on target

Gladbach are yet to shoot at all.

Goal attempts

3off target

0on target

0off target

0on target

11'

Matanović fires over

Grifo dinks the ball into the box to Matanović, and the big man shows superb technical ability to bring the ball down and work himself some space, but his shot is far too high.

7'

Beste almost gets through

Grifo picks out Beste in the box with a superb long pass. The midfielder controls the ball on his chest, but under pressure from Diks, he can't get his shot away.

4'

Freiburg on top

The hosts have won a few set-pieces in dangerous areas in the opening minutes, and Gladbach are struggling to get the ball clear.

1'

We're underway

The ball is moving in Freiburg.

Kick-off!

Players on the pitch

Not long now until we get underway.

An uphill struggle for Gladbach

The Foals have endured a tough campaign so far and sit just three points above the relegation zone, and should they lose today, at least one of St. Pauli or Bremen will gain ground with the two sides facing off later today. Equally, Freiburg last lost at home in the Bundesliga on Matchday 1, so it will certainly be a challenging game for the visitors.

0:51

Watch: The Gladbach players arrive

0:12

Watch: A closer look at this afternoon's venue

More on that Freiburg team

It's also three changes for Freiburg, with all of them coming in the attacking third as Beste, Grifo, and Matanović replace Irié, Höler, and Scherhant. Philipp is also in the squad for the first time this season, having last played for the club in January 2025.

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More on that Gladbach team

Gladbach are without captain Reitz after he picked up his fifth booking last time out in the defeat against Frankfurt. That means that Bolin comes into the starting XI for the first time in the Bundesliga. Polanski also makes two other changes to his team with Diks and Scally replacing Castrop and Stöger.

© IMAGO/Norbert Jansen / fohlenfoto

Starting line-up: Sport-Club Freiburg

1

6

Patrick Osterhage

8

Maximilian Eggestein

14

19

28

Matthias Ginter

29

30

Christian Günter

31

Igor Matanović

32

43

Freiburg subs

Müller, Steinmann, Makengo, Jung, Tarnutzer, Scherhant, Höler, Irié, Philipp

Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

33

4

6

Yannik Engelhardt

9

14

15

Haris Tabaković

16

26

29

30

38

Gladbach subs

Sippel, Olschowsky, Chiarodia, Friedrich, Stöger, Neuhaus, Castrop, Mohya, Machino

Julian Schuster on facing Gladbach

"Their games are never one-sided from the outset. With the quality at their disposal, they've also had moments in which they've troubled their opponents. We mustn't be blinded by their results. We want to get the three points and approach this task with renewed energy."

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Eugen Polanski on facing Freiburg

"If we could identify one thing [to help us turn our form around] I think everyone would be doing it, but it's not that easy. It's about experiencing that winning feeling and getting three points again. I actually believe we've played better in recent weeks than we did in some of the games we won. At the end of the day, it's up to the lads to reward themselves for their efforts."

© IMAGO/Celina Leiers

A piece of history

Freiburg are unbeaten against Gladbach in their last nine games, their longest ever unbeaten run against them.

© IMAGO/Laci Perenyi

Eeking out home victories

Since the winter break, Freiburg have won all four of their matches in all competitions at the Europa-Park Stadion, seeing off Hamburg, Cologne and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, as well as Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the UEFA Europa League, all by a one-goal margin.

© DFL/Getty Images/Simon Hofmann

Fortune on the road

Despite the recent defeat in Frankfurt, Gladbach’s away record is very respectable. They have won more matches on the road (three) than at home (two) this season. The Foals occupy eighth place in the away form table but only 16th in the home standings. This is due in large part to their defensive solidity away, having conceded just 16 goals on their travels (the fifth fewest), compared to 21 at home (the third most).

© IMAGO/Noah Wedel

2:03

Watch: Gladbach 0-0 Freiburg - previous meeting

There was nothing between the sides at Borussia-Park earlier this season as Freiburg made it nine league games against Gladbach without loss. Three of their four wins during that sequence were in Gladbach, while the last Borussia triumph in the fixture was almost five years ago, on 3 April 2021.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 3-0 Freiburg - highlights

A derby defeat at Hoffenheim left Freiburg nine points adrift of the top six after 22 rounds of fixtures. The Black forest club's away form hasn't been great (W2, D3, L7), but they're unbeaten in their last nine in the league at home, dating back to a 3-1 loss to Augsburg on Matchday 1 (W6, D3).

2:03

Watch: Frankfurt 3-0 Gladbach - highlights

Gladbach's winless run was extended to six league matches following defeat in Frankfurt. The Foals have slipped to 13th, and sit just three points above the relegation zone with 12 games to go.

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