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SCF Freiburg Freiburg - BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach

SCF

BMG

I. Matanović
29'
Y. Engelhardt
23'

Europa-Park Stadion(Sold out)

Richard Hempel

43 %Yannik Engelhardt

Yannik Engelhardt

0:24

Watch: Matanović talks through his first goal

0:09

The Freiburg players take in their huge win

Full-time: Freiburg 5-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Julian Schuster's men swept aside a toothless Gladbach on Matchday 3, smashing five past the 10-man Foals to fire themselves to the top of the table for the time being. They went from strength to strength in the second-half, capitalising on Kleindienst's sending off to gain a brilliant three points.

Full-time

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Joe Scally

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Cyriaque Irié

90'

Historical win on the cards?

Freiburg's biggest ever Bundesliga win was a 6-0 victory over Gladbach back in 2021, could they repeat the feat today?

Eggestein makes it FIVE!

Nicolas gets down to palm away a low cross from Makengo, which falls into the path of Eggestein to slam home from point blank range.

86'

Maximilian Eggestein

GOAL!

5:0

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.

39 %

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.

5.24 m

85'

Closing stages

Will Freiburg add to their tally before the final whistle?

83'

Substitution

Mathieu Nguefack

Kevin Stöger

82'

Substitution

Cyriaque Irié

Niklas Beste

82'

Substitution

Lukas Kübler

Philipp Treu

It's four!

Ginter sweeps the ball into the feet of Engelhardt just outside the area, who rifles a superb shot into the bottom corner.

79'

Yannik Engelhardt

GOAL!

4:0

Assist:M. Ginter

Goal probability

8 %

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.

97.26 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.

17.48 m

78'

Substitution

Keisuke Gotō

Yuito Suzuki

78'

Substitution

Lucas Höler

Igor Matanović

Matanović at the double!

Grifo slips in Makengo down the left-hand side, who reaches the byline before crossing to Matanović at the front post whose header flies past Nicolas from close range.

77'

Igor Matanović

GOAL!

3:0

Assist:J. Makengo

Goal probability

54 %

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.

4.53 m

74'

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

16.9 s

22.2 s

74'

Grace and grit

Freiburg have been proactive on and off the ball this afternoon.

Tackles won

0:24

Strong hands!

A cross toward the back post finds the head of Matanović, who tries to find the near corner with his effort but is denied by Nicolas.

71'

Visitors waking up

Mohya charges down the left before swinging in a cross, which Freiburg fail to clear at the first attempt. Machino pounces on the loose ball and gets a shot away, which is blocked by Ginter.

68'

Double change

Can Mohya and Lidberg provide a much needed spark for Gladbach?

67'

Substitution

Vincenzo Grifo

Derry Scherhant

67'

Substitution

Isac Lidberg

Franck Honorat

67'

Substitution

Wael Mohya

Robin Hack

Gladbach stifled

With 10-men and against a free-flowing Freiburg side, Gladbach are showing few signs of getting back into this game.

61'

Struggling

Gladbach are still yet to have a shot on target, and it doesn't appear one will be coming soon, either.

Goal attempts

3off target

6on target

3off target

0on target

59'

Out of room

Makengo bursts toward the byline in an attempt to get a cross in but is ushered out of play by Scally.

0:20

Kleindienst is off!

He catches Lienhart late in lunging for the ball and is shown a second yellow. Gladbach now have a mountain to climb.

52'

Second yellow card

Tim Kleindienst

48'

Diks to the rescue

He knocks the ball out for a corner just as Suzuki was bearing down on goal. Engelhardt heads the ball over from the following corner.

46'

We're back!

Gladbach get the second 45 up and running.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Freiburg 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach

The hosts cruise into the break with a comfortable lead over the Foals, who were holding on at the end of that half. Gladbach's determined start didn't last long, with Freiburg soon switching into gear. They took the lead via Engelhardt and didn't look back, creating good chances either side of Matanović's second.

45'

+ 1

Substitution

Shūto Machino

Hugo Bolin

Half-time

45'

Total control

Freiburg end the half the far superior team, with Gladbach struggling to lay a finger on them in the second-half of this opening 45.

0:15

Makengo's delightful delivery goes unfinished

39'

Suzuki denied

He finds himself one-on-one with Nicolas after a brilliant pass from Backhaus but a heavy touch gives the 'keeper a chance to smother his finish.

35'

Lethal

Freiburg have netted from two of their four shots on target.

Goal attempts

2off target

4on target

2off target

0on target

Matanović gets Freiburg's second!

Ginter fizzes a pass into him on the edge of the area and he sweeps the ball into the bottom corner first-time, giving the Gladbach defence no chance to get near him.

29'

Igor Matanović

GOAL!

2:0

Assist:M. Ginter

Goal probability

9 %

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.

89.69 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.

17.93 m

26'

Early blow

After a fairly even opening 25 minutes, Gladbach find themselves behind again. Can they bounce back?

Freiburg strike first!

Nicolas comes to punch Scherhant's deep, in-swinging corner but doesn't get near it, leaving an empty net for Engelhardt to head into at the back post.

23'

Yannik Engelhardt

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:D. Scherhant

Goal probability

17 %

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.

7.7 m

Scales tipping

Gladbach started the brighter but have faded away, with Freiburg now enjoying a sustained spell of pressure.

16'

Golden chance

Herold fails to clear a cross with his header, with the ball falling to the feet of Ginter. He volleys goalward, but Herold recovers to block from close range.

15'

Hosts turning up the heat

Diks scythes down Matanović on the edge of the box, giving Freiburg a free-kick in a great position.

14'

Yellow card

Kevin Diks

0:23

Kleindienst goes into the book

13'

Yellow card

Tim Kleindienst

12'

Engelhardt denied

He strikes a low shot first-time from just outside the box which Nicolas does well to tip around the post. Freiburg can't capitalise on the following corner.

11'

Front foot

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).

Gladbach have had the better of the opening exchanges.

xGoals

0.13

Goals

Overhit

Scherhant tries to release Makengo on the left but hits it out of play.

Diks robbed

Matanović picks the pocket of the Gladbach defender and has Suzuki racing away ahead of him, but Diks recovers and blocks the attempted pass.

Off we go!

We're underway here in Freiburg.

Kick-off!

0:54

Here come the teams!

Kick-off approaching

The teams have completed their warm-ups now.

Kleindienst the key?

The Foals' forward has two goals in three games against Freiburg, and they'll need him to tap into his knack for scoring against the Breisgau club if his side are to pick up some much needed points against them today.

0:06

Kitted out

The visitors are ready for action!

More on that Freiburg team

The hosts are unchanged from their narrow victory over Paderborn last week.

More on that Gladbach team

Polanski makes three changes to the side that lost to Elversberg, with Hack (pictured), Stöger and Herold coming in for Mohya, Nguefack and Ullrich.

Starting line-up: Sport-Club Freiburg

Formation:4-2-3-1

Freiburg subs

Müller, Kübler, Yilmaz, Günter, Rosenfelder, Grifo, Höler, Irié, Gotō

Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Formation:4-4-2

Gladbach subs

Batz, Chiarodia, Leszczyński, Ullrich, Neuhaus, Nguefack, Mohya, Lidberg, Machino

0:21

Watch: Freiburg host Gladbach

Eugen Polanski on facing Freiburg

"A lot of what they do looks very simple, but maintaining that level year after year is extremely difficult. You see the same patterns, combinations and routines time and again. They’re also incredibly smart in the transfer market because they consistently recruit players who fit the same profiles. That gives them a very settled look and allows them to win games consistently. Even so, we want to stay true to ourselves there, play and defend in our own way and give ourselves the chance to come away with something.

Julian Schuster on facing Gladbach

"We can well imagine the focus and attitude with which the players in Mönchengladbach have trained this week and how they intend to perform here on Saturday."

Uncharted territory in Black Forest

Freiburg have won all five competitive fixtures in 2026/27 and could now win their first three Bundesliga games of a season for the first time ever.

Foals face Freiburg hurdle

Gladbach have zero points after two games for the first time since 2015/16 and haven't won in Freiburg in their last 18 visits (D6, L12).

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach - previous meeting

Matthias Ginter scored against his former club before Igor Matanović doubled Freiburg's tally as the Breisgau club secured a memorable victory against the Foals.

0:58

Watch: Paderborn 0-1 Freiburg - last time out

Maximilian Eggestein scored the only goal as Freiburg continued their perfect start with victory at promoted Paderborn.

1:05

Watch: Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-4 Elversberg - last time out

Despite being in a commanding 3-1 lead, the Foals suffered a second-half collapse as Eugen Polanski's outfit fell to a successive Bundesliga defeat this season.

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SCF Freiburg Freiburg - BMG M'gladbach M'gladbach

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Watch: Matanović talks through his first goal

The Freiburg players take in their huge win

Full-time: Freiburg 5-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Yellow card

Yellow card

Historical win on the cards?

Eggestein makes it FIVE!

GOAL!

Closing stages

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

It's four!

GOAL!

Substitution

Substitution

Matanović at the double!

GOAL!

Ball Recovery Time

Grace and grit

Strong hands!

Visitors waking up

Double change

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Gladbach stifled

Struggling

Out of room

Kleindienst is off!

Second yellow card

Diks to the rescue

We're back!

Half-time: Freiburg 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Substitution

Total control

Makengo's delightful delivery goes unfinished

Suzuki denied

Lethal

Matanović gets Freiburg's second!

GOAL!

Early blow

Freiburg strike first!

GOAL!

Scales tipping

Golden chance

Hosts turning up the heat

Yellow card

Kleindienst goes into the book

Yellow card

Engelhardt denied

Front foot

Overhit

Diks robbed

Off we go!

Here come the teams!

Kick-off approaching

Kleindienst the key?

Kitted out

More on that Freiburg team

More on that Gladbach team

Starting line-up: Sport-Club Freiburg

Freiburg subs

Starting line-up: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Gladbach subs

Watch: Freiburg host Gladbach

Eugen Polanski on facing Freiburg

Julian Schuster on facing Gladbach

Uncharted territory in Black Forest

Foals face Freiburg hurdle

Watch: Freiburg 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach - previous meeting

Watch: Paderborn 0-1 Freiburg - last time out

Watch: Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-4 Elversberg - last time out

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