Bundesliga: TSG Hoffenheim snatches a 2-1 win against SC Freiburg 2-1
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. TSG Hoffenheim defeated SC Freiburg to win 2-1. A goal from C. Richards was decisive in the 90min.
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. TSG Hoffenheim overcome SC Freiburg to win 2-1. A goal from C. Richards was decisive in the 90min. It was TSG Hoffenheim to strike first with an early goal of D. Raum at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 21′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Richards gave the win to TSG Hoffenheim in the 90′ minute with a goal.
V. Grifo missed a decisive penalty (62′). That would have allowed SC Freiburg to draw the match.
The match was played at the MAGE SOLAR Stadion stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the assistance of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Markus Sinn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. SC Freiburg was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. TSG Hoffenheim that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
SC Freiburg was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, TSG Hoffenheim was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
SC Freiburg shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
SC Freiburg received 4 yellow cards (P. Lienhart, L. Kubler, L. Holer and C. Gunter). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (S. Posch, K. Akpoguma and K. Vogt).
After playing this encounter, SC Freiburg will stay with 25 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim will have 23 points like FC Union Berlin to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
D. Raum
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17'17'
P. Lienhart
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21'21'
N. Schlotterbeck
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38'38'
S. Posch
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46'46'
M. Gulde
E. Demirovic
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56'56'
G. Rutter
M. Dabbur
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61'61'
K. Akpoguma
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62'62'
V. Grifo
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68'68'
P. Kaderabek
K. Akpoguma
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68'68'
C. Baumgartner
A. Kramaric
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76'76'
Roland Sallai
Kevin Schade
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76'76'
Keven Schlotterbeck
Nico Schlotterbeck
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77'77'
J. Haberer
M. Eggestein
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80'80'
K. Vogt
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84'84'
Jeong Woo-Yeong
V. Grifo
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87'87'
L. Kubler
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89'89'
S. Adamyan
I. Bebou
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89'89'
S. Rudy
D. Samassekou
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90'90'
Chris Richards
David Raum
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90'90'
Christian Günter
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90'90'
Lucas Höler
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, SC Freiburg will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 15th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (1 draw).
TSG Hoffenheim will play away with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 15th of December with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
SC Freiburg: Formation and Lineups
SC Freiburg started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Christian Streich chose to play with the following team: Mark Flekken , Lukas Kübler , Philipp Lienhart , Nico Schlotterbeck , Christian Günter , Kevin Schade , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Vincenzo Grifo , Lucas Höler and Ermedin Demirović .
Substitutes
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: E. Demirovic for M. Gulde (46′), N. Schlotterbeck for K. Schlotterbeck (76′), K. Schade for R. Sallai (77′), M. Eggestein for J. Haberer (77′) and V. Grifo for Jeong Woo-Yeong (84′).
Top player: Nico Schlotterbeck
The player who no doubt impressed SC Freiburg the most was Nico Schlotterbeck.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 15.
TSG Hoffenheim: Formation and Lineups
TSG Hoffenheim started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Oliver Baumann , Stefan Posch , Kevin Vogt , Chris Richards , Kevin Akpoguma , Diadie Samassekou , Angelo Stiller , David Raum , Ihlas Bebou , Munas Dabbur and Andrej Kramarić .
Substitutes
TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: M. Dabbur for G. Rutter (56′), K. Akpoguma for P. Kaderabek (68′), A. Kramaric for C. Baumgartner (68′), I. Bebou for S. Adamyan (89′) and D. Samassekou for S. Rudy (89′).
Top player: David Raum
The player who no doubt impressed TSG Hoffenheim the most was David Raum.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
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