Cologne vs Freiburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Introduction
FC Cologne are hosting SC Freiburg
at RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 24': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 0, SC Freiburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 0, SC Freiburg 0.
- 54': Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, SC Freiburg 1. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Höler with a headed pass following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
- 61': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Benno Schmitz.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Davie Selke.
- 71': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 72': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 78': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Eric Martel.
- 81': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dimitris Limnios replaces Linton Maina.
- 90'+2': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: RheinEnergieSTADION
Location: Köln, Germany
Attendance: 50,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +17 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| +9 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| +4 | SC Freiburg | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Statistics
 SCF |
KOE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 353 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 17 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 8 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 29 | Clearances | 23 |
FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 24 | Julian Chabot |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 2 | Benno Schmitz |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 6 | Eric Martel  |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 27 | Davie Selke |
| 37 | Linton Maina |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
SC Freiburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Maximilian Eggestein |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
| 38 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 42 | Ritsu Doan |
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