Freiburg vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 53': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Jeong Woo-Yeong (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch following a fast break.
- 62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Steffen Tigges.
- 64': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Florian Kainz.
- 72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jan Thielmann replaces Linton Maina.
- 82': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lucas Höler replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 82': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kevin Schade replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
- 90': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 90': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 90': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Eric Martel.
- 90'+1': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
- 90'+2': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 33,800
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 79 | 0 |
| +46 | Bayern Munich | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +33 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +34 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
 KOE |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 305 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 405 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 52 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 7 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 30 | Clearances | 11 |
SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 29 | Jeong Woo-Yeong |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Maximilian Eggestein |
| 38 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 42 | Ritsu Doan |
FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 5 | Nikola Soldo |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 2 | Benno Schmitz |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 6 | Eric Martel |
| 21 | Steffen Tigges |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 37 | Linton Maina |
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