Schalke vs Freiburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 18': Sebastian Polter (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Kerim Çalhanoglu replaces Thomas Ouwejan because of an injury.
- 41': Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, SC Freiburg 1. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Eggestein.
- 56': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Tobias Mohr replaces Kenan Karaman.
- 56': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Simon Terodde replaces Sebastian Polter.
- 61': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, SC Freiburg 2. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lucas Höler replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 69': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
- 73': Tom Krauß (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kevin Schade replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 81': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Danny Latza replaces Tom Krauß.
- 85': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Lukas Kübler.
- 88': Christian Günter (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Maya Yoshida (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Veltins-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 61,115
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
 SCF |
S04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 305 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 408 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 18 | Clearances | 21 |
Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 41 | Henning Matriciani |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida  |
| 2 | Thomas Ouwejan |
| 27 | Cédric Brunner |
| 20 | Florent Mollet |
| 30 | Alex Král |
| 6 | Tom Krauss |
| 40 | Sebastian Polter |
| 11 | Marius Bulter |
| 19 | Kenan Karaman |
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 |
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