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B. Dankert
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Full time! Freiburg 2-0 Wolfsburg
Freiburg record a massive win in their bid to play UEFA Champions League football for the first time. Günter and Petersen came off the bench to get the goals, shifting the pressure over to top-four rivals Union and Leipzig, who play Hoffenheim and Bayern respectively on Saturday. Wolfsburg slip to seventh on goal difference, having now played a game more than the European hopefuls around them.
Full-time
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So close!
Flekken dives to his right to keep out Gerhardt. Marmoush tries to turn in the rebound from an impossible angle, but it drifts wide of the far post.
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Höfler sent off
The Freiburg midfielder catches Waldschmidt late and is sent off. He'll now miss Die Breisgauer's final game of the season away to Frankfurt.
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Time added on
Into the second of four added minutes as Jeong replaces Höler in the Freiburg attack.
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Substitution
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All hail, Schmid!
Another fond farewell in Freiburg, this time for Jonathan Schmid, who will also leave the club at the end of the season. Sallai makes way, a pair of assists in the bag.
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Substitution
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
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Freiburg fully deserving of two-goal lead
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).
xGoals
2
1.94
0.32
2
Goals
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Goal attempts
8off target
7on target
6off target
1on target
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Triple change
Kovac rolls the dice, with eight minutes plus stoppage time left to find two goals...
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Goal ruled out!
Petersen's second goal won't count due to a foul in the build-up. What drama!
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SituationGoal
ReviewPrevious foul?
DecisionNo goal
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Petersen at the double!
Freiburg are in dreamland! Petersen rises unmarked to head in another pinpoint Sallai cross. You could not have written it!
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Table talk
Freiburg will stay fifth, but they are now level on points with fourth-placed Union, who go to Hoffenheim tomorrow. Talk about pressure!
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Saved!
Kaminski threads a pass between the centre-backs for Wind, but he's at full stretch and his shot lacks the power to trouble Flekken.
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Petersen goal!
It had to be! Nils Petersen sweeps in Sallai's low cross for his record-extending 105th Freiburg goal and 34th as a Bundesliga substitute. On his final home appearance for the club at that!
Goal probability
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.
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Freiburg good value for their lead
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).
xGoals
1
1.02
0.21
1
Goals
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Freiburg lead!
What an impact! Not from Petersen, the Bundesliga's record substitute scorer, but Günter! He takes a touch around 20 yards from goal and fires in with the aid of a big deflection. A massive goal in the context of Freiburg's top-four hopes!
Goal probability
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.
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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Lienhart chance!
Grifo's corner is picked up on the other side and returned with interest. Lienhart's all alone in front of goal, but heads straight at Casteels. What an opportunity!
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Overstepping the mark
Van de Ven is penalised for a foul on Sallai, but it's Gerhardt who goes into the book after voicing his disapproval at the initial decision.
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Tale of the tape
Goal attempts
7off target
4on target
4off target
0on target
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Possession (%)
5050
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Nothing in it
© Imago
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Wolfsburg change
Kovac reacts to Wimmer's earlier booking by throwing on ex-Freiburg forward Waldschmidt. He needs his players to press, and can't risk any second yellow cards as the game becomes stretched.
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Substitution
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Casteels with the stop!
Grifo's corner-kick delivery is only half cleared. Sallai goes for the volley, forcing Casteels into a flying save to his left to keep the score goalless.
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Avenue blocked
Van de Ven does really well to stop Doan's right-wing cross from finding a red shirt in the penalty box. Lovely play from Höler in the build-up. Corner to come...
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Chance!
Doan's ensuing delivery from the left goes all the way through the penalty area. Ginter doesn't expect it, though, and can't adjust his footing at the far post to direct the ball on target. Let-off for Wolfsburg!
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Wimmer into the book
The Wolfsburg man clips the heels of the lively Weißhaupt, and can have no complaints with the referee's decision.
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Close!
Nmecha tears in off the left-hand side, before taking aim from 20 yards. It takes a wicked deflection off Schmidt and grazes the roof of the net, with Flekken rooted to the spot.
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No changes
Who will blink first, with European qualification hopes at stake for both clubs...?
Kick-off!
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Half time! Freiburg 0-0 Wolfsburg
Goalless at the break in Freiburg. Clear-cut chances have been at a premium, which is perhaps no surprise in a meeting between two of the stingiest defences in the Bundesliga this season.
Half-time
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Safe hands
Nmecha and Kaminski attempt to prise open the Freiburg defence. The cross comes in, but Flekken gets two hands on it before Wind can pounce.
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Caution
Wind stops Freiburg from breaking. That's a booking apiece as we creep towards half time.
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Over from Grifo
The Italian collects a cross on the corner of the six-yard area. He shows Baku a little dummy, but the Wolfsburg man stands his ground and the eventual shot is scooped into the stand behind Casteels' goal. He was going for the far top corner - can't fault the idea.
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Sallai into the book
The Hungarian is late and a touch over aggressive on Nmecha. A deserved, and the game's first, booking.
Grifo: Freiburg's key man
© Imago
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
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Win probability favours Freiburg
Win probability favours Freiburg
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42.7 %
Now
40.2 %
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Bornauw recovery!
Brilliant defending from Bornauw. He's initially caught out as a pass is threaded into the box for Grifo, who has his pockets picked by the Wolfsburg defender, just as he went to dink the ball over the advancing Casteels.
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Höler!
Sallai gets the better of Kaminski and crosses for Höler. He takes it first time, but it's not the cleanest of connections and Casteels is untroubled.
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Worth a go!
Kaminski with a raking pass from left to right. Nmecha tries to take it over the shoulder on the volley, but can't keep his effort down. Right idea!
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Flicked header
Weißhaupt drifts a ball into the Wolfsburg box for Doan, who glances a backwards header into the arms of Casteels.
Freiburg on top
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Grifo probing
The Italy international scurries in from the left, jinks on to his right foot and shoots, but his low drive lacks pace and Casteels is able to save.
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Eggestein has a go
The Freiburg midfielder finds a little patch of space just outside the Wolfsburg penalty area, and is allowed to turn. He quickly gets a shot away but drags it well wide of the target.
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Wolfsburg still to settle
The Wolves stroke the ball among themselves a bit as they try to get into the game. Freiburg are letting them have it in their own half, but as soon as they cross the halfway line they are quickly hounded out of possession.
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Home favourites
Home favourites
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43.2 %
Now
42.4 %
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Grifo with a chance
After Wolfsburg struggle to clear a Freiburg corner, the ball falls to Grifo just outside the area. He has a couple of openings to have a long-range effort at goal but opts to keep dribbling and is eventually bundled off the ball.
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Here we go!
Freiburg get Bundesliga Matchday 33 up and running!
Kick-off!
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Watch: A glimpse inside Wolfsburg's changing room
Team news - Freiburg
Having suffered back-to-back Bundesliga defeats for the first time this season, Freiburg coach Christian Streich has brought in five new faces for this one. Captain Christian Günter drops to the bench for the first time in six years, with Roland Sallai, Noah Weißhaupt, Kenneth Schmidt, Maximilian Eggestein and Philipp Lienhart all coming in.
Team news - Wolfsburg
Visiting coach Niko Kovac has only made one change to the side that beat Hoffenheim 2-1 last weekend, with Yannick Gerhardt coming in for Matthias Svanberg in midfield. Gerhardt's last start was on Matchday 28 in his side's 0-0 draw with Leverkusen.
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Watch: Freiburg inspect the pitch
Freiburg starting XI
Flekken - Schmidt, Ginter (c), Lienhart, - Sallai, Eggestein, Höfler, Weißhaupt - Doan, Höler, Grifo
Freiburg subs
Uphoff, Gulde, Kübler, Günter, Schmid, Keitel, Jeong, Petersen, Gregoritsch
Wolfsburg starting XI
Casteels - Bornauw, Guilavogui, Van de Ven - Baku, F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Gerhardt, Kaminski - Wimmer, Wind
Wolfsburg subs
Pervan, Fischer, Cozza, Svanberg, Franjic, Paredes, Waldschmidt, Pejcinovic, Marmoush
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Watch: Stage set in Freiburg
Grifo gunning for goalscoring glory
Vincenzo Grifo's 14 goals this season make him the second-highest scorer in the Bundesliga. With leading scorer Niclas Füllkrug injured, Grifo has a chance of finishing the season as Freiburg's first ever Bundesliga top scorer.
Mixed memories
Freiburg's 0-6 loss in Wolfsburg earlier this season was their biggest Bundesliga defeat in Christian Streich's 11 years in charge. Freiburg are unbeaten in four Bundesliga home meetings with Wolfsburg, however.
Wolves hungry for points
Over the past four Bundesliga Matchdays, only Borussia Dortmund have taken more than Wolfsburg's nine points.
Clean sheet machines
In Mark Flekken and Koen Casteels, the two keepers who have kept the most clean sheets in this season's Bundesliga (12) are to line up in opposite goals.
Set-piece specialists
Freiburg have scored more goals than any other Bundesliga side from set pieces this season (24), while Wolfsburg have the second most (jointly with Union Berlin, 19).
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Watch: Wolfsburg 6-0 Freiburg - previous meeting
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Watch: Union Berlin 4-2 Freiburg - highlights
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Watch: Wolfsburg 2-1 Hoffenheim - highlights
European ambitions
Freiburg are guaranteed at least UEFA Europa League football next season - but could still climb back into the top four if results go their way across the final two matchdays. However, they need to beat Wolfsburg - themselves in the mix for Europa League and Conference League qualification - to have any chance of playing UEFA Champions League football for the first time.
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