Highlights
H. Osmers
Full-time: Freiburg 2-0 Cologne
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Full-time
90'
+ 5
Sallai seals the win
It was coming! Gregoritsch picks out Roland Sallai with a cross from the left that the Hungarian nods straight into the net.
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.
Distance to Goal
Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
90'
+ 4
Substitution
90'
+ 3
Furious Freiburg attacking
Goal attempts
17off target
5on target
6off target
1on target
90'
+ 2
Sallai strikes the post
The second goal does just not want to go in...
90'
Six additional minutes indicated
Can Freiburg land another goal? They are really pushing for one.
90'
All Freiburg
Merlin Röhl has an effort turned behind for a corner before Maximilian Eggestein has two drives blocked and Gregoritsch fires over.
90'
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.
86'
Sallai stopped
Yet another save from Schwäbe to deny Roland Sallai from close range after he was played through in the penalty area.
85'
Gregoritsch denied
Freiburg are starting to attack at will with a nice move on the edge of the box seeing Merlin Röhl lay the ball across to Michael Gregoritsch to strike. Marvin Schwäbe saves his drive.
82'
Röhl wide
Merlin Röhl races to meet a neat ball threaded behind the defence and snaps his effort wide to the left of the target.
80'
Freiburg pushing for a second
Roland Sallai sends another couple of testing crosses into the box - with Merlin Röhl sending a header just wide.
1-0 specialist
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77'
Gregoritsch gets treatment
The goalscorer collides with an opponent and limps away after some treatment to his calf on the pitch. He will try to play on.
75'
Substitution
75'
Substitution
73'
Substitution
72'
Gregoritsch gets the breakthrough!
Freiburg take the lead with substitute Michael Gregoritsch striking in his third successive Bundesliga game. Roland Sallai floated a great cross from the left that Nicolas Höfler turned on goal. After Marvin Schwäbe parried it out, Gregoritsch was then able to pounce on a loose ball in the goalmouth.
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.
Distance to Goal
Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
68'
Almost in from Uth
The ten men of Cologne almost snatch a goal! Linton Maina charges down the right with a great burst and cuts it accross for Mark Uth, who slips the ball just the wrong side of the post from a superb position.
66'
Attacking changes for Freiburg
The hosts have upped their attacking intensity since the Cologne sending off. The home fans sense the chance to win it, and two fresh attackers are now brought on in Sallai and Gregoritsch.
66'
Substitution
66'
Substitution
65'
Substitution
62'
Cologne down to ten men!
Chabot slides to bring Lucas Höler down when Freiburg break clear on a quick attack. A second yellow card results, and the visitors now face a tough task to hold onto this clean sheet with ten men.
61'
Triple change for Cologne
Steffen Baumgart reshuffles the Billy Goats' pack with three fresh pairs of legs. It has been a battling performance by the visitors so far - can the new additions add some spark?
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
61'
Substitution
59'
Where has the Freiburg firepower gone?
The hosts haven't registered a shot since the 33rd minute of play - with Cologne having both efforts in the second half so far.
57'
Kainz booked
The Cologne captain trips an opponent to stop a break and is shown a yellow card.
53'
Fine debut for Finkgräfe
Duels won
7
7
Merlin Röhl Max Finkgräfe
48'
Kainz fires wide
The Cologne captain smashes just wide on the break. There is a VAR check for a potential Freiburg penalty at the other end, but nothing is given.
48'
SituationNo penalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionNo penalty
46'
The second half starts
The hosts get us back underway.
Kick-off!
Half-time: Freiburg 0-0 Cologne
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Half-time
45'
+ 4
Cologne corner
Florian Kainz curls it away from the goal nicely enough, but nobody can meet it. Freiburg immediately break, but Ritsu Dōan is stopped in his tracks before he can shoot.
45'
Six additional minutes indicated
Either side would love a breakthrough just before the interval.
42'
Dōan crosses
Ritsu Dōan cracks a ball in from the right that he intended for Lucas Höler, but it heads straight out of play.
Tight encounter
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34'
Dōan down
The Japanese attacker goes down in the box - but no penalty is awarded.
33'
Grifo again
There he is once more - receiving the ball again on the left corner of the box, he moves inside and targets the top corner, but hits it off-target.
32'
Grifo looking lively
Shots
3
1
Vincenzo Grifo Jan Thielmann
30'
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.
29'
Grifo aims for top corner
A swift Freiburg attack takes the ball to the winger on the edge of the penalty area and he eyes the top corner with a decent effort - but Marvin Schwäbe leaps to stop it with a great save.
26'
Waldschmidt into the wall
Cologne win a free-kick in a central position 20 metres out. Luca Waldschmidt steps up but hits his effort straight into the wall.
22'
Grifo free-kick
The Italian set-piece master delivers a free-kick from the left into the area, but it is turned straight out by the wall for a throw-in.
20'
Advantage Cologne?
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
0
0.11
0.46
0
Goals
18'
Back playing again
The interruption hopefully won't change the flow too much after an energetic start from both sides.
17'
Break in play
There has been no play for the past few minutes while the pitch is cleared of some items thrown by the crowd.
11'
Röhl has an effort
Freiburg attack soon after that Cologne chance in a fairly lively opening - Röhl sends his shot wide.
10'
Cologne pressing
They have the fewest goals in the Bundesliga so far - ten - yet the visitors are showing attacking ambition. Luca Waldschmidt puts in a decent cross for Jan Thielmann, but he can't quite bring the ball down in time to set up any more than a tame shot from close range.
5'
Dōan has an effort
The Japanese winger cracks a shot that Jeff Chabot blocks and turns behind for a corner - that Vincenzo Grifo sends over the pack of players gathered in the box.
1'
Off we go!
Cologne kick off in their blue away kit - and ping a ball forward for Davie Selke right away, but Noah Atubolu gathers.
Kick-off!
15 minutes to kick off
The stadium is filling up nicely with the locals braving the winter weather to come out and support their team at home for one last time before Christmas.
0:25
Home players warming up
More on that Freiburg team
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More on that Cologne team
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0:07
All ready in Freiburg
Freiburg starting XI
Atubolu - Sildillia, Ginter, Gulde, Makengo - Eggestein, Höfler – Dōan, Röhl, Grifo (c) – Höler
Freiburg subs
Müller, Kübler, Weißhaupt, Keitel, Sallai, Adamu, Gregoritsch
Cologne starting XI
Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Finkgräfe - Martel, Ljubicic - Thielmann, Waldschmidt, Kainz (c) – Selke
Cologne subs
Köbbing, Heintz, Kilian, Carstensen, Huseinbašić, Maina, Uth, Tigges, Dietz
Streich's view on Cologne
After watching his side go down to West Ham United in the Europa League on Thursday, Freiburg boss Christian Streich wasn't moved to speak on the Cologne game but the 58-year-old did suggest that his team would lift themselves for the Matchday 15 encounter. Attacker Vincenzo Grifo, meanwhile, said that Freiburg were in for a "tough fight" on Sunday, adding that the Billy-Goats, "...are behind [in the standings] but they have quality."
Baumgart's view on Freiburg
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Freiburg chasing double trio
Freiburg have won their last two games 1-0. They have not won three league games in a row this season, or kept three successive clean sheets this calendar year.
Probable line-ups
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