Highlights

Matchday 7

FINAL

Europa-Park Stadion

FC Augsburg

65'

TietzPhillip Tietz

GünterChristian Günter

45' + 1'

LienhartPhilipp Lienhart

37'

GrifoVincenzo Grifo

34'

B. Dankert

Europa-Park Stadion

Full-time: Freiburg 3-1 Augsburg

Julian Schuster continues his run with the best-ever start for a Freiburg head coach as his team equal their best-ever start after seven games to move second in the Bundesliga. It was a controlled and clever performance from the hosts, with Augsburg trying plenty of different tactics throughout, but they never really looked dangerous outside of six minutes of second-half drama.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Freiburg seeing things out

The hosts win a corner and this should be it. The ball comes out to Kübler and he has a go from range for the last shot of the match.

90'

Instant danger from Makengo

Jordy Makengo comes off the bench and makes a rapid run down the left. He's taken down by Kömür who enters the book.

90'

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.

Eren Sami Dinkci34.00km/h

Marius Wolf33.55km/h

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis33.31km/h

89'

Yellow card

Mert Kömür

87'

Substitution

Jordy Makengo

Christian Günter

86'

Last throw of the dice

Steve Mounié comes in up front at Augsburg go all out for a late goal.

A physical meeting

Freiburg have won their battles in the air, allowing them to dominate on the ground.

85'

Substitution

Steve Mounié

Frank Onyeka

82'

Osterhage the key

Osterhage is quietly having a brilliant game in the middle of the park for Freiburg.

Distance run (km)

10.9

9.9

Patrick Osterhage Frank Onyeka

78'

Substitution

Mert Kömür

Elvis Rexhbecaj

77'

Freiburg shut up shop

Schuster takes off two of his most prominent attackers in Grifo and Dōan to see out the last 13 minutes. Max Rosenfelder and Nicolas Höfler come on in their places.

76'

Substitution

Max Rosenfelder

Ritsu Dōan

76'

Substitution

Nicolas Höfler

Vincenzo Grifo

75'

xG tells a different story

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).

Augsburg are closing in on Freiburg's expected goals, but that ignores the quality of the host's long-range strikes.

xGoals

0.97

0.72

Goals

72'

Should have been two!

Giannoulis is found in the box with time to find a finish but out comes Atubolu for a potentially match-winning stop. That really should have been 3-2.

72'

Rexhbecaj at work

Ausburg's Rexhbecaj is having a very busy game in the middle of the park and is trying to bring his team back into this.

Distance run (km)

9.6

Patrick Osterhage Elvis Rexhbecaj

67'

Double substitution

Julian Schuster responds to the goal by making two changes. Gregoritsch comes on for the Adamu and Dinkçi makes way for Florent Muslija.

66'

Game on!

Augsburg finally get hold of the ball and keep it for what seems like an age. Patiently they build up down the left through Arne Maier who finds Tietz. The big striker has men around him, but holds them off and picks a corner past Atubolu.

65'

Substitution

Michael Gregoritsch

Junior Adamu

65'

Substitution

Florent Muslija

Eren Dinkçi

65'

Phillip Tietz

GOAL!

3:1

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.

16 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

94.02 km/h

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.

13.63 m

61'

Adamu keeps working

Freiburg's man up top hasn't looked dangerous in front of goal, but he's still causing problems for Augsburg's defence.

Duels won

Junior Adamu Elvis Rexhbecaj

57'

Essende off

It's been an afternoon of rough and tumble for the striker who now makes way.

56'

Substitution

Arne Maier

Samuel Essende

54'

All Freiburg this half

Augsburg have barely touched the ball yet in the second period as the hosts try to take the oxygen out of any potential comeback.

Possession (%)

5842

51'

Can Augsburg get their first shot on target?

The guests have had some nice moments, but still haven't had a clear cut chance.

Goal attempts

5off target

5on target

3off target

0on target

46'

Back underway with two changes

Jess Thorup has seen enough 3-0 down and taken off Wolf and Jakić for Henri Koudossou and Alexis Claude-Maurice.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Henri Koudossou

Kristijan Jakić

45'

+ 3

Substitution

Alexis Claude-Maurice

Marius Wolf

Half-time: Freiburg 3-0 Augsburg

It was a slow burner to start but once Freiburg got going they've been unstoppable. Augsburg will have been fearing Grifo pre-match and he's been the whole show since the 34th minute. Unless the away side come up with something special, Freiburg are well on course to match their best-ever Bundesliga start.

Half-time

A rocket from Günter!

The Freiburg captain had already tried his luck from range and this time he finds the target. Dōan picks him out on the left, and this time he goes far post, blasting the ball across the goal and into the bottom corner past a helpless Labrović.

45'

+ 1

Christian Günter

GOAL!

3:0

Goal probability

2 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

108.77 km/h

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.

27.72 m

44'

Grifo the Augsburg killer

With a goal and assist, Grifo now has seven goal contributions in five games against today's visitors.

40'

Ouch!

Augsburg captain Gouweleeuw goes down awkwardly after an aerial challenge with Junior Adamu and appears to have jarred his knee. He plays on with a noticeable limp.

And another!

Grifo's involved again as his brilliant corner triggers a near-post run, Lienhart gets there first and flicks it backwards, over everyone, and into the net.

37'

Philipp Lienhart

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

21 %

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.

6.66 m

What a goal from Grifo!

Wow! Grifo picks the ball up and begins prowling, exchanging a pair of passes. Dinkçi lays him off just outside the box, and after sitting down an Augsburg defender he curls one in from range.

34'

Vincenzo Grifo

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

8 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

110.23 km/h

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.

20.15 m

32'

Augsburg's turn now

The away side win back-to-back corners and put on plenty of pressure, but can't create a scoring chance.

30'

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.

Eren Sami Dinkci34.00km/h

Marius Wolf33.55km/h

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis33.31km/h

29'

Freiburg all over them!

From the resulting corner Freiburg keep the pressure in and flash three dangerous crosses through the six yard box. Any touch and they'd probably be ahead.

28'

Great save!

Eggestein is in a good position just outside the box and lets rip from range. It's heading straight for the bottom corner but Labrović reads it for a sublime stop.

27'

Physical stuff

Augsburg are toughing it out whenever the home side are in possession.

Tackles won

24'

First booking and a chance

Essende wins a free-kick in a good position wide right of Freiburg's box. Lienhart is also booked for the heavy foul.

24'

Yellow card

Philipp Lienhart

21'

Nice idea...

Augsburg's chances are coming from some clever final balls. This time Dimitrios Giannoulis nearly finds Rexhbecaj in a brilliant position in the box but his pass is slightly too heavy.

19'

All but the finish!

Freiburg put together a lovely passing move but when Junior Adamu tries to finish it his weak shot is easily collected by Labrović.

17'

Günter put everything behind that!

Without any passing routes and plenty of time to think, captain Günter unleashes a wicked shot from range, but it curls the wrong way off target.

Onyeka at work

It's been a physical contest so far, Augsburg's attackers are trying to hold onto the ball but they're being quickly crowded out.

12'

Big chance!

Tietz lays the ball back to Wolf and then receives it again onside with a brilliant run. His finish is poor though, dragged well wide of the post for what could have been the opener.

10'

Scrappy so far

Both teams are seeing any attempts to build up a rhythm quickly disrupted.

Tackles won

Augsburg's turn to get the ball in the box

But again it's easily dealt with. Both teams look happy to deal with balls in the air.

Easy work for Augsburg

The away side look comfortable in the air so far.

Another set piece chance

After the corner came to nothing, the hosts have a free-kick on the right hand side of the penalty area.

Nice work from Doan

Freiburg have the game's first corner as Doan causes some issues on the right.

We're underway!

Augsburg kick us off, play the ball back to Labrović who instantly goes long for Samuel Essende.

Kick-off!

Record makers?

Freiburg could match their best-ever Bundesliga start after seven games with victory today. Only twice have they had such a better record after six games.

0:08

Augsburg check out their surroundings

0:08

Augsburg's arrival

Bad omens?

Augsburg lost ten of their 12 Bundesliga away games against Freiburg (W1 D1), only against Bayern Munich have they lost more (11 times). Of all the teams that Freiburg have played at least three times at home in the Bundesliga, they have a higher win rate against today's opponents (83%) than against any other club.

More on those teams

There's good news and bad news for Augsburg. New striker Samuel Essende returns after suspension and is joined by Chrislain Matsima, but Schlotterbeck is injured and Steve Mounié moves to the bench. Freiburg stick with the same line-up from their win over Bremen.

Freiburg starting XI

Atubolu - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Osterhage - Dōan, Dinkçi, Grifo – Adamu

Freiburg subs

Müller, Sildillia, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Weißhaupt, Muslija, Höfler, Höler, Gregoritsch

Augsburg starting XI

Labrović - Bauer, Gouweleeuw (c), Matsima - Wolf, Onyeka, Jakić, Giannoulis – Rexhbeçaj - Essende, Tietz

Augsburg subs

Dahmen, Banks, Kabadayı, Maier, Breithaupt, Claude-Maurice, Kömür, Koudossou, Mounié

Julian Schuster on facing Augsburg

"The team really stuck by one another in Bremen. We will need this determination and alertness on Saturday too. Augsburg offer physical prowess, but also have the ability in the final third to create chances."

Jess Thorup on facing Freiburg

"We are going to Freiburg to take three points if we can. Freiburg have made a very strong start under their new coach. We will therefore have to put in a top performance."

2:28

Watch: The best sounds of the ball hitting the net

Beware the Grifo

Freiburg's Vincenzo Grifo has been involved in more than half of his team's goals (five of nine) so far this team, contributing two goals and three further assists. Grifo likes playing against Augsburg and has three goals, two assists from his last four outings against FCA.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 2-1 Freiburg - previous meeting

Augsburg won at home, but lost on the road in last season's corresponding head-to-head.

Travel-sick Augsburg

Augsburg have lost both of their away games 4-0 this season, to Heidenheim and RB Leipzig. It'll take some effort to best Freiburg, but the Gladbach result will have boosted confidence levels as Jess Thorup's side chase a third win of the campaign.

Freiburg flying high

Coaching greenhorn Julian Schuster has so far proven to be an astute appointment, with Freiburg winning four of their first six games of the post-Christian Streich era.

2:03

Watch: Werder Bremen 0-1 Freiburg - highlights

Ritsu Dōan scored the only goal as Freiburg bounced back from their surprise home loss to promoted St. Pauli with a hard-earned win in Bremen. Die Bresigauer climbed to fourth as a result.

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach - highlights

Augsburg recorded a much-needed win over Borussia Muonchengladbach to put three points between themselves and the bottom three going into the October international break.

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