Highlights

節 29

FINAL

Europa-Park Stadion

FC Schalke 04

GinterMatthias Ginter

82'

HölerLucas Höler

52'

GregoritschMichael Gregoritsch

35'

GregoritschMichael Gregoritsch

R. Hartmann

Europa-Park Stadion

90'

+ 3

Game over

A one-sided affair sees Freiburg ease to three points. Michael Gregoritsch netted a double for the hosts, who are clearly keen on top four. Schalke are up against it with just five games left to play. The Royals Blues remain second from bottom.

試合終了

90'

+ 1

イエローカード

Danny Latza

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.

Kenan Karaman34.68km/h

Lukas Kübler33.44km/h

Christian Günter33.11km/h

89'

Kübler off target

Lukas Kübler goes it alone and drags a shot wide.

87'

Hosts on the rise

Schwolow saves from substitute Wagner. Freiburg will take provisional third place, ahead of Union Berlin and RB Leipzig, who are also playing today. This is a solid result for Streich's side in the search for a top four finish.

87'

イエローカード

Yannik Keitel

86'

控え

Robert Wagner

Nicolas Höfler

82'

Party time in Freiburg

Home hero Matthias Ginter latches onto Merlin Röhl's flick on from the corner and scores from close range. Schalke's misery is complete.

82'

Matthias Ginter

ゴール！

4:0

ゴールの確率

ゴールの確率とは、ピッチ上のあらゆる位置から打ったシュートがゴールに入る確率のことです。この値は過去数年間の大量のデータに基づいており、シュートの角度、ゴールまでの距離、相手のプレッシャーなどの要因や、数学的なモデルに基づいています。

29 %

Höler hailed

Höler heads off for a rest. The Freiburg forward has scored all five of his Bundesliga goals this term in the second half of the season having come back from injury.

79'

控え

Wooyeong Jeong

Vincenzo Grifo

79'

控え

Merlin Röhl

Lucas Höler

79'

控え

Rodrigo Zalazar

Marius Bülter

74'

PressureHandling

64%

Marius Bülter

11 times under pressure

73'

Freiburg ovation

Big applause among the home supporters for the departing Michael Gregoritsch and Ritsu Doan. Superb displays from both players today.

73'

控え

Noah Weißhaupt

Ritsu Dōan

73'

控え

Nils Petersen

Michael Gregoritsch

Schalke's unwanted reverse

In the first eight games in the second half of the season, Schalke kept five clean sheets and only conceded four goals. In the last four games, the Royal Blues have conceded at least two goals per game (10 in total).

69'

Grifo shoots wide

Grifo waltzes through on the left and prods wide of the far post. The Freiburg attacker looked offside there, in fairness.

67'

Lienhart shot

Philipp Lienhart gets to the edge of the Schalke area and tries to pass the ball into the far corner. His effort takes a nick off a defender and rolls just wide. The subsequent corner brings no joy for the hosts.

63'

Schwolow saves

Gregoritsch gets to the near post to meet Günter's cross and makes contact, sending the ball goalwards. Schwolow manages to make the save.

62'

Double swap

Thomas Reis throws Mehmet Can Aydin and Thomas Ouwejan on for the last half an hour.

61'

控え

Mehmet Can Aydin

Henning Matriciani

61'

控え

Thomas Ouwejan

Jere Uronen

60'

Busy hosts

シュート本数

8枠外

8枠内

3枠外

3枠内

54'

Schalke effort

Frey shot, Flekken save. The Royal Blues need to do a bit better than that.

52'

Freiburg home free

That might well be that. Great work by Doan, who hustles his way through and feeds Gregoritsch. The Austrian pokes through for Höler, whose low shot is saveable, but somehow squeezes through Schwolow. The keeper hasn't covered himself in glory there.

52'

Lucas Höler

ゴール！

3:0

ゴールの確率

19 %

49'

Flekken cautious

Frey's looping header has Flekken spooked. The Freiburg keeper palms the dropping ball over the bar. The subsequent corner comes to nothing.

46'

Off we go again

The second half is go. Double swap for the visitors at the break with Frey and Greiml in the mix for the second 45'.

後半開始

45'

+ 2

控え

Michael Frey

Dominick Drexler

45'

+ 2

控え

Leo Greiml

Moritz Jenz

前半終了

45'

+ 1

Half-time

A couple of Gregoritsch goals and Freiburg are flying. Schalke have rarely threatened.

45'

+ 1

Uronen booked

Uronen slides in on a spinning Doan. The spin and subsequent fall make this look like an ugly tackle. Yellow card for the Schalke man.

45'

+ 1

イエローカード

Jere Uronen

45'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

34'

74.1 %

Now

93.1 %

Gregoritsch using his noggin

It's ten goals for this Bundesliga season now for Michael Gregoritsch, four of which have been headers.

42'

Doan misses

Doan has a pop from distance but that's miles off target.

41'

Man on a mission

What chance a Gregoritsch hat-trick today?

シュート

Michael Gregoritsch Marius Bülter

39'

Günter off target

Günter drives one wide following a short run. Freiburg's fans give a collective groan before breaking into party mood again.

35'

Freiburg double up

It's that man Gregoritsch again and this is a tasty header. A ball is whipped towards the area from a central-ish position by Günter and the Austrian forward flicks a superb header away towards the far corner and in.

35'

Michael Gregoritsch

ゴール！

2:0

ゴールの確率

2 %

34'

Schwolow denies Grifo

Grifo runs at goal and cuts outside before shooting low. Schwolow dives across and pushes that one wide. Decent save.

32'

Doan assists

Worth giving a shout out to Ritsu Doan, who laid on his fourth goal assist today. That's more than any other Freiburg player has managed this season.

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.

Ritsu Doan32.54km/h

Henning Matriciani32.12km/h

Kenan Karaman30.67km/h

27'

SCF set-piece

Moritz Jenz clobbers Höler on the right and Freiburg have a chance to stick one into the mixer, which Günter does. Nicolas Höfler heads off target.

25'

Royal Blues in possession

Schalke coach Thomas Reis is shouting plenty of orders from the sideline as his side look to create something.

ボール支配率(%)

4951

23'

The action continues

A shot at either end from Günter and Uronen, neither hugely threatening.

20'

Gregoritsch on song

Michael Gregoritsch has brought his Bundesliga tally to nine goals today. That's the same amount he managed in the whole of last season. The Austrian is still a little way off his 2017/18 best of 13 goals when he was with Augsburg.

18'

Höler hits one

Höler booms one on the bounce and that ball whistles narrowly over the top. The home fans are more than satisfied with their side's efforts so far.

As things stand

A very long way to go here, of course, but as things stand, Freiburg are in third spot in the table with Schalke down in second-bottom place.

16'

Freiburg comfortable

The hosts have looked the far more threatening of the two teams so far here.

シュート本数

1枠外

3枠内

1枠外

0枠内

12'

Almost Grifo

Oooh, Freiburg are inches away from a second. Doan has time to pick out the run of Grifo, who darts free towards goal from the right. Grifo aims a shot towards the far post and the ball fizzes against the base of the upright.

10'

Bülter has a go

Marius Bülter has a wallop at goal but the Schalke man's effort cannons off a Freiburg defender.

Freiburg lead

Super through pass from Doan sends Gregoritsch in on goal. A tidy left-footed finish leaves Schwolow with no chance at his near post.

Michael Gregoritsch

ゴール！

1:0

ゴールの確率

35 %

Welcome back Schwolow!

A double save from the former Freiburg man to deny Gregoritsch and then Doan! Schwolow is back into the Schalke line-up to replace the injured Ralf Fährmann, don't forget.

Steady as she goes

Both teams are prodding the ball about patiently when in possession, looking for openings.

Game on

We're underway in Freiburg.

キックオフ

Almost time!

Coin flip time. A super atmosphere on a warm day in the Black Forest. Freiburg want top four, Schalke are keen for points to stave off relegation. Here we go ...

Teams in tunnel

Both sets of players are shaking hands inside the tunnel. The fans outside wait expectantly.

Warm-ups complete

Both sets of teams are coming to the end of their pre-match warm-ups. It's almost time for those all important words from Streich and Reis inside the dressing rooms. A huge three points up for grabs today, but who will be leaving the Europa-Park Stadion with them? We're soon to find out.

Freiburg's solid Schalke past

Freiburg go into this one having won their last four games against Schalke without conceding a single goal. Christian Streich's side are also unbeaten in their last seven against the Royal Blues.

All-rounder Matriciani

Such have been the extend of Schalke's injury woes, that Henning Matriciani is being deployed in a third different position for the third game in a row. On Matchday 27 at Hoffenheim, the 23-year-old played as a central defender while last week against Hertha, he started at left-back. The Lippstadt native plays at right back today.

Van den Berg back

Defender Sepp van den Berg is finally back in Schalke's injury-ravaged squad, the 21-year-old Liverpool FC loanee taking his place on the away bench after six months on the sidelines with a foot injury.

Team news

Freiburg have Roland Sallai and Maximilian Eggestein out suspended today with Yannik Keitel and Michael Gregoritsch coming in. Schalke, meanwhile, see Alexander Schwolow, Jere Uronen and Kenan Karaman replace the injured Ralf Fährmann, Cédric Brunner and Tim Skarke.

Freiburg starting XI

Flekken - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Keitel, Höfler - Doan, Höler, Grifo - Gregoritsch

Freiburg subs

Atubolu, Sildillia, Schmidt, Schmid, Wagner, Jeong, Weißhaupt, Röhl, Petersen

Schalke starting XI

Schwolow - Matriciani, Jenz, Kaminski, Uronen - Kral, Latza (c) - Karaman, Drexler, Bülter - Terodde

Schalke subs

Langer, Ouwejan, Greiml, van den Berg, Zalazar, Tauer, Aydin, Mohr, Frey

Streich: "It will be a very hard-fought game"

Freiburg coach Christian Streich expected as much from his opponents and knows today will be a tough fixture against a team fighting for their Bundesliga lives. “Schalke are now giving everything in the relegation battle,” said Streich. “I have no concerns whatsoever that anyone thinks it will be easy on Sunday. It will be a very hard-fought game.”

Reis: "Everyone is there for each other"

Schalke boss Reis this week told media that his side is all-in as they look to avoid the drop. “We’re one team, which you need in our situation," he said. "Everyone is there for each other. That gives me a positive feeling heading into our remaining games.”

2:03

Watch: Schalke 0-2 Freiburg - previous meeting

Schalke were undone by a Vincenzo Grifo brace back on 30 October 2022, in Thomas Reis's first game in charge. Since then, Die Knappen have claimed 18 points from 16 matches, compared to six across 10 under Frank Kramer. Between times, Matthias Kreutzer oversaw a 2-1 loss at Hertha Berlin.

2:03

Watch: Schalke 5-2 Hertha Berlin - highlights

Schalke also returned to winning ways on Matchday 28. Following two straight defeats and four without victory, the Royal Blues cantered to victory in their relegation six-pointer with Hertha.

2:03

Watch: Bremen 1-2 Freiburg - highlights

Freiburg ended a three-game winless run after coming from behind to beat Werder Bremen, thanks to goals from Roland Sallai and Lucas Höler.

Contrasting ambitions

Freiburg need the points to keep their hopes of breaking back into the top four alive, while Schalke are fighting for their top-flight lives. Freiburg can't fall lower than their current standing of fifth, but could climb as high as third if Leipzig and Union slip up. Schalke, 17th after Matchday 28, could end the weekend anywhere between bottom of the table and 15th.

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