Freiburg vs Schalke 04

25 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Frank Willenborg

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Florian Niederlechner 52’

Match summary

Freiburg won 1-0 at home to Schalke 04. It was goalless at half-time.

Florian Niederlechner put Freiburg ahead in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Freiburg created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Schalke 04's 0.94 from 15.

Match stats

Freiburg Schalke 04
15 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.38 xG 0.93
1.38 Non-penalty xG 0.93
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Freiburg Schalke 04
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Florian Niederlechner1-0 (Freiburg)
52’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Freiburg
  • Robin Koch
  • Roland Sallai
Schalke 04
  • Daniel Caligiuri
  • Matija Nastasic
  • Hamza Mendyl
  • Mark Uth

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.94 52’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), 1-0 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 0.94 52’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), 1-0 Niederlechner 52’
Freiburg 1.39 xGSchalke 04 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Schalke 04 attacking Freiburg attacking 
52’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 5’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 58’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 79’ Dominique Heintz (Freiburg), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 46’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Guido Burgstaller (Schalke 04), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Robin Koch (Freiburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Hamza Mendyl (Schalke 04), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Roland Sallai (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Hamza Mendyl (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Salif Sané (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 5’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 58’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 79’ Dominique Heintz (Freiburg), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 46’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90’ Guido Burgstaller (Schalke 04), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Robin Koch (Freiburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Hamza Mendyl (Schalke 04), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Roland Sallai (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Marco Terrazzino (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Hamza Mendyl (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Salif Sané (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Nils Petersen (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Schwolow GK900 0.000.000
Lukas Kübler DEF180 0.000.000
Dominique Heintz DEF901 0.190.000
Manuel Gulde DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Günter DEF902 0.040.243
Marco Terrazzino MID773 0.290.103
Nicolas Höfler MID901 0.030.000
Robin Koch MID901 0.070.031
Roland Sallai MID901 0.030.241
Nils Petersen FWD904 0.230.021
Florian Niederlechner FWD7012 0.510.041
Pascal Stenzel Sub720 0.000.000
Philipp Lienhart Sub200 0.000.000
Jérôme Gondorf Sub130 0.000.191

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Freiburg win 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.20
Schalke 04 win 44% Bet365 odds 2.14

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.