Freiburg vs Union Berlin

Match summary

Freiburg saw off Union Berlin 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Khedira's own goal put Freiburg ahead in the 55th minute and Yuito Suzuki made it 2-0 in the 67th minute.

Shots finished 20-4 to Freiburg, with 9 on target for Freiburg and 0 for Union Berlin.

Freiburg controlled the Bundesliga matchday 9 fixture against Union Berlin, securing a 2-0 victory after dominating territory and shot volume throughout the ninety minutes. The hosts enjoyed 59 percent possession and completed 534 passes with 86 percent accuracy, compared to the visitors' 371 passes. Freiburg registered 20 shots with 9 on target, while limiting Union Berlin to just 4 total shots and 0 on target. The home side also earned 5 corners to the visitors' 1 and launched 50 dangerous attacks. Discipline was shared evenly as both teams accumulated 2 yellow cards in a hard-fought contest.

The match saw a quiet first half end 0-0 before the key events unfolded after the break. Igor Matanović received a yellow card for Freiburg in the 2nd minute, followed by bookings for Union Berlin's Zeno Van Den Bosch in the 19th minute and Freiburg's Yannick Engelhardt in the 27th minute. The deadlock was broken in the 55th minute when Rani Khedira scored an own goal to put Freiburg 1-0 ahead. Yuito Suzuki then extended the lead to 2-0 in the 67th minute with a right-footed shot. Vincenzo Grifo missed a penalty for Freiburg in the 84th minute, and Woo-Yeong Jeong received a yellow card in the 89th minute.