Trabzonspor
Freiburg
Match summary
Freiburg took a 1-0 win at Trabzonspor. Freiburg led 1-0 at half-time.
Lukas Kübler put Freiburg ahead from a corner in the 14th minute.
Trabzonspor can feel hard done by, creating 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Freiburg's 1.01 from 12.
Trabzonspor dominated territory and possession in this Conference League fixture on matchday 3, yet fell to a narrow defeat against Freiburg. The home side controlled 63 percent of the ball and completed 572 passes with an accuracy of 89.2 percent, compared to the visitors' 335 passes at 80.6 percent. Trabzonspor registered 15 shots and generated an expected goals total of 1.74, while Freiburg managed 12 shots with an expected goals figure of 1.01. Despite creating 77 attacks and winning 6 corners, Trabzonspor could not convert their chances. The referee issued 5 yellow cards during the contest, split 2 for the hosts and 3 for the visitors, alongside 29 total fouls.
The match turned early when Freiburg opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Lukas Kübler, who finished with a right-footed shot to make the score 0-1, which remained the half-time score. The second half saw several cautions and substitutions. Noah Saviolo received a yellow card for argument in the 27th minute, and Chibuike Nwaiwu was cautioned for a foul in the 53rd minute. Trabzonspor introduced Ozan Tufan and Benjamin Bouchouari from the bench, while Freiburg made 5 changes including Derry Scherhant and Yuito Suzuki. Maximilian Eggestein, Yannick Engelhardt and Jordy Makengo were also booked for Freiburg before the final whistle confirmed the 0-1 scoreline.
