VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg, 2022-23 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
- 1': Patrick Wimmer
- 28': Jonas Wind
- 37': Jonas Wind
- 56': Yannick Gerhardt
- 80': Ridle Baku
- 90'+4': Luca Waldschmidt (P)
FT
6 - 0
6 - 0
Wolfsburg crush Freiburg 6-0, Frankfurt go second with win over Schalke
VfL Wolfsburg crushed visitors Freiburg 6-0 with three goals in each half as the Bundesliga restarted on Saturday after the World Cup break.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, SC Freiburg 0. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
- 3': Attempt saved. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a cross.
- 8': Offside, SC Freiburg. Ritsu Doan tries a through ball, but Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 14': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Woo-Yeong Jeong.
- 16': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 17': Attempt saved. Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
- 17': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 22': Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 25': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 25': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
- 27': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 27': Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, SC Freiburg 0. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 29': Attempt missed. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 30': Foul by Woo-Yeong Jeong (SC Freiburg).
- 30': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Offside, SC Freiburg. Christian Günter tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt saved. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
- 35': Foul by Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg).
- 35': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
- 36': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 37': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, SC Freiburg 0. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Micky van de Ven with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 41': Foul by Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg).
- 41': Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Woo-Yeong Jeong (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiliann Sildillia.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
- 45'+1': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, SC Freiburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 3, SC Freiburg 0.
- 48': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg).
- 48': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg).
- 49': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Offside, SC Freiburg. Mark Flekken tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 53': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Woo-Yeong Jeong (SC Freiburg).
- 53': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Woo-Yeong Jeong (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4, SC Freiburg 0. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 57': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lucas Höler replaces Woo-Yeong Jeong.
- 57': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Philipp Lienhart replaces Manuel Gulde.
- 57': Offside, SC Freiburg. Mark Flekken tries a through ball, but Ritsu Doan is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 57': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 59': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 61': Attempt missed. Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 63': Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 65': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 65': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 68': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Jonas Wind.
- 68': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 71': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 71': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
- 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 71': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 72': Foul by Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg).
- 72': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 74': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 75': Noah Weißhaupt (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Patrick Wimmer because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg).
- 80': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 5, SC Freiburg 0. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Paredes with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 90': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Yannik Keitel replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
- 90'+3': Penalty VfL Wolfsburg. Micky van de Ven draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Yannik Keitel (SC Freiburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 6, SC Freiburg 0. Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 6, SC Freiburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 6, SC Freiburg 0.
Statistics
 SCF |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 335 | Accurate Passes | 440 |
| 424 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 5 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.2 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 7 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,849
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 25,849
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 11 | +29 | 29 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 11 | +9 | 21 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | +8 | 20 |
Line-Ups
VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio  |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 22 | Felix Nmecha |
| 23 | Jonas Wind |
| 16 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 39 | Patrick Wimmer |
SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Manuel Gulde |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 25 | Kiliann Sildillia |
| 11 | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Maximilian Eggestein |
| 38 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 29 | Jeong Woo-Yeong |
| 42 | Ritsu Doan |
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