SC Freiburg and West Ham United get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for West Ham United, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Freiburg have less rest than West Ham United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Bundesliga game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Europa Park Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, West Ham United have had more rest.
SC Freiburg form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the round of 16 against Juventus.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for SC Freiburg's two home games in the Bundesliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Europa Park Stadion.
SC Freiburg are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
SC Freiburg's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Augsburg. The home side are looking to build on that result. Grifo, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 8.31 (out of 10). Grifo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 0-0 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Eintracht Frankfurt the opponent.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Freiburg as they are travelling to their away game against Bayern München in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the SC Freiburg at home in the league. 3 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
West Ham United form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for West Ham United, as they won the Europa League.2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of West Ham United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Bowen and Souček scored in West Ham's previous match, the home game against Sheffield United that ended 2-0. Midfield player Ward-Prowse was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.5/10. Ward-Prowse hit six key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 59 total).
Before that, the Carabao Cup win away at Lincoln City.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newcastle United in just three days.
West Ham United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. West Ham United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bowen 5 goals |  M. Antonio 2 goals |  J. Ward-Prowse 2 goals |
SC Freiburg missing players
West Ham United missing players
| SC Freiburg | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 31 | 47 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 32 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 76% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 12.9 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 16.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Backa Topola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Heidenheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Bochum | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 3 |
| 16 | Köln | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 17 | Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 1 |
