Perhaps a welcome break from league football as SC Freiburg & RB Leipzig face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Freiburg nor RB Leipzig as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SC Freiburg form and stats
Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the final.SC Freiburg have performed here at Europa Park Stadium this season with 9 wins from 15 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2.
SC Freiburg are confident in defense, having played 224 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
SC Freiburg's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 1-5 against RB Leipzig (in DFB Pokal). Midfielder Grifo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.12 (out of ten) in that game. Grifo hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 45 successful passes (of 49 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Köln and winning 1-0.SC Freiburg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Europa Park Stadium with 26 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Freiburg have conceded only 12 goals.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for RB Leipzig, as they won the DFB Pokal.Playing away, RB Leipzig have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.
Two away matches in a row for RB Leipzig, whose coach Rose could celebrate last time after the DFB Pokal win against SC Freiburg. Olmo got a match rating of 9.64 in that game, top player of the team. Olmo scored one goal, signed up for three assists and hit four key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Hoffenheim.RB Leipzig are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Leipzig have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
RB Leipzig have pulled off a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without losing (4-4-0) when facing SC Freiburg.SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig have faced off before this season: SC Freiburg - RB Leipzig 1-5.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Grifo 13 goals |   C. Nkunku 13 goals |  M. Gregoritsch 10 goals |
SC Freiburg missing players
RB Leipzig missing players
| SC Freiburg | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 18 | 52 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 20% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.8 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 12.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 48 | 62 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 61 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 56 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 54 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Köln | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 33 | -10 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -14 | 28 |
| 16 | Bochum | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 37 | -34 | 28 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -29 | 27 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -26 | 22 |
