SC Freiburg vs Union Berlin 2-0

SC Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 after coming from behind in the second half. An own goal from Rani Khedira put Union ahead before Yuito Suzuki levelled, and Freiburg then held on after Vincenzo Grifo missed a late penalty.

It stayed 0-0 at the break after a first half with few clear openings, though both sides were booked early. Igor Matanović was cautioned in the 2nd minute, Zeno Van Den Bosch in the 19th and Yannick Engelhardt in the 27th. Union Berlin made two changes on 45 minutes, with Woo-Yeong Jeong and Oliver Burke both coming on, and the sides went in level at half-time.

Union took the lead in the 55th minute when Rani Khedira scored an own goal for Freiburg and made it 0-1. Freiburg equalised in the 67th minute through Yuito Suzuki, who finished from Derry Lionel Scherhant's assist to make it 1-1. Freiburg then made two changes on 68 minutes, including Igor Matanović and Derry Lionel Scherhant coming off, and the game remained tight until the 84th minute, when Vincenzo Grifo missed a penalty. Freiburg made two more changes on 85 minutes, and Union also changed again, but the home side saw out the match and kept up the pressure without further reward.

The numbers backed Freiburg’s edge. They had 59% of the possession, 534 passes to Union’s 371, 20 shots to 4 and 9 shots on target to none. Freiburg also finished with 2.2 expected goals to Union’s 0.37, 5 corners to 1 and 8 Union saves, while Union committed 17 fouls to Freiburg’s 10 and were caught offside 3 times.

There were four bookings in total, two for each side. Freiburg’s yellow cards went to Igor Matanović and Yannick Engelhardt, while Union’s were shown to Zeno Van Den Bosch and Woo-Yeong Jeong, the latter coming in the 89th minute. There were no red cards.