Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 20 Dec 2025

VfL Wolfsburg 3–4 SC Freiburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.7 – 3.8
Goals
3 – 4

Footybot made VfL Wolfsburg favourites at 47%.

SC Freiburg won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Vincenzo Grifo, 80.1 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Dženan Pejčinović +34.4, Vincenzo Grifo +26.4, Jenson Seelt +8.6.

Well below it: Maximilian Arnold −13.3, Lovro Majer −12.9, Patrick Wimmer −12.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

VfL Wolfsburg

13 Dec 2025W 3–1at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
6 Dec 2025W 3–1v 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
30 Nov 2025D 1–1at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
22 Nov 2025L 1–3v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
7 Nov 2025L 1–2at SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

14 Dec 2025D 1–1v Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
11 Dec 2025W 1–0v Red Bull Salzburg Europa League
6 Dec 2025L 1–2at 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
30 Nov 2025W 4–0v 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
27 Nov 2025D 0–0at FC Viktoria Plzeň Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

VfL Wolfsburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dženan Pejčinović Forward90301.3479.8+34.4
Jan Bürger Defender9000.0464.5–
Jenson Seelt Defender9000–59.0+8.6
Aaron Zehnter Defender9000–55.3+7.7
Jesper Lindstrøm Midfielder10000.0447.8–
Christian Eriksen Midfielder80000.0247.6−1.0
Kamil Grabara Goalkeeper9000–43.5−6.2
Mattias Svanberg Midfielder22000.0642.4–
Yannick Gerhardt Midfielder90000.0842.0−2.2
Konstantinos Koulierakis Defender9000–40.9−12.4
Maximilian Arnold Midfielder9000–38.7−13.3
Adam Daghim Forward1000–37.1–
Patrick Wimmer Midfielder80020.0936.8−12.8
Lovro Majer Midfielder6800–36.7−12.9
Saël Kumbedi Defender88000.0135.6−6.8

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Igor Matanović Forward100–100.0–
Derry Scherhant Forward23100.2189.6–
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder45100.7980.1+26.4
Nicolas Höfler Midfielder11000.0653.8–
Matthias Ginter Defender90000.3849.2−2.4
Christian Günter Defender90000.0347.5+5.4
Anthony Jung Defender9000–47.4−0.7
Philipp Treu Defender67100.2946.4+3.6
Lukas Kübler Defender9000–45.7−7.3
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder90001.0044.7−4.4
Lucas Höler Forward7900–43.5−4.7
Johan Manzambi Midfielder79010.1743.4−11.8
Junior Adamu Forward1100–41.9–
Patrick Osterhage Midfielder4500–40.5−7.0
Noah Atubolu Goalkeeper9000–40.4−9.7
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder89000.8738.8−11.3