DFB Pokal 26/27, Round 1 · 23 Aug 2026

Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–5 SC Freiburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Fortuna Düsseldorf favourites at 41%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tim Oberdorf, 65.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Dominique Heintz +11.7.

Well below it: Yuito Suzuki −33.0, Vincenzo Grifo −30.8, Lukas Kübler −28.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

29 Oct 2025	L 1–3	v SC Freiburg DFB-Pokal
18 Aug 2025	W 4–2	at 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 DFB-Pokal

20 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Motherwell Conference League
20 May 2026	L 0–3	v Aston Villa Europa League
16 May 2026	W 4–1	v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
10 May 2026	L 2–3	at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
7 May 2026	W 3–1	v Sporting Braga Europa League

29 Oct 2025	Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–3 SC Freiburg DFB-Pokal

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Philipp Förster Midfielder	18	0	0	–	73.9	–
Tim Oberdorf Defender	90	0	0	–	65.8	–
Dominique Heintz Defender	90	0	0	–	60.5	+11.7
Eric Hottmann Forward	60	0	0	–	48.0	–
Matthias Zimmermann Defender	90	0	1	–	45.0	–
Yassine Bouchama Midfielder	72	0	0	–	43.0	–
Anas Slimani Midfielder	8	0	0	–	41.8	–
Marcel Benger Midfielder	72	0	0	–	41.2	–
Andreas Müller Midfielder	82	0	0	–	38.5	–
Louis Lord Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	36.1	–
Jorrit Hendrix Midfielder	90	0	0	–	35.7	–
Fabian Schleusener Forward	90	1	0	–	34.4	–
Miguel Fernandes Gonçalves Midfielder	18	0	0	–	32.8	–
Steven Van Der Sloot Defender	30	0	0	–	29.7	–
Sascha Risch Defender	60	0	0	–	28.3	–
Jordi Paulina Forward	30	0	0	–	24.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Cyriaque Irié Midfielder	9	0	1	–	61.3	–
Derry Scherhant Forward	21	0	1	–	49.8	–
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.8	−3.3
Patrick Osterhage Midfielder	90	0	1	–	41.9	+0.0
Igor Matanović Forward	21	2	1	–	37.4	–
Philipp Lienhart Defender	90	0	0	–	35.9	−11.7
Jordy Makengo Defender	81	1	0	–	33.9	−9.0
Matthias Ginter Defender	90	0	0	–	30.0	−21.7
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder	81	0	0	–	29.8	−22.9
Keisuke Goto Forward	8	0	0	–	27.9	–
Lucas Höler Forward	87	1	0	–	27.0	−19.0
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder	90	0	0	–	22.5	−22.7
Lukas Kübler Defender	90	1	0	–	22.1	−28.5
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder	69	0	0	–	18.3	−30.8
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder	69	0	0	–	13.3	−33.0
Christian Günter Defender	9	0	0	–	10.8	–