Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 25 Jan 2026

SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Köln

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.2 – 1.3
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made SC Freiburg favourites at 64%.

SC Freiburg won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alessio Castro-Montes, 87.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Alessio Castro-Montes +36.2, Sebastian Sebulonsen +27.4, Tom Krauß +17.7.

Well below it: Lukas Kübler −15.4, Maximilian Rosenfelder −10.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SC Freiburg

22 Jan 2026W 1–0v Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League
18 Jan 2026D 2–2at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
14 Jan 2026L 0–2at RB Leipzig Bundesliga
10 Jan 2026W 2–1v Hamburger SV Bundesliga
20 Dec 2025W 4–3at VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga

1. FC Köln

17 Jan 2026W 2–1v 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
14 Jan 2026L 1–3v FC Bayern München Bundesliga
10 Jan 2026D 2–2at 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
20 Dec 2025L 0–1v 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
13 Dec 2025L 0–2at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga

Head to head

31 Aug 20251. FC Köln 4–1 SC Freiburg Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Noah Atubolu Goalkeeper9000–60.8+6.9
Igor Matanović Forward76101.8659.2+9.7
Matthias Ginter Defender9001–56.4+4.5
Lucas Höler Forward14000.0756.1–
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder9001–51.5+4.7
Derry Scherhant Forward76100.2051.2−2.9
Nicolas Höfler Midfielder2700–43.8–
Patrick Osterhage Midfielder6300–43.8−3.4
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder90000.0643.4−6.6
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder1400–41.5–
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder90000.0241.4−4.1
Bruno Ogbus Defender2800–40.5–
Maximilian Rosenfelder Defender62000.0238.2−10.8
Philipp Treu Defender9000–37.0−5.0
Lukas Kübler Defender5500–36.3−15.4
Christian Günter Defender3500–26.3–

1. FC Köln

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Midfielder1300–89.1–
Alessio Castro-Montes Midfielder90000.1787.3+36.2
Sebastian Sebulonsen Defender90000.0368.7+27.4
Tom Krauß Midfielder7700–66.1+17.7
Kristoffer Lund Defender7700–61.5+17.2
Rav van den Berg Defender8700–54.5+8.7
Marius Bülter Forward90000.2954.0+8.5
Ragnar Ache Forward90000.4553.9+1.7
Eric Martel Midfielder1300–53.7–
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper9000–51.7+1.7
Jan Uwe Thielmann Midfielder6700–50.7+8.4
Fynn Schenten Forward9000.0347.8–
Linton Maina Midfielder86000.3142.9−3.1
Jakub Kamiński Midfielder9000–40.4−3.2
Said El Mala Midfielder23000.0239.5–
Luca Waldschmidt Forward1000–34.5–