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Bundesliga 26/27 · 12 Sep 2026

SC Freiburg 5–0 Borussia M'gladbach

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.4 – 0.2
Goals
5 – 0

Footybot made SC Freiburg favourites at 58%.

SC Freiburg won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yannick Engelhardt, 73.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Yannick Engelhardt +28.6, Jordy Makengo +23.2, Philipp Lienhart +14.9.

Well below it: Moritz Nicolas −27.5, Robin Hack −9.9, Philipp Treu −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SC Freiburg

5 Sep 2026W 1–0at SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga
30 Aug 2026W 4–1v SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
27 Aug 2026W 4–1v Motherwell Conference League
23 Aug 2026W 5–1at Fortuna Düsseldorf DFB-Pokal
20 Aug 2026W 3–1at Motherwell Conference League

Borussia M'gladbach

5 Sep 2026L 3–4v SV 07 Elversberg Bundesliga
29 Aug 2026L 0–3at RB Leipzig Bundesliga
23 Aug 2026W 5–0at TSV Schott Mainz DFB-Pokal
16 May 2026W 4–0v TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga
9 May 2026L 1–3at FC Augsburg Bundesliga

Head to head

22 Feb 2026SC Freiburg 2–1 Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
5 Oct 2025Borussia M'gladbach 0–0 SC Freiburg Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder23000.0484.6–
Yannick Engelhardt Midfielder90200.3573.0+28.6
Keisuke Goto Forward1200–72.3–
Igor Matanović Forward78200.8668.8+12.6
Matthias Ginter Defender90020.2866.5+13.8
Jordy Makengo Defender90010.0265.9+23.2
Philipp Lienhart Defender9000–62.1+14.9
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder90100.3657.8+12.5
Cyriaque Irié Midfielder8000.0556.1–
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper9000–48.5+1.2
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder8200–46.5−1.0
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder78000.3045.8+2.4
Lucas Höler Forward1200–41.9–
Derry Scherhant Forward67010.0741.3−7.6
Lukas Kübler Defender800–36.4–
Philipp Treu Defender82000.0435.5−9.7

Borussia M'gladbach

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
David Herold Defender9000–58.3–
Kevin Diks Defender9000–52.6+3.8
Philipp Sander Defender9000–49.5−1.6
Kevin Stöger Midfielder8300–49.0+3.8
Franck Honorat Midfielder67000.0548.5+0.6
Joe Scally Defender9000–48.4+5.0
Isac Lidberg Forward2300–47.6–
Shuto Machino Forward45000.0547.2+1.4
Robin Hack Midfielder67000.0344.9−9.9
Ko Itakura Defender90000.0842.7−5.8
Hugo Bolin Midfielder4500–41.8−6.9
Mathieu Nguefack  Midfielder1000–35.1–
Wael Mohya Midfielder2300–34.9–
Moritz Nicolas Goalkeeper9000–29.6−27.5
Tim Kleindienst Forward5200–27.2–