Match Report
9 points and 5 places separated them: SC Freiburg 7th with 47, Borussia Mönchengladbach 12th with 38. On the form table Borussia Mönchengladbach stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: SC Freiburg 1.5 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.24 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.62.
Borussia Mönchengladbach had gone 6 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 31 games: 13 SC Freiburg wins, 7 for Borussia Mönchengladbach, 11 draws, at 2.68 goals per meeting.
Europa-Park Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,700. D. Siebert took charge of the match — our records show 72 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. SC Freiburg led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
SC Freiburg: Matthias Ginter (38'), Igor Matanovic (74') · Borussia Mönchengladbach: Haris Tabakovic (85')
Key stats
Possession: SC Freiburg 37% · Borussia Mönchengladbach 63% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 3-3