Match Report
In the standings it was Hamburger SV 13th on 38 points, SC Freiburg 7th on 47 — separated by 9. Hamburger SV had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Hamburger SV were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.59, SC Freiburg 1.5 and 1.68, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
19 meetings are on record — 4 won by Hamburger SV, 8 by SC Freiburg, 7 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 32% of those meetings.
The venue was Volksparkstadion, with room for 57,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Hamburger SV: Fabio Baldé (67'), Bakery Jatta (14'), Luka Vuskovic (64') · SC Freiburg: Igor Matanovic (16'), Igor Matanovic (87')
Key stats
Possession: Hamburger SV 47% · SC Freiburg 53% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-4