Bundesliga · Sun, 22 Feb 2026 ·
SC Freiburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — 2 - 1
Europa-Park-Stadion · Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Match report
SC Freiburg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1
SC Freiburg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in Bundesliga matchday 23 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Europa-Park-Stadion. M. Ginter (38') and I. Matanovic (74') scored for SC Freiburg, while H. Tabakovic (85') found the net for Borussia Mönchengladbach. It was 1-0 at half-time.
SC Freiburg had 37% of the ball and 10 shots (6 on target) against Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 12 (2 on target). Moritz Nicolas (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves SC Freiburg 3rd in the Bundesliga table on 10 points and Borussia Mönchengladbach 18th on 0.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Match events
- 27'yellow cardYannik EngelhardtYellow Card
- 38'goalM. GinterNormal Goal
- 51'yellow cardJan-Niklas BesteYellow Card
- 62'substitutionH. BolinOff: J. Castrop
- 62'substitutionY. EngelhardtOff: W. Mohya
- 62'substitutionL. UllrichOff: S. Machino
- 74'goalI. MatanovicNormal Goal
- 77'yellow cardKota TakaiYellow Card
- 79'substitutionY. SuzukiOff: L. Holer
- 79'substitutionV. GrifoOff: D. Scherhant
- 83'substitutionK. DiksOff: K. Stoger
- 85'goalH. TabakovicAssist: K. Stoger
Lineups
SC Freiburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster
Starting XI
- 1N. AtuboluG
- 29P. TreuD
- 28M. GinterD
- 43B. OgbusD
- 30C. GunterD
- 8M. EggesteinM
- 6P. OsterhageM
- 19J. BesteM
- 14Y. SuzukiM
- 32V. GrifoM
- 31I. MatanovicF
Substitutes
- 21F. MullerG
- 65K. SteinmannD
- 33J. MakengoD
- 5A. JungD
- 69R. TarnutzerM
- 26M. PhilippF
- 22C. IrieF
- 9L. HolerF
- 7D. ScherhantF
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Eugen Polanski
Starting XI
- 33M. NicolasG
- 14K. TakaiD
- 30N. ElvediD
- 4K. DiksD
- 29J. ScallyM
- 16P. SanderM
- 6Y. EngelhardtM
- 38H. BolinM
- 26L. UllrichM
- 9F. HonoratF
- 15H. TabakovicF
Substitutes
- 21T. SippelG
- 23J. OlschowskyG
- 2F. C. ChiarodiaD
- 5M. FriedrichD
- 7K. StogerM
- 10F. NeuhausM
- 17J. CastropM
- 36W. MohyaM
- 18S. MachinoF
Match statistics
- 37%Possession63%
- 1.73Expected goals (xG)0.72
- 10Total shots12
- 6Shots on target2
- 1Shots off target5
- 3Blocked shots5
- 6Shots inside the box6
- 4Shots outside the box6
- 3Corners3
- 4Offsides3
- 9Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 310Passes518
- 225Accurate passes435
- 73%Pass accuracy84%
- 0.66Goals prevented0.66
Player statistics
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noah AtuboluG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Matthias GinterD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 29Philipp TreuD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Christian GünterD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 43Bruno OgbusD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Patrick OsterhageM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Maximilian EggesteinM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Yuito SuzukiM | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Jan-Niklas BesteM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Vincenzo GrifoM | 79 | 7.7 | ||
| 31Igor MatanovićF | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 21Florian MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 5Anthony JungD | – | – | ||
| 33Jordy MakengoD | – | – | ||
| 65Karl SteinmannD | – | – | ||
| 69Rouven TarnutzerM | – | – | ||
| 7Derry ScherhantF | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Lucas HölerF | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Cyriaque IriéF | – | – | ||
| 26Maximilian PhilippF | – | – |
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Moritz NicolasGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 4Kevin DiksD | 83 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Kota TakaiD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Nico ElvediD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Yannik EngelhardtM | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Philipp SanderM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Lukas UllrichM | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Joseph ScallyM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Hugo BolinM | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Franck HonoratF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Haris TabakovićF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 21Tobias SippelG | – | – | ||
| 23Jan OlschowskyG | – | – | ||
| 2Fabio ChiarodiaD | – | – | ||
| 5Marvin FriedrichD | – | – | ||
| 7Kevin StögerM | 13 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 10Florian NeuhausM | – | – | ||
| 17Jens CastropM | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Wael MohyaM | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Shuto MachinoF | 28 | 6.3 |