E. Demirovic’s 89' winner gives VfB Stuttgart 1-0 victory over SC Freiburg

Match report

SC Freiburg were beaten 1-0 by VfB Stuttgart at MHPArena on Sunday, 1 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 20. E. Demirovic scored the only goal of the game for VfB Stuttgart in the 89th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.

VfB Stuttgart had 69% of the ball and 18 shots (7 on target) against SC Freiburg’s 11 (2 on target). Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves VfB Stuttgart 15th in the Bundesliga table on 3 points and SC Freiburg 3rd on 10.

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Form, table and head-to-head

VfB Stuttgart

15th · 3 points · P 4 W 1 D 0 L 3

Form

SC Freiburg

3rd · 10 points · P 4 W 3 D 1 L 0

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Bayern München	4	+12	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	+9	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	+5	7
14	1899 Hoffenheim	4	-3	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	-3	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	-11	3

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 19 Dec 2026, SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart

Full VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg head-to-head

Match events

52'yellow cardAtakan KarazorYellow Card
53'yellow cardJan-Niklas BesteYellow Card
59'substitutionR. HendriksOff: M. Mittelstadt
59'substitutionN. NarteyOff: C. Fuhrich
68'substitutionJ. ManzambiOff: P. Osterhage
68'substitutionJ. BesteOff: C. Irie
76'substitutionD. ScherhantOff: V. Grifo
76'substitutionY. SuzukiOff: L. Holer
77'substitutionA. KarazorOff: C. Andres
77'substitutionB. El KhannoussOff: E. Demirovic
78'substitutionP. TreuOff: B. Ogbus
89'goalE. DemirovicAssist: D. Undav
90+3'yellow cardErmedin DemirovićYellow Card
90+3'substitutionD. UndavOff: L. Jaquez
90+5'yellow cardMaximilian MittelstädtYellow Card

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Sebastian Hoeness

Starting XI

Substitutes

SC Freiburg

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

69%Possession31%
1.79Expected goals (xG)0.70
18Total shots11
7Shots on target2
9Shots off target6
2Blocked shots3
13Shots inside the box6
5Shots outside the box5
6Corners2
2Offsides1
14Fouls14
3Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves5
512Passes229
433Accurate passes154
85%Pass accuracy67%
1.33Goals prevented1.33

Player statistics

VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Alexander NübelG	90	7.7				32 · 88%
3Ramon HendriksD	59	6.6			1 (0)	23 · 87%	1		1/3
4Josha VagnomanD	90	7.2			2 (1)	34 · 88%	1	2	6/11
24Jeff ChabotD	90	7.5			1 (0)	79 · 80%		1	9/17
29Finn JeltschD	90	7.3				63 · 87%	1	2	6/12
6Angelo StillerM	90	7.2				88 · 89%	2	1	3/9
11Bilal El KhannoussM	77	7.2			1 (1)	46 · 80%	3		4/9
16Atakan KarazorM	77	6.6				36 · 89%		1	3/7
18Jamie LewelingM	90	6.5				24 · 79%	2	1	3/8
28Nikolas NarteyM	59	7.2			2 (1)	24 · 75%	3	1	3/6
26Deniz UndavF	89	6.2		1	8 (3)	15 · 60%	2		4/12
21Stefan DrljačaG	–	–
2Ameen Al-DakhilD	–	–
7Maximilian MittelstädtD	31	7.3				19 · 100%	1	4	4/4
14Luca JaquezD	1	–
22Lorenz AssignonD	–	–
10Chris FührichM	31	7.0				21 · 90%
30Chema AndrésM	13	6.6				7 · 71%		1	2/4
9Ermedin DemirovićF	13	7.3	1		1 (1)	1 · 100%			0/2
27Badredine BouananiF	–	–

SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Noah AtuboluGTop rated	90	7.9		46 · 43%
28Matthias GinterD	90	7.6	1 (0)	12 · 75%			7/9
29Philipp TreuD	78	7.3	1 (0)	17 · 76%		1	3/4
33Jordy MakengoD	90	6.6		19 · 84%		2	4/6
37Max RosenfelderD	90	6.5		23 · 78%		2	5/10
7Derry ScherhantM	76	6.2	1 (0)	7 · 71%	1	1	4/11
8Maximilian EggesteinM	90	6.9	1 (0)	23 · 78%	1	1	3/4
14Yuito SuzukiM	76	6.9	2 (1)	14 · 79%			2/4
19Jan-Niklas BesteM	68	6.9		14 · 79%	2	1	3/6
44Johan ManzambiM	68	6.9	1 (0)	19 · 68%			5/7
31Igor MatanovićF	90	7.0		21 · 57%	2	2	17/33
21Florian MüllerG	–	–
5Anthony JungD	–	–
30Christian GünterD	–	–
43Bruno OgbusD	12	6.5	1 (1)	1 · 0%			1/3
6Patrick OsterhageM	22	6.5		5 · 100%			0/1
27Nicolas HöflerM	–	–
32Vincenzo GrifoM	14	6.6		5 · 40%	1		0/1
9Lucas HölerF	14	6.5		1 · 0%			0/1
22Cyriaque IriéF	22	6.3		2 · 50%		1	2/4