SC Freiburg vs VfL Wolfsburg — DFB Pokal: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow5 clips- 6′SC Freiburg, goal:1–0assist
- 8′VfL Wolfsburg, goal:1–1assist
- 36′SC Freiburg, yellow card:Not retreating
- 39′SC Freiburg, substitution:off
- 43′VfL Wolfsburg, goal:1–2assist
- Half-time1 – 2
- 55′VfL Wolfsburg, yellow card:Dissent
- 55′SC Freiburg, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 57′VfL Wolfsburg, yellow card:Time wasting
- 60′SC Freiburg, yellow card:Dissent
- 63′VfL Wolfsburg, substitution:off
- 68′VfL Wolfsburg, yellow card:Foul
- 68′SC Freiburg, substitution:off
- 68′SC Freiburg, substitution:off
- 68′VfL Wolfsburg, substitution:off
- 75′SC Freiburg, goal:2–2assist
- 81′VfL Wolfsburg, substitution:off
- 81′VfL Wolfsburg, substitution:off
- 85′SC Freiburg, substitution:off
- 90+2′SC Freiburg, goal:3–2assist
- Full-time3 – 2
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Match report
Goto double lifts SC Freiburg past VfL Wolfsburg in DFB Pokal thriller
SC Freiburg beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 at the Europa-Park-Stadion in the DFB Pokal Round of 32, Keisuke Goto scoring twice in the second half, the winner coming in the 90+2 minute. The home side had gone in at the break trailing 2-1 after a lively opening in which three goals arrived inside 43 minutes.
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Igor Matanović put Freiburg ahead in the 6th minute, converting a cross from Christian Günter, but Wolfsburg levelled almost at once. Kento Shiogai scored in the 8th minute from Timon Wellenreuther's assist, then struck again in the 43rd, set up by Muhammed Damar, to send the visitors in front at half-time.
Freiburg drew level in the 75th minute when Goto finished a Vincenzo Grifo delivery, and the same player settled the tie deep into stoppage time, converting Philipp Lienhart's assist for 3-2. The hosts held 61 per cent of possession and had 17 shots to 6, though only three of those were on target against two for Wolfsburg.
The result ended a run of three defeats in a row for Freiburg. Both sides play again on Saturday 31 October: Freiburg travel to FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga, while Wolfsburg host VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga.
Goto scored twice, the equaliser in the 75th minute and the winner at 90+2, and earned a rating of 9.44. Shiogai's two goals for Wolfsburg were not enough to match him.
Freiburg had 17 shots to Wolfsburg's 6, yet only three of them were on target against two for the visitors.
SC Freiburg beat VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 (half-time 1–2).
SC Freiburg met VfL Wolfsburg in the DFB Pokal (Round of 32). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 17:00 UTC at Europa-Park Stadion. Referee: Sören Storks.
Team pages: SC Freiburg · VfL Wolfsburg · DFB Pokal
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Igor Matanović (assist: Christian Günter) — 1–0 · Watch Igor Matanović's goal video (6')
- 8' Goal: Kento Shiogai (assist: Timon Wellenreuther) — 1–1 · Watch Kento Shiogai's goal video (8')
- 43' Goal: Kento Shiogai (assist: Muhammed Damar) — 1–2 · Watch Kento Shiogai's goal video (43')
- 75' Goal: Keisuke Goto (assist: Vincenzo Grifo) — 2–2 · Watch Keisuke Goto's goal video (75')
- 90+2' Goal: Keisuke Goto (assist: Philipp Lienhart) — 3–2 · Watch Keisuke Goto's goal video (90+2')
Starting line-ups
SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1)
VfL Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave SC Freiburg 68%, the draw 18%, VfL Wolfsburg 14%. It finished SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg.
Freiburg's strength edge drives a clear lead — We give SC Freiburg 68% mainly because they sit 171 points higher on our strength rating, 1740 to 1569, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw starts near 20%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 18% because both teams' own recent games average 3.9 goals.
Why SC Freiburg at 68%?
SC Freiburg sit 171 points higher on our strength rating — 1740 to 1569. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.9% of 7,067 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 66–20–14.
Why only 68%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 68% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and VfL Wolfsburg at 14%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.9 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
SC Freiburg scored +0.34 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,181 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.1% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. A cup tie across divisions: SC Freiburg carry a 171-point rating edge over VfL Wolfsburg, who play their league football in a division below. We already have 629 rated matches for VfL Wolfsburg. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the SC Freiburg vs VfL Wolfsburg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this DFB Pokal fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Igor Matanović's goal against VfL Wolfsburg (6').
- Watch Kento Shiogai's goal against SC Freiburg (8').
- Watch Kento Shiogai's goal against SC Freiburg (43').
- Watch Keisuke Goto's goal against VfL Wolfsburg (75').
- Watch Keisuke Goto's goal against VfL Wolfsburg (90+2').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from SC Freiburg 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg. Explore more on the SC Freiburg and VfL Wolfsburg team pages or the DFB Pokal page.