Freiburg 2-1 Schalke 04: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
8 of 12 right
- Result Freiburg win66% 2-1
- Double chance Freiburg or draw (1X)86% 2-1
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 3 goals
- More corners Freiburg76% Freiburg (7-2)
- Yellow cards Above average 2 yellow cards · league 3.6
- Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Over54% 4.5 Under66% 5.5 Under81%
- Corners Around average 9 corners · league 10.9
- Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over69% 9.5 Over59% 10.5 Under52%
Match stats
Freiburg Schalke 04
- 2 Goals 1
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 1 Red cards 0
- 7 Corners 2
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Freiburg vs Schalke 04 takes place in the Bundesliga on Sunday 11 October 2026, and our model predicts a Freiburg win, with a double chance of Freiburg win or draw.
Why this pick?
Our model backs Freiburg to win, mainly because it rates them stronger than Schalke 04 on its long-run, xG-based strength rating. There is no significant counterargument in the data. Freiburg's defensive record is a key part: they concede clearly below the league average in shots and big chances, while Schalke's attack is rated 0 and they have scored only three goals this season. Freiburg also sit third in the table with 10 points from four games, and they have won the last five head-to-head meetings, including four clean sheets. The call is clear.
Form guide
Freiburg
- D 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt (A) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
- W 5-0 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
- W 1-0 at Paderborn (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
- W 4-1 vs Werder Bremen (H) Bundesliga · 30 Aug
- W 4-1 vs Motherwell (N) Conference League Qualification · 27 Aug
Schalke 04
- D 0-0 vs Elversberg (H) Bundesliga · 20 Sep
- W 3-1 at Union Berlin (A) Bundesliga · 11 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Bayern München (H) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
- L 0-3 at Augsburg (A) Bundesliga · 30 Aug
- W 5-2 at Hallescher FC (A) DFB Pokal · 24 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
22 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 23 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga Freiburg 4-0 Schalke 04
- 30 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga Schalke 04 0-2 Freiburg
- 17 Apr 2021 · Bundesliga Freiburg 4-0 Schalke 04
- 16 Dec 2020 · Bundesliga Schalke 04 0-2 Freiburg
- 27 Jun 2020 · Bundesliga Freiburg 4-0 Schalke 04
Bundesliga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Freiburg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:3 | +9 | 10 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 5 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga, Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
Questions and answers
What was the score of Freiburg vs Schalke 04?
Freiburg 2-1 Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga (Matchday 5) on Sunday 11 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Freiburg vs Schalke 04 right?
Yes: our result pick was Freiburg win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-1. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Freiburg vs Schalke 04?
2 yellow cards (Freiburg 1, Schalke 04 1), 1 red card (Freiburg 1, Schalke 04 0) and 9 corners (Freiburg 7, Schalke 04 2).
Other Bundesliga results that day
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Times are UTC.