SC Freiburg host VfL Wolfsburg in the German DFB Pokal. Freiburg have been scoring goals for fun in their recent matches, while Wolfsburg's results have swung between big wins and heavy defeats.
This tie is still a month away from kickoff, so what we're looking at now is a snapshot rather than a fixed picture for the night itself. The two sides have met plenty of times before, mostly in the league, which gives us some history to lean on even though this is a cup context.
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Form snapshot: Freiburg look sharper
Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Freiburg have won 13, drawn 2 and lost 5, scoring 49 and conceding 26. That's a strong return, even though the sample blends Bundesliga games with Europa League, cup ties and pre-season friendlies.
SC Freiburg: 20 completed matches; VfL Wolfsburg: 20 completed matches.
SC Freiburg
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 49
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +23
VfL Wolfsburg
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 41
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +16
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | SC Freiburg | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | SC Freiburg | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | Werder Bremen | 30.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | SC Freiburg | Motherwell | 27.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| DFB Pokal | Fortuna Düsseldorf | SC Freiburg | 23.08.2026 | 1-5 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Motherwell | SC Freiburg | 20.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Freiburg | Crystal Palace | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Freiburg | Strasbourg | 08.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Freiburg | Derby | 24.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SV Darmstadt 98 | 18.09.2026 | 5-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | VfL Wolfsburg | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | Energie Cottbus | 05.09.2026 | 4-4 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC | VfL Wolfsburg | 29.08.2026 | 2-5 |
| DFB Pokal | Altglienicke | VfL Wolfsburg | 24.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 08.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Wolfsburg | Telstar | 31.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Wolfsburg | Lyon | 24.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Wolfsburg | Verl | 18.07.2026 | 3-0 |
Wolfsburg's equivalent run reads 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 20 games, with 41 scored and 25 conceded. There's a heavy 2-5 defeat at Karlsruhe and a 5-1 win over Darmstadt in that mix, so the overall numbers hide some real swings in performance.
Freiburg's overall numbers look more settled, but both samples mix different competitions so they're a guide rather than a guarantee for this specific tie.
Comparative Team Statistics: SC Freiburg vs VfL Wolfsburg

A history mostly built in the league
These two have faced off nineteen times in the data we have, stretching back to 2017 and almost entirely in the Bundesliga. The most recent meeting in May 2026 finished 1-1 at Freiburg, and Freiburg won away at Wolfsburg in the season before that, including a wild 3-4 scoreline in December 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 03.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Freiburg | 20.12.2025 | 3-4 |
| Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Freiburg | 26.04.2025 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 13.12.2024 | 3-2 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 27.04.2024 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Freiburg | 09.12.2023 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 22.07.2023 | 2-3 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 19.05.2023 | 2-0 |
| Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Freiburg | 21.01.2023 | 6-0 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 12.03.2022 | 3-2 |
There's no lopsided pattern across those years. Wins have gone both ways, and goals have tended to flow regardless of which side has home advantage.
Cup football can throw up a different dynamic from the league, so this history is background rather than a forecast for the Pokal.
Small squad snapshots, not full pictures
The player data available is thin. Freiburg's I. Matanović scored twice and added an assist in a single match, while Wolfsburg's M. Arnold also scored twice in one outing. Vinicius Souza picked up a yellow card in that same sample.
None of this tells us much about squad depth, injuries or who actually starts next month. It's a glimpse of one game each rather than a season-long ranking.

A cup tie still a month out
This fixture doesn't kick off until late October, a month after the data we're working from here. Both sides could rotate for a cup round, and current league form won't necessarily carry over unchanged by then.
With no market currently quoted for the game, there's nothing concrete yet to weigh against the numbers we do have.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ginter | Germany | 32 | Defender | 191 | 86 |
| M. Eggestein | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 181 | 75 |
| A. Jung | Germany | 34 | Defender | 186 | 83 |
| J. Beste | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 66 |
| J. Huth | Germany | 32 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 80 |
| F. Müller | Germany | 28 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 88 |
| C. Günter | Germany | 33 | Defender | 184 | 83 |
| L. Kübler | Germany | 34 | Defender | 182 | 74 |
| P. Lienhart | Austria | 30 | Defender | 189 | 83 |
| V. Grifo | Italy | 33 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| L. Höler | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 184 | 83 |
| P. Osterhage | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 184 | 75 |
| Y. Engelhardt | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| P. Treu | Germany | 25 | Defender | 172 | 71 |
| J. Makengo | France | 25 | Defender | 191 | 78 |
| Y. Suzuki | Japan | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| I. Matanović | Croatia | 23 | Attacker | 194 | 90 |
| M. Rosenfelder | Germany | 23 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| D. Scherhant | Germany | 23 | Midfielder | 185 | 78 |
| M. Backhaus | Germany | 22 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 82 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mæhle | Denmark | 29 | Defender | 185 | 79 |
| Vinicius Souza | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| R. Glatzel | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 193 | 85 |
| H. Wahl | Germany | 32 | Defender | 189 | 85 |
| F. Reese | Germany | 28 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| P. Pervan | Austria | 38 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 88 |
| Y. Gerhardt | Germany | 32 | Midfielder | 184 | 81 |
| M. Arnold | Germany | 32 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| E. Rexhbeçaj | Kosovo | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| M. Svanberg | Sweden | 27 | Midfielder | 185 | 75 |
| A. Bernhardsson | Sweden | 28 | Midfielder | 185 | 70 |
| F. Hornby | Scotland | 27 | Midfielder | 195 | 88 |
| K. Fischer | Germany | 25 | Defender | 182 | 77 |
| A. Besio | Switzerland | 22 | Attacker | 185 | 80 |
| A. Zehnter | Germany | 21 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| M. Damar | Germany | 22 | Midfielder | 185 | 73 |
| S. Kumbedi | France | 21 | Defender | 175 | 67 |
| Cleiton | Brazil | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Pejčinović | Germany | 21 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| J. Adjetey | Ghana | 22 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
There's enough here to say Freiburg's underlying form has been the more consistent of the two lately, but nothing solid enough to hang a confident selection on without a price to weigh it against.
Given how far out this fixture still is, and how mixed both form samples are once you account for the competitions involved, sitting this one out feels like the sensible call for now.
