The SC Freiburg extended their winning run to four matches with an undisputed 2-0 home victory against Union Berlin at the Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday, November 8, 2026, in front of 33,400 spectators.
Union Berlin slumped further into the relegation battle following a performance that left the visitors with zero shots on target in the first half and 71 percent possession for the hosts, while the match statisticians recorded a 12-0 advantage in shots for Freiburg before the interval.
Goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow kept the capital club in the match early on, but captain Rani Khedira inadvertently turned a cross past his own line in the 55th minute.
Union defended with a disciplined low block, often dropping Khedira deep from his central defensive midfield position into the Köpenicker defensive line to frustrate the hosts, while also relying on the attentive defensive work of former Freiburg player Janik Haberer against long balls.
Before kickoff, Julian Schuster had warned DAZN about the defensive setup, stating: Es ist wichtig heute, was den Kopf angeht, zu akzeptieren, wenn nicht arg viel passiert.
The Freiburg coach also noted that the fixture served as the next opportunity to demonstrate how much his side has matured.
The starting lineup saw four changes following the team’s 1-0 success in the Conference League in Turkey under midweek pressure, a match where goalkeeper Mio Backhaus had secured the victory. Schuster deployed players recently nominated for the national team, including Philipp Treu and Derry Scherhant, with Scherhant even executing a nutmeg on his marker Haberer during the attacking sequences.
Streaming viewers on DAZN missed the opening goal due to a sudden broadcast outage that temporarily cut the live feed just as the play unfolded. The technical glitch left audiences staring at a blank screen until Freiburg supporters began celebrating the breakthrough in the 55th minute.
Rönnow continued his heroic display late in the second half by stopping an 84th-minute penalty kick from Vincenzo Grifo after András Schäfer fouled substitute Keisuke Goto. Three minutes after the opening goal, substitute Oliver Burke registered Union’s first shot on target in the right direction, while earlier in the 58th minute, Jordy Makengo deflected a Berlin cross toward his own goal to test backup goalkeeper Mio Backhaus for the first time.
Despite the defeat, Union coach Mauro Lustrinelli’s position remains safe for now, as the team looks back on a sequence of three previous league draws consisting of 0-0 against Borussia Dortmund, 1-1 in Augsburg, and 1-1 against Cologne.
Freiburg travels to face SV Elversberg on Saturday afternoon at 15:30 CET, while Union Berlin hosts RB Leipzig at the same time.
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