Freiburg lost 2:3 to La Chaux-de-Fonds in a club friendly on Thursday, 4 September 2026. The Swiss side finished on top at the end of ninety minutes, ending Freiburg's recent scoring run while extending the visitors' own attacking form.
Freiburg arrived in reasonable shape, having beaten Basel 3:2 on 28 August and taken two points from Kaufbeuren over two matches earlier in March. They had also won 3:2 against Krimmlchau on 8 March, showing they could hold their own in tight games.
La Chaux-de-Fonds came from a string of high-scoring encounters. They lost 4:5 to Bille on 27 August, then dropped 0:1 to Grenoble before conceding seven goals across three matches in mid-August. Four of their last five games featured at least five goals between them.
And here's the thing about friendlies — they rarely tell you much about where either side will finish. Freiburg's results against Basel and Kaufbeuren suggest a team capable of grinding out wins, while La Chaux-de-Fonds' recent matches read more like open games than tactical contests.
By then, the visitors had already shown they could score against teams with more name recognition. They lost 4:5 to Bern on 14 August and then were beaten 1:4 by Sierre on 7 April, yet in both games they found the net at least once.
The result leaves Freiburg with mixed feelings after their last competitive outing, while La Chaux-de-Fonds add another away win to their recent record. Neither side gains anything meaningful in a table, but both tested themselves against opposition they could not have predicted would match them so closely.