SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Deniz Aytekin, GermanyEuropa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau · 34,700 cap
Match recap
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Beste scored for SC Freiburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.46 for SC Freiburg versus 0.97 for Werder Bremen. SC Freiburg sit 7th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Beste
Assist: Matanović
Second Half
VAR
Card upgrade
Manzambi
Red Card
⇄
Grifo
62'
⇄
Malatini
62'
⇄
Deman
⇄
Günter
⇄
Beste
84'
⇄
Schmid
⇄
Matanović
84'
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Njinmah
⇄
Osterhage
88'
⇄
Lynen
90'
Friedl
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 8 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SC FreiburgWerder Bremen
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.46VS0.97
Attack0 · 5 won
7
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
8
4
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
33%
Possession
67%
280
Total passes
554
202
Accurate passes
477
72%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 1 won
9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
8
0.19
Goals prevented
0.19
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1
Werder Bremen
3-1-4-2
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Noah AtuboluG
- 6Patrick OsterhageM
- 8Maximilian EggesteinM
- 19Jan-Niklas BesteM
- 28Matthias Lukas GinterD
- 30Christian GünterD
- 31Igor MatanovićF
- 32Vincenzo GrifoM
- 37Maximilian RosenfelderD
- 43Bruno Ifechukwu OgbusD
- 44Johan ManzambiM
Substitutes
- 5Anthony JungD
- 7Derry Lionel ScherhantF
- 9Lucas HölerF
- 14Yuito SuzukiM
- 21Florian Lorenz MüllerG
- 22Cyriaque Kalou IriéF
- 27Nicolas HöflerM
- 33Jordy Makengo BasambunduD
- 65K. SteinmannD
Werder Bremen
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 2Olivier DemanM
- 3Yukinari SugawaraM
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 22Julián MalatiniD
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaF
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 17Marco GrüllF
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 19Jovan MiloševićF
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 27Felix AguD
SC Freiburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Atubolu | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | M | 68 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Maximilian Eggestein | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/4 |
| Max Rosenfelder | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthias Ginter | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Matanović | F | 84 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | M | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Patrick Osterhage | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bruno Ogbus | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Christian Günter(C) | D | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 52 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Florian Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Höfler | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyriaque Irié | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Steinmann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Jung | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuito Suzuki | M | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Jordy Makengo | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Scherhant | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Höler | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Olivier Deman | M | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Senne Lynen | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Romano Schmid | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Julián Malatini | D | 62 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keke Topp | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Agu | D | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marco Grüll | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jovan Milošević | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |