Werder Bremen vs SC Freiburg
Ref: Timo Gerach, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 3–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Grifo, Adamu, and Abdoul Karim Coulibaly scored for SC Freiburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.22 for Werder Bremen versus 2.42 for SC Freiburg. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while SC Freiburg are 7th.
First Half
33'
⚽
Grifo
Penalty
35'
Beste
Yellow Card
Cameron Puertas
Yellow Card
Second Half
Stage
Yellow Card
Grüll
Yellow Card
54'
⚽
Adamu
Assist: Grifo
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⇄
Njinmah
⇄
Stage
69'
⇄
Beste
69'
⇄
Grifo
Agu
Yellow Card
⇄
Schmid
⇄
Sugawara
75'
⚽
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (OG)
Assist: Adamu
⇄
Lynen
81'
Kübler
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Osterhage
85'
⇄
Adamu
90+1'
⇄
Lienhart
Boniface
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
Werder BremenSC Freiburg
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22VS2.42
Attack4 · 0 won
12
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
557
Total passes
352
475
Accurate passes
275
85%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
7
5
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
2
0.86
Goals prevented
0.86
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 6Jens Dalsgaard StageM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahM
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllF
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 27Felix AguD
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 5Amos PieperD
- 9Keke Maximilian ToppF
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 13Karl Jakob HeinG
- 21Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 28Skelly AlveroM
- 44Victor Okoh BonifaceF
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Noah AtuboluG
- 3Philipp LienhartD
- 6Patrick OsterhageM
- 8Maximilian EggesteinM
- 9Lucas HölerM
- 17Lukas KüblerD
- 19Jan-Niklas BesteM
- 20Junior Chukwubuike AdamuF
- 28Matthias Lukas GinterD
- 32Vincenzo GrifoM
- 33Jordy Makengo BasambunduD
Substitutes
- 5Anthony JungD
- 7Derry Lionel ScherhantF
- 14Yuito SuzukiM
- 18Eren Sami DinkçiF
- 21Florian Lorenz MüllerG
- 27Nicolas HöflerM
- 29Philipp TreuD
- 30Christian GünterD
- 31Igor MatanovićF
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jens Stage | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marco Grüll | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Justin Njinmah | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 73 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Felix Agu | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Skelly Alvero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amos Pieper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Keke Topp | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Okoh Boniface | F | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
SC Freiburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Atubolu | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincenzo Grifo(C) | M | 69 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Junior Adamu | F | 85 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Matthias Ginter | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Eggestein | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Philipp Lienhart | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kübler | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lucas Höler | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Patrick Osterhage | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jordy Makengo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Christian Günter | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Höfler | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuito Suzuki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philipp Treu | D | 21 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Igor Matanović | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eren Dinkçi | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Derry Scherhant | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Anthony Jung | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |