Werder Bremen beats SC Freiburg 3-1

BREMEN. Werder Bremen defeats SC Freiburg 3-1.

January 28, 2024

BREMEN. Werder Bremen defeats SC Freiburg 3-1. SC Freiburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Weserstadion stadium in Bremen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Hartmann with the collaboration of Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.23 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Werder Bremen

3 - 1

SC Freiburg

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

14 Total 7
3 On Target 4
6 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 2

82 Attack 118
31 Dangerous attack 35
76 Ball safe 92

1 Penalties 1
5 Corners 5

Fouls

11 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

SC Freiburg had a superior ball possession 57% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg was more pushing with 35 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Werder Bremen was able to find the solution to win this match.

Werder Bremen shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Werder Bremen received 2 yellow cards (Niklas Stark and Senne Lynen). Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Michael Gregoritsch and Christian Streich).

Match Timeline

Marvin Ducksch(penalty)

Felix Agu(VAR)

28'

Vincenzo Grifo(penalty)

Niklas Stark - Yellow

50'

Justin Njinmah(goal)Romano Schmid

53'

Leonardo Bittencourt- sub ->Romano Schmid

72'

Nicolas Höfler- sub ->Jordy Makengo

72'

Attila Szalai- sub ->Lukas Kübler

Nick Woltemade- sub ->Marvin Ducksch

72'

80'

Maximilian Philipp- sub ->Merlin Röhl

85'

Christian Groß- sub ->Jens Stage

85'

86'

Florent Muslija- sub ->Vincenzo Grifo

Senne Lynen - Yellow

89'

90'

Michael Gregoritsch- Yellow

Julián Malatini(goal)

90'

Julián Malatini- sub ->Felix Agu

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this encounter, Werder Bremen has 23 points like Heidenheim to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, SC Freiburg will stays with 28 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen will play away against FSV Mainz 05 on the 3rd of February with a 15-10 head to head in favor of Werder Bremen (6 draws).

SC Freiburg will host VfB Stuttgart on the 3rd of February with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of VfB Stuttgart (3 draws).

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen

Michael Zetterer 30.Germany

7.5

Anthony Jung 3.Germany

6.7

Niklas Stark 4.Germany

6.6

50'

Marco Friedl 32.Austria

7.3

Olivier Deman 2.Belgium

6.3

Jens Stage 6.Denmark

7.3

85'

Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany

Senne Lynen 14.Belgium

7.1

89'

Romano Schmid 20.Austria

7.0

72'

Felix Agu 27.Germany

7.5

90'

Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany

7.3

72'

Justin Njinmah 17.Germany

7.3

85'

53'

Substitutes

Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic

Julián Malatini 22.Argentina

8.1

90'

Christian Groß 36.Germany

6.7

85'

Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany

7.1

72'

Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland

R. Borré 19.Colombia

6.4

85'

Nick Woltemade 29.Germany

6.7

72'

Werder Bremen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ole Werner decided to play with the following team: Mitchell Weiser, Michael Zetterer (7.5), Niklas Stark (6.6), Marco Friedl (7.3), Anthony Jung (6.7), Felix Agu (7.5), Romano Schmid (7.0), Senne Lynen (7.1), Jens Stage (7.3), Olivier Deman (6.3), Marvin Ducksch (7.3) and Justin Njinmah (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jiri Pavlenka, Dawid Kownacki, Leonardo Bittencourt (7.1), Rafael Borré (6.4), Julián Malatini (8.1), Nick Woltemade (6.7) and Christian Groß (6.7).

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 5 changes: Justin Njinmah for Rafael Borré (85′), Jens Stage for Christian Groß (85′), Romano Schmid for Leonardo Bittencourt (72′), Felix Agu for Julián Malatini (90′) and Marvin Ducksch for Nick Woltemade (72′).

Player of the match: Julián Malatini

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Julián Malatini.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was extraordinary also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 90′.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg

Noah Atubolu 1.Germany

6.0

Lukas Kübler 17.Germany

7.5

72'

Kiliann Sildillia 25.France

6.4

Matthias Ginter 28.Germany

7.5

Jordy Makengo 33.France

6.1

72'

Noah Weißhaupt 7.Germany

7.3

Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany

6.3

Lucas Höler 9.Germany

6.4

Roland Sallai 22.Hungary

Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy

7.5

86'

28'

Merlin Röhl 34.Germany

6.8

80'

Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria

6.8

90'

Substitutes

Florian Müller 21.Germany

Attila Szalai 6.Hungary

5.6

72'

Yannik Keitel 14.Germany

Florent Muslija 23.Kosovo

6.8

86'

Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany

6.4

72'

Junior Adamu 20.Austria

Maximilian Philipp 26.Germany

6.7

80'

Ryan Johansson 43.Luxembourg

SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Christian Streich played with: Roland Sallai , Noah Atubolu (6.0), Lukas Kübler (7.5), Matthias Ginter (7.5), Kiliann Sildillia (6.4), Jordy Makengo (6.1), Merlin Röhl (6.8), Maximilian Eggestein (6.3), Noah Weißhaupt (7.3), Lucas Höler (6.4), Vincenzo Grifo (7.5) and Michael Gregoritsch (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Attila Szalai (5.6), Yannik Keitel, Chukwubuike Adamu, Florian Müller, Florent Muslija (6.8), Maximilian Philipp (6.7), Nicolas Höfler (6.4) and Ryan Johansson.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 4 changes: Lukas Kübler for Attila Szalai (72′), Jordy Makengo for Nicolas Höfler (72′), Vincenzo Grifo for Florent Muslija (86′) and Merlin Röhl for Maximilian Philipp (80′).