LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat SC Freiburg to win 2-1. A goal from E. Palacios was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bayer 04 Leverkusen to strike first with a goal of L. Alario at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Palacios gave the win to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Norbert Grudzinski and Sascha Thielert. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 5 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 111
- 34 Dangerous attack 54
- 102 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SC Freiburg was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed to find the solution to win this match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (M. Diaby and J. Baumgartlinger). Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg received 3 yellow cards (M. Eggestein, N. Schlotterbeck and K. Sildillia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 64 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will stay with 55 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
67'
26'
90'
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: L. Alario for R. Andrich (60′), J. Baumgartlinger for C. Aranguiz (60′), D. Sinkgraven for M. Bakker (67′), P. Schick for S. Azmoun (83′) and Paulinho for P. Hincapie (83′).
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Christian Streich played with: .
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: L. Kubler for K. Sildillia (60′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for N. Petersen (69′), M. Eggestein for J. Haberer (69′), L. Holer for E. Demirovic (79′) and R. Sallai for J. Schmid (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC – 2-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern München – 2-2
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SC Freiburg – 2-1
- FC Union Berlin – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – TSG Hoffenheim – 5-1
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Köln – 2-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-2
- FC Augsburg – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – RB Leipzig – 1-1
