LEVERKUSEN. SC Freiburg conquered Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the help of Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 - 3

SC Freiburg

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 97 Attack 75
  • 43 Dangerous attack 16
  • 144 Ball safe 152
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. SC Freiburg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, SC Freiburg found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (J. Tah and N. Amiri). On the other side, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (N. Hofler and M. Gregoritsch).

Match Timeline

Jonathan Tah- Yellow
5'
9'
16'
34'
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
46'
Maximilian Eggestein- sub ->Y. Keitel
46'
Ritsu Doan- sub ->M. Gulde
48'
Matthias Ginter(goal)V. Grifo
51'
Michael Gregoritsch(goal)Jeong Woo-Yeong
53'
Michael Gregoritsch- Yellow
60'
60'
60'
Patrik Schick(goal)C. Hudson-Odoi
65'
72'
Ritsu Doan(goal)N. Hofler
Timothy Fosu-Mensah- sub ->D. Sinkgraven
78'
79'
80'
80'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 3 points like FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Freiburg will have 12 points like Borussia Dortmund to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Werder Bremen on the 17th of September with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Werder Bremen (14 draws).

SC Freiburg will play away agasint Hertha BSC on the 9th of October with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of SC Freiburg (7 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
5.5
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.4
60' 5'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
5.8
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
6.3
M
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
6.4
78'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.6
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
6.9
60' 16'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.2
79'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
6.4
60'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
7.3
65'
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.1
Substitutes
G
Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
7.0
78'
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England
7.1
60'
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.5
60'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
6.8
79' 83'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
F
Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran
6.7
60'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (5.5), Odilon Kossounou (6.3), Jonathan Tah (6.4), Edmond Tapsoba (5.8), Robert Andrich (6.2), Jeremie Frimpong (7.6), Exequiel Palacios (6.4), Kerem Demirbay (6.9), Daley Sinkgraven (6.4), Moussa Diaby (7.1) and Patrik Schick (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Hložek, Timothy Fosu-Mensah (7.0), Sardar Azmoun (6.7), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.1), Paulinho, Charles Aránguiz (6.5), Nadiem Amiri (6.8) and Niklas Lomb.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: J. Tah for C. Hudson-Odoi (60′), E. Palacios for S. Azmoun (60′), K. Demirbay for C. Aranguiz (60′), D. Sinkgraven for T. Fosu-Mensah (78′) and R. Andrich for N. Amiri (79′).

Best player: Jeremie Frimpong​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jeremie Frimpong.

His rating is (7.6) with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
7.4
D
Manuel Gulde 5.Germany
6.3
46'
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
7.3
48'
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
6.9
M
Christian Günter 30.Germany
6.9
M
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.7
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
6.8
34'
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
6.7
46'
F
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
7.1
80'
F
Roland Sallai 22.Hungary
6.2
9'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
6.8
80' 53' 51'
Substitutes
G
Noah Atubolu 21.Germany
D
H. Siquet 2.Belgium
D
Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany
7.0
80'
M
Jonathan Schmid 7.France
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
6.5
46'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
7.4
9'
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
6.3
80'
F
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
7.1
46' 72'
F
Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany

SC Freiburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.4), Matthias Ginter (7.3), Philipp Lienhart (6.9), Manuel Gulde (6.3), Kiliann Sildillia (6.7), Yannik Keitel (6.7), Nicolas Höfler (6.8), Christian Günter (6.9), Roland Sallai (6.2), Michael Gregoritsch (6.8) and Vincenzo Grifo (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jonathan Schmid, Noah Atubolu, Nils Petersen (6.3), Hugo Siquet, Ritsu Doan (7.1), Maximilian Eggestein (6.5), Keven Schlotterbeck (7.0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (7.4) and Noah Weißhaupt.

SC Freiburg could not rely on the presence of Jeong Woo-Yeong (injured).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: R. Sallai for Jeong Woo-Yeong (9′), Y. Keitel for M. Eggestein (46′), M. Gulde for R. Doan (46′), M. Gregoritsch for K. Schlotterbeck (80′) and V. Grifo for N. Petersen (80′).

Best player: Mark Flekken​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 7.42. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​