FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. SC Freiburg prevails over Werder Bremen with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Kubler (56′) and a penalty scored by V. Grifo (80′). SC Freiburg was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Schwarzwald-Stadion stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert assisted by René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

SC Freiburg

2 - 0

Werder Bremen

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 25 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 18 Off Target 9
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 119 Attack 86
  • 63 Dangerous attack 16
  • 76 Ball safe 93
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

SC Freiburg was in firm control of the ball 61% while Werder Bremen was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SC Freiburg was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SC Freiburg won the match​.

SC Freiburg shot 25 times, 7 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Werder Bremen shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (N. Hofler and M. Eggestein). On the opposite side, Werder Bremen received 2 yellow cards (N. Fullkrug and L. Buchanan).

Also, Werder Bremen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Friedl (Werder Bremen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (14′).

Match Timeline

14'
Marco Friedl - Red
Nicolas Höfler- Yellow
43'
Ritsu Doan- sub ->Y. Keitel
46'
Lukas Kübler(goal)
56'
60'
66'
Felix Agu- sub ->M. Weiser
76'
76'
79'
Vincenzo Grifo(penalty)
80'
88'
Lucas Höler- sub ->V. Grifo
88'
88'
Maximilian Eggestein- Yellow
90'
90'
Maximilian Eggestein- sub ->Nicolas Höfler
90'

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, SC Freiburg will have 21 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Werder Bremen will stay with 15 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg will play away with VfL Wolfsburg on the 21st of January with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).

Werder Bremen will play away agasint FC Köln on the 21st of January with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (9 draws).

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg
G
Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands
7.0
D
Lukas Kübler 17.Germany
7.7
56'
D
Matthias Ginter 28.Germany
7.4
D
Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria
7.1
88'
M
Christian Günter 30.Germany
7.4
M
Kiliann Sildillia 25.France
6.6
M
Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany
7.0
90' 43'
M
Yannik Keitel 14.Germany
6.1
46'
F
Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy
8.9
88' 80'
F
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh 11.Ghana
6.5
90'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 38.Austria
6.3
Substitutes
G
Noah Atubolu 21.Germany
D
Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany
88'
M
Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea
M
Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany
90' 90'
F
Noah Weißhaupt 33.Germany
F
Ritsu Doan 42.Japan
6.5
46'
F
Lucas Höler 9.Germany
88'
F
Kevin Schade 20.Germany
F
Nils Petersen 18.Germany
90'

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

The manager Christian Streich decided to play with the following team: Mark Flekken (7.0), Lukas Kübler (7.7), Matthias Ginter (7.4), Philipp Lienhart (7.1), Kiliann Sildillia (6.6), Yannik Keitel (6.1), Nicolas Höfler (7.0), Christian Günter (7.4), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (6.5), Vincenzo Grifo (8.9) and Michael Gregoritsch (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Weißhaupt, Ritsu Doan (6.5), Woo-Yeong Jeong, Lucas Höler, Kevin Schade, Noah Atubolu, Maximilian Eggestein, Keven Schlotterbeck and Nils Petersen.

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: Y. Keitel for R. Doan (46′), V. Grifo for L. Holer (88′), P. Lienhart for K. Schlotterbeck (88′), N. Hofler for M. Eggestein (90′) and D. Kyereh for N. Petersen (90′).

Best player: Vincenzo Grifo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Vincenzo Grifo.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 57 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Werder Bremen – Formation

Werder Bremen
G
Jiri Pavlenka 1.Czech Republic
6.8
D
Anthony Jung 3.Germany
6.6
D
Amos Pieper 5.Germany
6.8
D
Marco Friedl 32.Austria
6.8
14'
M
Mitchell Weiser 8.Germany
6.2
66'
M
Lee Buchanan 26.England
6.5
88' 79'
M
Jens Stage 6.Denmark
7.1
76'
M
Romano Schmid 20.Austria
6.2
76'
M
Ilia Gruev 28.Bulgaria
6.8
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
7.1
60'
F
Marvin Ducksch 7.Germany
6.8
Substitutes
G
Michael Zetterer 30.Germany
D
Fabio Chiarodia 39.Italy
88'
D
Felix Agu 27.Germany
5.5
66'
M
Leonardo Bittencourt 10.Germany
M
D. Salifou 19.Togo
F
Eren Dinkçi 21.Germany
6.6
76'
F
Oliver Burke 9.Scotland
6.4
76'
F
Benjamin Goller 24.Germany

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

Ole Werner played with: Jiří Pavlenka (6.8), Amos Pieper (6.8), Marco Friedl (6.8), Anthony Jung (6.6), Mitchell Weiser (6.2), Romano Schmid (6.2), Ilia Gruev (6.8), Jens Stage (7.1), Lee Buchanan (6.5), Niclas Füllkrug (7.1) and Marvin Ducksch (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Eren Dinkçi (6.6), Oliver Burke (6.4), Benjamin Goller, Leonardo Bittencourt, Michael Zetterer, Felix Agu (5.5) and Dikeni Salifou.

Substitutions

Werder Bremen made 4 changes: M. Weiser for F. Agu (66′), R. Schmid for O. Burke (76′), J. Stage for E. Dinkci (76′) and L. Buchanan for F. C. Chiarodia (88′).

Best player: Niclas Füllkrug​

The most impressive player for Werder Bremen was Niclas Füllkrug.

His rating is (7.1) with 22 passes (59% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 22.

Results of the day

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