Bremen vs Freiburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Freiburg beats Bremen 2-1 to boost Champions League hopes
— Freiburg came from behind to beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday, boosting its chances of Champions League qualification.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
- 13': Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, SC Freiburg 0.
- 46': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, SC Freiburg 0. Maximilian Philipp (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt following a fast break.
- 66': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, SC Freiburg 1. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Höler with a headed pass.
- 71': Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, SC Freiburg 2. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
- 73': Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Ilia Gruev replaces Christian Groß.
- 75': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Jens Stage.
- 77': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Schmidt replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
- 79': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Lucas Höler because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Amos Pieper replaces Niklas Stark.
- 83': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Eren Dinkçi replaces Maximilian Philipp.
- 85': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 85': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Roland Sallai.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, SC Freiburg 2.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100
Venue: Weserstadion
Location: Bremen, Germany
Attendance: 42,100
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +63 | Bayern Munich | 33 | 79 | 2 |
| +31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 56 | 8 |
| -2 | SC Freiburg | 33 | 55 | 10 |
Statistics
 SCF |
SVW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 502 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 82 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 29 | Clearances | 16 |
Werder Bremen (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 32 | Marco Friedl |
| 4 | Niklas Stark  |
| 6 | Jens Stage |
| 10 | Leonardo Bittencourt |
| 36 | Christian Groß |
| 3 | Anthony Jung |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 7 | Marvin Ducksch |
| 17 | Maximilian Philipp |
SC Freiburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Maximilian Eggestein |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
| 22 | Roland Sallai |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 42 | Ritsu Doan |
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