Leverkusen vs Freiburg 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

36': Florian Wirtz
60': Jonas Hofmann

FT
2 - 1

SC Freiburg

70': Manuel Gulde

Leverkusen reclaim Bundesliga lead after beating Freiburg

Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed the top spot in the Bundesliga after beating Freiburg 2-1 at home on Sunday to remain unbeaten this season.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
45'+1': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0.
45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0.
60': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 0. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
67': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Manuel Gulde replaces Philipp Lienhart.
67': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
70': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1. Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a set piece situation.
81': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
81': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Merlin Röhl.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
90'+4': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

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

Full Table

Statistics

SCF		B04
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	11
2	Saves	2
29.5	Possession	70.5
10	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
217	Accurate Passes	652
293	Passes	727
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	32
21	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	6
22	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	5
24	Effective Clearances	26
24	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
22	Victor Boniface
10	Florian Wirtz
7	Jonas Hofmann

Substitutes:

Josip Stanisic, Nathan Tella, Adam Hlozek, Matej Kovar, Nadiem Amiri, Piero Hincapié, Patrik Schick, Robert Andrich, Amine Adli.

SC Freiburg (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Noah Atubolu (GK)
3	Philipp Lienhart
28	Matthias Ginter
27	Nicolas Höfler
17	Lukas Kübler
25	Kiliann Sildillia
34	Merlin Rohl
8	Maximilian Eggestein
32	Vincenzo Grifo
42	Ritsu Doan
9	Lucas Höler