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.
German Bundesliga
FULL TIME
- Maximilian Philipp 46'
- Roland Sallai 66'
- Lucas Höler 71'
Weserstadion · 42,100 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ VfB Stuttgart | L 0-1 | German Bundesliga |
| 10/31/26 | vs TSG Hoffenheim | W 2-0 | German Bundesliga |
| 10/27/26 | @ Borussia Dortmund | L 2-3 | German Cup |
| 10/24/26 | @ Mainz | W 3-2 | German Bundesliga |
| 10/17/26 | vs SC Paderborn 07 | D 2-2 | German Bundesliga |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Roland Sallai.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Eren Dinkçi replaces Maximilian Philipp.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Amos Pieper replaces Niklas Stark.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Lucas Höler because of an injury.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Schmidt replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Jens Stage.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Ilia Gruev replaces Christian Groß.
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Yellow Card 73'
Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 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.
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Goal - Volley 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.
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Goal 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.
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Yellow Card 42'
Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 31'
Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 13'
Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 11'
Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
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End Regular Time 90'+7'
Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, SC Freiburg 2.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Roland Sallai.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Eren Dinkçi replaces Maximilian Philipp.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Amos Pieper replaces Niklas Stark.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Lucas Höler because of an injury.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Niklas Schmidt replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid replaces Jens Stage.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Ilia Gruev replaces Christian Groß.
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Yellow Card 73'
Niklas Stark (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 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.
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Goal - Volley 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.
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Goal 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.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins SV Werder Bremen 0, SC Freiburg 0.
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Halftime 45'+2'
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Yellow Card 42'
Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 31'
Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 13'
Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 11'
Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 20 of 20 events.
Team Stats
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
40
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
387
Accurate Passes
367
502
Passes
493
80
Pass Completion %
70
3
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
16
20
Cross %
30
71
Long Balls
82
35
Accurate Long Balls
34
50
Long Balls %
40
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
13
80
Tackle %
50
9
Interceptions
8
29
Effective Clearances
16
29
Clearances
16
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedSVW · 3-5-2
Jirí PavlenkaG11 save
Milos VeljkovicCD13
Marco FriedlCD-L32
Niklas StarkCD-R4 yellow card
Jens StageCM-L61 shot
Leonardo BittencourtCM-R101 assist
Christian GroßAM36 yellow card
Anthony JungLM3
Mitchell WeiserRM81 shot
Marvin DuckschCF-L71 shot on target4 shots
Maximilian PhilippCF-R171 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Substitutes
Amos PieperSUB5
Michael ZettererSUB30
Eren DinkciSUB211 shot
Romano SchmidSUB201 shot
Ilia GruevSUB28
Niklas SchmidtSUB22
Lee BuchananSUB26
Jean-Manuel MbomSUB34
Fabio ChiarodiaSUB39
SCF · 4-2-2-2
Mark FlekkenG264 saves
Philipp LienhartCD-L3
Matthias GinterCD-R28
Christian GünterLB30
Lukas KüblerRB17
Nicolas HöflerCM-L27
Maximilian EggesteinCM-R8 yellow card
Lucas HölerCF-L91 assist1 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Roland SallaiCF-R22 yellow card1 assist1 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Vincenzo GrifoAM-L323 shots
Ritsu DoanAM-R42 yellow card
Substitutes
Yannik KeitelSUB14
Jonathan SchmidSUB7
Nils PetersenSUB18
Kiliann SildilliaSUB25
Kenneth SchmidtSUB35
Noah WeißhauptSUB33
Benjamin UphoffSUB1
Merlin RöhlSUB34
Jeong Woo-YeongSUB291 shot
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