RB Leipzig beat SC Freiburg 2-0

Match report

RB Leipzig beat SC Freiburg 2-0 in Bundesliga matchday 17 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Red Bull Arena. W. Orban (53') and Romulo Cardoso (56') scored for RB Leipzig. It was 0-0 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 64% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against SC Freiburg’s 3 (1 on target). David Raum (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and SC Freiburg 3rd on 10.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

Form

SC Freiburg

3rd · 10 points · P 4 W 3 D 1 L 0

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Bayern München	4	+12	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	+9	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	+5	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	-1	5

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 16 May 2026, SC Freiburg 4-1 RB Leipzig

Full RB Leipzig vs SC Freiburg head-to-head

Match events

14'yellow cardYuito SuzukiYellow Card
52'yellow cardPhilipp TreuYellow Card
53'goalW. OrbanAssist: D. Raum
55'substitutionY. SuzukiOff: V. Grifo
56'goalRomulo CardosoNormal Goal
60'substitutionT. GomisOff: Y. Diomande
60'substitutionA. OuedraogoOff: A. Nusa
65'substitutionP. TreuOff: J. Beste
65'substitutionL. HolerOff: I. Matanovic
74'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: C. Harder
77'yellow cardJan-Niklas BesteYellow Card
85'substitutionC. GunterOff: J. Makengo
85'substitutionP. OsterhageOff: D. Scherhant
88'substitutionC. BaumgartnerOff: E. Bitshiabu
88'substitutionC. LukebaOff: E. Banzuzi
90+6'yellow cardMaximilian EggesteinYellow Card

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

SC Freiburg

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

64%Possession36%
2.48Expected goals (xG)0.17
21Total shots3
7Shots on target1
6Shots off target1
8Blocked shots1
19Shots inside the box3
2Shots outside the box0
7Corners2
0Offsides2
12Fouls16
0Yellow cards4
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves5
552Passes313
487Accurate passes237
88%Pass accuracy76%
0.85Goals prevented0.85

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Péter GulácsiG	90	6.9				40 · 95%
4Willi OrbánD	90	8.3	1		2 (1)	76 · 91%	1	1	7/15
17Ridle BakuD	90	7.2				69 · 86%	2	2	4/8
22David RaumDTop rated	90	8.5		1		80 · 92%	5	4	6/15
23Castello LukebaD	88	7.2				82 · 95%			1/4
13Nicolas SeiwaldM	90	6.9			3 (3)	44 · 80%			1/2
14Christoph BaumgartnerM	88	6.9			3 (1)	25 · 64%	2	2	7/12
24Xaver SchlagerM	90	6.7				31 · 81%		2	4/9
20Assan OuédraogoF	60	6.7				18 · 83%			2/5
27Tidiam GomisF	60	6.3			1 (1)	19 · 84%			5/13
40RômuloF	74	6.9	1		1 (1)	20 · 95%	2	1	2/6
26Maarten VandevoordtG	–	–
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	9	6.6				3 · 100%
19Kosta NedeljkovićD	–	–
35Max FinkgräfeD	–	–
6Ezechiel BanzuziM	9	6.3				2 · 100%
7Antonio NusaM	30	7.5			3 (0)	20 · 85%	1		8/10
33Andrija MaksimovićM	–	–
11Conrad HarderF	16	6.9				5 · 80%	1		1/4
49Yan DiomandeF	30	7.2				18 · 94%	3	1	2/3

SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Noah AtuboluG	90	8.3		39 · 74%			2/2
5Anthony JungD	90	6.9		46 · 80%		1	3/5
17Lukas KüblerD	90	6.2	1 (0)	27 · 74%		3	5/13
30Christian GünterD	85	6.2		19 · 68%		4	4/7
43Bruno OgbusD	90	7.2		37 · 89%		2	4/7
6Patrick OsterhageM	85	6.6		26 · 88%		2	5/8
8Maximilian EggesteinM	90	7.0	1 (1)	29 · 83%		3	7/13
14Yuito SuzukiM	55	6.9		10 · 80%	2	2	3/6
29Philipp TreuM	65	6.3		17 · 65%		4	5/10
44Johan ManzambiM	90	6.5		17 · 53%		4	7/15
9Lucas HölerF	65	7.2		15 · 53%			9/11
21Florian MüllerG	–	–
19Jan-Niklas BesteD	25	6.6		8 · 75%	1		1/2
33Jordy MakengoD	12	6.7		4 · 100%			0/1
27Nicolas HöflerM	–	–
32Vincenzo GrifoM	35	6.5		12 · 67%			0/1
7Derry ScherhantF	12	6.2		2 · 50%		1	1/2
20Junior AdamuF	–	–
31Igor MatanovićF	25	6.3		5 · 60%			0/3