Bundesliga · Sat, 7 Mar 2026 ·
SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen — 3 - 3
Europa-Park-Stadion · Referee: Benjamin Brand, Germany
Match report
M. Ginter’s 86' equaliser earns SC Freiburg 3-3 draw with Bayer Leverkusen
Honours were even between SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen at Europa-Park-Stadion on Saturday, 7 March 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 25 game finishing 3-3. V. Grifo (34'), Y. Suzuki (43') and M. Ginter (86') scored for SC Freiburg, while C. Kofane (37'), A. Grimaldo (45') and M. Terrier (52') found the net for Bayer Leverkusen. It was 2-2 at half-time.
SC Freiburg had 47% of the ball and 21 shots (9 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 17 (5 on target). Yuito Suzuki (SC Freiburg) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves SC Freiburg 3rd in the Bundesliga table on 10 points and Bayer Leverkusen 5th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, Bayer Leverkusen – SC Freiburg
Match events
- -5'yellow cardChristian GünterYellow Card
- 34'goalV. GrifoAssist: C. Gunter
- 37'goalC. KofaneAssist: M. Terrier
- 43'goalY. SuzukiAssist: P. Treu
- 45'goalA. GrimaldoNormal Goal
- 51'yellow cardAlejandro GrimaldoYellow Card
- 52'goalM. TerrierAssist: C. Kofane
- 62'substitutionC. GunterOff: J. Makengo
- 62'substitutionV. GrifoOff: D. Scherhant
- 66'substitutionI. MazaOff: M. Tillman
- 70'yellow cardDerry ScherhantYellow Card
- 75'substitutionJ. ManzambiOff: L. Holer
- 75'substitutionJ. BesteOff: C. Irie
- 75'substitutionM. TerrierOff: M. Culbreath
- 78'yellow cardCyriaque IriéYellow Card
- 82'yellow cardJarell QuansahYellow Card
- 82'substitutionE. FernandezOff: E. Palacios
- 82'substitutionE. PokuOff: T. Oermann
- 86'goalM. GinterAssist: D. Scherhant
- 90+2'yellow cardRobert AndrichYellow Card
Lineups
SC Freiburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster
Starting XI
- 1N. AtuboluG
- 29P. TreuD
- 28M. GinterD
- 43B. OgbusD
- 30C. GunterD
- 8M. EggesteinM
- 44J. ManzambiM
- 19J. BesteM
- 14Y. SuzukiM
- 32V. GrifoM
- 31I. MatanovicF
Substitutes
- 21F. MullerG
- 27N. HoflerM
- 9L. HolerF
- 33J. MakengoD
- 5A. JungD
- 3P. LienhartD
- 6P. OsterhageM
- 7D. ScherhantF
- 22C. IrieF
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 19E. PokuM
- 6E. FernandezM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 30I. MazaF
- 35C. KofaneF
Substitutes
- 18J. OmlinG
- 36N. LombG
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 15T. OermannD
- 47E. C. OwenF
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 16A. TapeD
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 2.67Expected goals (xG)2.11
- 21Total shots17
- 9Shots on target5
- 7Shots off target7
- 5Blocked shots5
- 11Shots inside the box8
- 10Shots outside the box9
- 5Corners2
- 1Offsides1
- 7Fouls8
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves6
- 465Passes532
- 408Accurate passes466
- 88%Pass accuracy88%
- -0.38Goals prevented-0.38
Player statistics
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noah AtuboluG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Matthias GinterD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 29Philipp TreuD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 30Christian GünterD | 62 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 43Bruno OgbusD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Maximilian EggesteinM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Yuito SuzukiMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 19Jan-Niklas BesteM | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Vincenzo GrifoM | 63 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 44Johan ManzambiM | 75 | 7.5 | ||
| 31Igor MatanovićF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Florian MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 3Philipp LienhartD | – | – | ||
| 5Anthony JungD | – | – | ||
| 33Jordy MakengoD | 28 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Patrick OsterhageM | – | – | ||
| 27Nicolas HöflerM | – | – | ||
| 7Derry ScherhantF | 27 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Lucas HölerF | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Cyriaque IriéF | 15 | 6.6 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Janis BlaswichG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Ezequiel FernándezM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuM | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 11Martin TerrierF | 75 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 30Ibrahim MazaF | 66 | 6.5 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 18Jonas OmlinG | – | – | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 15Tim OermannD | 8 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Axel TapeD | – | – | ||
| 7Jonas HofmannM | – | – | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Exequiel PalaciosM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 42Montrell CulbreathM | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 47Emmanuel OwenF | – | – |