Bundesliga · Sun, 30 Aug 2026 ·
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen — 4 - 1
Europa-Park Stadion · Referee: D. Siebert
Match report
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 4-1 as Y. Suzuki hits a hat-trick
Werder Bremen were beaten 4-1 by SC Freiburg at Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 1. Y. Suzuki (29', 48', 55') and I. Matanovic (45') scored for SC Freiburg, while D. Stalmach (76') found the net for Werder Bremen. It was 2-0 at half-time.
SC Freiburg had 53% of the ball and 19 shots (5 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 9 (3 on target). Yuito Suzuki (SC Freiburg) was the top-rated player with 9.5. The result leaves SC Freiburg 3rd in the Bundesliga table on 10 points and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.
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 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 23 Jan 2027, Werder Bremen – SC Freiburg
Match events
- 29'goalY. SuzukiAssist: J. Beste
- 45'goalI. MatanovicAssist: M. Ginter
- 46'substitutionJ. BesteOff: C. Irie
- 46'substitutionS. LynenOff: D. Stalmach
- 48'yellow cardLudovit ReisYellow Card
- 48'goalY. SuzukiNormal Goal
- 55'goalY. SuzukiAssist: I. Matanovic
- 61'substitutionN. FullkrugOff: C. Itten
- 61'substitutionJ. NjinmahOff: S. Musah
- 69'substitutionP. LienhartOff: M. Rosenfelder
- 69'substitutionL. KublerOff: P. Treu
- 73'substitutionI. MatanovicOff: L. Holer
- 76'goalD. StalmachAssist: M. Grull
- 80'substitutionY. SuzukiOff: K. Goto
- 85'substitutionM. GrullOff: P. Covic
- 85'substitutionL. ReisOff: E. Dinkci
- 88'yellow cardKeisuke GotoYellow Card
Lineups
SC Freiburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster
Starting XI
- 1M. BackhausG
- 17L. KublerD
- 28M. GinterD
- 3P. LienhartD
- 33J. MakengoD
- 8M. EggesteinM
- 16Y. EngelhardtM
- 19J. BesteM
- 14Y. SuzukiM
- 7D. ScherhantM
- 31I. MatanovicF
Substitutes
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 1K. HeinG
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 5A. PieperD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 20ChukiM
- 14S. LynenM
- 15L. ReisM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 10N. FullkrugF
- 17M. GrullF
Substitutes
- 30A. SchlagerG
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 24P. CovicM
- 23D. StalmachM
- 38P. ErevbenagieF
- 26C. IttenF
- 18E. DinkciF
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 29S. MusahF
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 2.37Expected goals (xG)0.54
- 19Total shots9
- 5Shots on target3
- 7Shots off target1
- 7Blocked shots5
- 8Shots inside the box6
- 11Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners5
- 0Offsides1
- 13Fouls16
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 487Passes432
- 435Accurate passes372
- 89%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.93Goals prevented-0.93
Player statistics
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mio BackhausG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Philipp LienhartD | 69 | 7.9 | ||
| 17Lukas KüblerD | 69 | 7.9 | ||
| 28Matthias GinterD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 33Jordy MakengoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Derry ScherhantM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Maximilian EggesteinM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Yuito SuzukiMTop rated | 80 | 9.5 | 3 | |
| 16Yannick EngelhardtM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Jan-Niklas BesteM | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 31Igor MatanovićF | 73 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21Florian MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 27Berkay YılmazD | – | – | ||
| 29Philipp TreuD | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Christian GünterD | – | – | ||
| 37Maximilian RosenfelderD | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 32Vincenzo GrifoM | – | – | ||
| 9Lucas HölerF | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Cyriaque IriéF | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 42Keisuke GotoF | 10 | 6.5 |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Karl HeinG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 14Senne LynenM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Ludovit ReisM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 20ChukiM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Niclas FüllkrugF | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllF | 85 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 30Alexander SchlagerG | – | – | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | – | – | ||
| 23Dariusz StalmachM | 45 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 24Patrice ČovićM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | – | – | ||
| 18Eren DinkçiF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Cédric IttenF | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Paul ErevbenagieF | – | – |
