Bundesliga: SC Freiburg tops Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. SC Freiburg overcome Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 2-1.
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU. SC Freiburg bested Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a penalty of V. Grifo at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Schade gave the win to SC Freiburg in the 84′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the MAGE SOLAR Stadion stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus who had the assistance of Robert Kempter and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 0.3 degrees Celsius or 32.56 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. SC Freiburg was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
SC Freiburg was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons SC Freiburg won the match.
SC Freiburg shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (N. Schlotterbeck and L. Holer). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (J. Frimpong, R. Andrich and O. Kossounou).
After playing this encounter, SC Freiburg will have 26 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 28 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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30'30'
N. Schlotterbeck
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32'32'
J. Frimpong
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32'32'
V. Grifo (Penalty)
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39'39'
R. Andrich
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45'45'
Aranguiz
J. Tah
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56'56'
K. Schade
R. Sallai
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76'76'
L. Alario
P. Schick
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76'76'
Paulinho
A. Adli
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80'80'
E. Demirovic
V. Grifo
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80'80'
M. Eggestein
J. Haberer
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80'80'
E. Palacios
Aranguiz
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82'82'
O. Kossounou
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84'84'
K. Schade
E. Demirovic
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86'86'
L. Holer
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87'87'
M. Bakker
D. Sinkgraven
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87'87'
Z. Sertdemir
K. Demirbay
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90'90'
K. Schlotterbeck
Jeong Woo-Yeong
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, SC Freiburg will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 8th of January with a 1-1 head to head.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Union Berlin on the 8th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2 draws).
SC Freiburg: Formation and Lineups
SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Christian Streich chose to play with the following team: Mark Flekken , Lukas Kübler , Philipp Lienhart , Nico Schlotterbeck , Christian Günter , Janik Haberer , Nicolas Höfler , Woo-Yeong Jeong , Roland Sallai , Vincenzo Grifo and Lucas Höler .
Substitutes
SC Freiburg made 4 changes: R. Sallai for K. Schade (56′), V. Grifo for E. Demirovic (80′), J. Haberer for M. Eggestein (80′) and Jeong Woo-Yeong for K. Schlotterbeck (90′).
Top player: Nico Schlotterbeck
Probably the most impressive player in SC Freiburg was Nico Schlotterbeck even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the other side, Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Daley Sinkgraven , Robert Andrich , Charles Aránguiz , Kerem Demirbay , Amine Adli , Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: P. Schick for L. Alario (76′), A. Adli for Paulinho (76′), Aranguiz for E. Palacios (80′), D. Sinkgraven for M. Bakker (87′) and K. Demirbay for Z. Sertdemir (87′).
Top player: Charles Aránguiz
Probably the most impressive player in Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Charles Aránguiz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
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