Freiburg
Werder Bremen
Match summary
Freiburg won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Werder Bremen. Freiburg led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Yuito Suzuki put Freiburg ahead with a header in the 29th minute, set up by Jan-Niklas Beste and Igor Matanovic made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, set up by Matthias Ginter. In the second half, Suzuki made it 3-0 in the 48th minute, Suzuki made it 4-0 in the 55th minute, set up by Igor Matanovic, and Dariusz Stalmach pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 76th minute, set up by Marco Grüll.
The chances backed that up: Freiburg created 2.39 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.95 from 9.
Freiburg secured a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Werder Bremen in their Bundesliga fixture on matchday one. The hosts controlled the match, dominating territory and registering 19 shots compared to their opponents nine attempts. Freiburg held 53 percent possession and completed 487 passes at an accuracy rate of 89 percent. Their attacking pressure resulted in 47 dangerous attacks and six corners, comfortably outperforming Werder Bremen in expected goals with a total of 2.39 against 0.95. Both teams finished the encounter having received a single yellow card, while committing 13 fouls for Freiburg and 16 for Werder Bremen.
The scoring opened in the 29th minute when Yuito Suzuki headed Freiburg into a 1-0 lead. Igor Matanovic then doubled the advantage just before the interval with a right-footed shot in the 45th minute, sending the hosts into half-time leading 2-0. Early in the second half, Suzuki struck again with a left-footed shot in the 48th minute, shortly before Ludovit Reis received a yellow card for a foul. Suzuki completed his hat-trick and extended the score to 4-0 with another left-footed effort in the 55th minute. Werder Bremen pulled a goal back in the 76th minute through a header from Dariusz Stalmach before Keisuke Goto received a yellow card late in the match.
