Freiburg vs Werder Bremen

7 February 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jan-Niklas Beste 13’

Match summary

Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 1-0. Freiburg led 1-0 at half-time.

Jan-Niklas Beste put Freiburg ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Igor Matanovic.

Werder Bremen can feel hard done by, creating 1.12 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Freiburg's 0.36 from 7. Freiburg had a player sent off.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%
7 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 8
28 Attacks 85
40 Dangerous attacks 56
280 Passes 554
72% Pass accuracy 86%
11 Tackles 15
9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Freiburg Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Niklas BesteLeft foot shot1-0 (Freiburg)
13’
13’
Justin NjinmahShot on target
Igor MatanovicShot on target
17’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Johan Manzambi: card review (VAR)
51’
Johan ManzambiFoul
52’
Yuito SuzukiVincenzo Grifo
56’
61’
Romano SchmidShot on target
62’
Felix AguOlivier DemanInjury
62’
Samuel MbangulaJulián Malatini
Anthony JungNiklas Beste
68’
Jordy MakengoChristian Günter
68’
72’
Romano SchmidShot on target
VAR review
78’
80’
Justin NjinmahShot on target
81’
Samuel MbangulaShot on target
84’
Marco GrüllJustin Njinmah
Lucas HölerIgor Matanovic
84’
84’
Cameron PuertasRomano Schmid
Derry ScherhantPatrick Osterhage
84’
88’
Jovan MilosevicSenne Lynen
90’
Marco FriedlFoul
Julian SchusterArgument
90+1’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.12 13’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), 1-0 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.12 13’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), 1-0 Beste 13’
Freiburg 0.36 xGWerder Bremen 1.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking Freiburg attacking 
67’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 13’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 30’ Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Karim Coulibaly (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Patrick Osterhage (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 13’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 30’ Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Karim Coulibaly (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Patrick Osterhage (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Keke Maximilian Topp (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Samuel Mbangula (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Freiburg 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Atubolu
Ogbus
Ginter
Rosenfelder
Günter 68’
Eggestein
Osterhage 84’
Beste 68’
Manzambi
Grifo 56’
Matanovic 84’
Werder Bremen 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Backhaus
Coulibaly
Friedl
Malatini 62’
Lynen 88’
Deman 62’
Schmid 84’
Stage
Sugawara
Topp
Njinmah 84’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Noah Atubolu GK900 0.000.021
Bruno Ogbus DEF900 0.000.000
Max Rosenfelder DEF900 0.000.000
Matthias Ginter DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Günter DEF690 0.000.051
Maximilian Eggestein MID901 0.070.000
Patrick Osterhage MID851 0.030.000
Jan-Niklas Beste MID6911 0.080.000
Johan Manzambi MID531 0.070.000
Vincenzo Grifo MID570 0.000.071
Igor Matanovic FWD8512 0.070.081
Yuito Suzuki Sub330 0.000.041
Jordy Makengo Sub210 0.000.000
Anthony Jung Sub210 0.000.000
Derry Scherhant Sub51 0.040.000
Lucas Höler Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Freiburg win 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Werder Bremen win 27% Avg odds 3.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Freiburg WLDWL
Werder Bremen LDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 0-3 Freiburg, 20 Sep 25 Next meeting: Freiburg 4-1 Werder Bremen, 30 Aug 26  All Freiburg vs Werder Bremen meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.