Freiburg 4-1 Werder Bremen: Match Recap and Result

Match: 30 August 2026, 13:30 UTC · Published: 30 August 2026 · 367 words

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Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 4-1 in the Bundesliga at Europa-Park Stadion, with Y. Suzuki scoring a hat-trick as the hosts ran away with the contest after a measured start.

Match Summary

Neither side found an early breakthrough. Freiburg, in a 4-2-3-1, and Werder Bremen, in a 4-3-3, spent the first half hour probing without a goal. The game opened up when Y. Suzuki put Freiburg in front, J. Beste supplying the assist, after 29 minutes. I. Matanovic then made it two as the first half closed, finishing from M. Ginter, and Freiburg went into the interval with a clear lead.

The second half began the same way. Suzuki scored again three minutes after the restart, then completed his hat-trick before the hour was up, this time with I. Matanovic as the provider. Werder Bremen finally replied through D. Stalmach, set up by M. Grull, with the score already at four. Freiburg managed the remainder. L. Reis was booked for Bremen shortly after the interval, and K. Goto received a late yellow for the home side.

Key Moments

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The first Freiburg goal mattered because it ended a tight, scoreless spell and forced Bremen to leave space. The cluster around half-time, a second before the break and a third just after it, turned a lead into a cushion that Bremen never looked like erasing. Completing the hat-trick before the hour removed any remaining doubt and made the rest of the afternoon about game management. The visitors' finish gave them a late presence on the scoresheet, yet it arrived too late and too far behind to change the result. The two yellow cards, one apiece, did not alter the pattern of the match.

Match Statistics

Freiburg controlled more of the ball with 54 percent possession to 46 and created the heavier chance load, 19 shots to 8 and 5 on target to 3. Expected goals backed that gap, 1.95 against 0.45. Corners were closer, 6 to 5. Each team picked up one yellow card, and there were no red cards.

What the Result Means

SC Freiburg sit 10th in the Bundesliga with 0 points from 0 matches played and a goal difference of 0. Werder Bremen are 12th, also with 0 points from 0 matches played and a goal difference of 0. The sides remain level on points.