Sunday , 16 August 2026

SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26
SC Freiburg
4 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 16 May 2026 · 13:30 UTC Europa-Park Stadion 33,600 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jan-Niklas Beste 24' 1–0
Igor Matanovic 26' 2–0
2–1 33' Assan Ouedraogo
Matthias Ginter 47' 3–1
Derry Scherhant 75' 4–1
Y 77' Christoph Baumgartner

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Europa-Park Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
  • Assistant 2 Fabian Maibaum
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
11
SC Freiburg 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-16 SC Freiburg 4–1 RB Leipzig 2026-01-14 RB Leipzig 2–0 SC Freiburg 2025-03-08 SC Freiburg 0–0 RB Leipzig 2024-10-26 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg 2024-04-06 SC Freiburg 1–4 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
10 May Hamburger SV A 2–3 L
07 May Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
03 May VfL Wolfsburg H 1–1 D
30 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
26 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 0–4 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May SC Freiburg A 1–4 L
09 May FC St. Pauli 1910 H 2–1 W
02 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–4 L
24 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–1 W
18 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–1 W
11 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–0 W

Season Stats

SC Freiburg RB Leipzig
#13 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SC Freiburg are 13th (0 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
  • 5' SC Freiburg currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The 30-year-old Philipp Lienhart has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' The Germany Jan-Niklas Beste breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-0!
  • 26' What composure from Igor Matanovic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Assan Ouedraogo adds to his 0 season tally! RB Leipzig lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Freiburg that had 493 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' Assisted by Jordy Makengo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matthias Ginter makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Freiburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julian Schuster will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Conrad Harder has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Magnificent from Derry Scherhant! That is 13 goals in 464 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' RB Leipzig receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brajan Gruda made 436 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' RB Leipzig is showing some good football. However, RB Leipzig are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Forsberg 4
Christopher Nkunku 4
Lois Openda 4
Mohamed Simakan 2
Benjamin Henrichs 2
Angelino 2
Dominik Szoboszlai 2
Nils Petersen 2

Head to Head

2026-05-16 SC Freiburg 4–1 RB Leipzig 2026-01-14 RB Leipzig 2–0 SC Freiburg 2025-03-08 SC Freiburg 0–0 RB Leipzig 2024-10-26 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg 2024-04-06 SC Freiburg 1–4 RB Leipzig

SC Freiburg Form

2026-05-16 SC Freiburg 4–1 RB Leipzig W 2026-05-10 Hamburger SV 3–2 SC Freiburg L 2026-05-07 SC Freiburg 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2026-05-03 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg D 2026-04-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg L

RB Leipzig Form

2026-05-16 SC Freiburg 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2026-05-09 RB Leipzig 2–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 W 2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2026-04-24 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-11 RB Leipzig 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg44% Draw31% RB Leipzig25%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

SC Freiburg or Draw
75%
Draw or RB Leipzig
56%
SC Freiburg or RB Leipzig
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Freiburg30% Draw54% RB Leipzig16%
Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 0
15%
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg

Handicap SC Freiburg covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.