SV Werder Bremen vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
SV Werder Bremen vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at Weserstadion.
- SV Werder Bremen 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- SC Freiburg 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Norbert Grudzinski
- Referee Alexander Sather
- Referee Thomas Stein
- Referee Bibiana Steinhaus
- Referee Benjamin Brand
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | SV Werder Bremen | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | SV 07 Elversberg | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | SC Paderborn 07 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 6 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | SC Freiburg | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Apr | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Apr | FC Schalke 04 | A | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | H | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Mar | FC Schalke 04 | H | 4–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | SV Werder Bremen | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Apr | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | A | 0–5 | L |
| 30 Mar | FC Bayern München | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Mar | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Mar | Hertha BSC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| SV Werder Bremen | SC Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #3 |
| 15 | Points | 19 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 4 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 2 |
| 17 | Scored | 20 |
| 15 | Conceded | 10 |
| +2 | GD | +10 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 2.11 |
| 44% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
SV Werder Bremen this season
SV Werder Bremen this season
33%
Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
SC Freiburg this season
SV Werder Bremen are 6th (15 pts). SC Freiburg are 3rd (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SV Werder Bremen
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SV Werder Bremen
| Niclas Fullkrug | 9 G | |
| Marco Grull | 2 G | 6 A |
| Eren Dinkci | 2 G | 1 A |
| Dariusz Stalmach | 1 G |
SC Freiburg
| Yuito Suzuki | 5 G | |
| Igor Matanovic | 4 G | 1 A |
| Maximilian Eggestein | 3 G | |
| Derry Scherhant | 2 G | 3 A |
| Yannik Engelhardt | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: SV Werder Bremen gets underway.
- 5' Nuri Sahin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Lucas Holer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with SC Freiburg winning 100% of all matches.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. SV Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' SV Werder Bremen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 35' SC Freiburg have won 495 goals from 504 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 37' SC Freiburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' SC Freiburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Stefanos Kapino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jiri Pavlenka on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' Pascal Stenzel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 60' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 63' It is a substitution in SV Werder Bremen team. Yuya Osako is replaced by Claudio Pizarro on 63 minute.
- 66' Ludwig Augustinsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
- 71' Florian Niederlechner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
- 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mike Frantz.
- 76' Davy Klaassen adds to his 3 season tally! SV Werder Bremen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 81' SC Freiburg ring the changes. Jerome Gondorf has done his job and it is now time for Gian-Luca Waldschmidt to step up.
- 84' A stunning finish from Theodor Gebre Selassie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 87' Fresh legs for SV Werder Bremen! Martin Harnik comes on to replace Milot Rashica.
- 90' What a strike from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! The score is 2-1.
- It finishes all square. SV Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg share the spoils 2-1.
Lineups
SV Werder Bremen Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
-
8
Yuya Osako ↓ Claudio Pizarro 63'
- 13
- 30
-
1
Jiri Pavlenka ↓ Stefanos Kapino 46'
- 23
- 18
- 5
- 35
-
11
Milot Rashica ↓ Martin Harnik 87'
- 10
Bench
-
4
Claudio Pizarro ↑ 63'
- 6
-
9
Martin Harnik ↑ 87'
- 32
- 15
-
27
Stefanos Kapino ↑ 46'
- 19
Coach
Florian Kohfeldt
SC Freiburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 32
- 23
- 20
- 1
- 30
- 6
-
15
Pascal Stenzel ↓ Mike Frantz 63'
- 19
- 7
- 31
- 49
Bench
-
11
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 81'
- 25
- 36
-
8
Mike Frantz ↑ 63'
- 13
-
9
Lucas Holer ↑ 81'
- 37
Coach
Christian Streich
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vincenzo Grifo | 4 |
| Ritsu Doan | 3 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 3 |
| Maximilian Philipp | 2 |
| Gian-Luca Waldschmidt | 2 |
| Lucas Holer | 2 |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | 2 |
| Nils Petersen | 2 |
Head to Head
SV Werder Bremen Form
2019-04-13
SV Werder Bremen
2–1
SC Freiburg
W
2019-04-07
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–1
SV Werder Bremen
D
2019-04-03
FC Schalke 04
0–2
SV Werder Bremen
W
2019-03-30
SV Werder Bremen
3–1
1. FSV Mainz 05
W
2019-03-17
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–3
SV Werder Bremen
W
2019-03-08
SV Werder Bremen
4–2
FC Schalke 04
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.86
SV Werder Bremen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51
SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SV Werder Bremen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
SV Werder Bremen or Draw
74%
Draw or SC Freiburg
50%
SV Werder Bremen or SC Freiburg
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — SV Werder Bremen
| Handicap | SV Werder Bremen covers | Push | SC Freiburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 14% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 20% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 16% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
SV Werder Bremen keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.