Highlights

Matchday 19

FINAL

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SC Freiburg

MalatiniJulián Malatini

90' + 3'

NjinmahJustin Njinmah

53'

28'

GrifoVincenzo Grifo

DuckschMarvin Ducksch

R. Hartmann

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Werder on the move with Freiburg win

Werder claimed victory over Freiburg, moving into the top-half in the process and reducing the gap to their visitors to five points. Marvin Ducksch gave his team an early lead by converting the first of two first-half penalties. Vincenco Grifo responded in kind inside the half hour mark, cooly converting his own spot-kick to pull Freiburg level. But Werder were back in front when Justin Njinmah fired home from the edge of the box and debutant Julián Malatini made sure of the points in injury-time.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Game, set, match

Werder wrap up the points with a third goal. He's only been on the pitch for two minutes but Malatini has a debut goal, pouncing on Szalai's poor backpass and rounding Atubolu before tapping into an empty net.

90'

+ 3

Julián Malatini

GOAL!

3:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

94 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.25 m

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Julián Malatini

Felix Agu

90'

Yellow card

Michael Gregoritsch

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Merlin Röhl34.46km/h

Felix Agu34.22km/h

Justin Gideon Njinmah33.51km/h

89'

Yellow card

Christian Streich

89'

Yellow card

Senne Lynen

86'

Substitution

Rafael Borré

Justin Njinmah

86'

Substitution

Florent Muslija

Vincenzo Grifo

85'

Substitution

Christian Groß

Jens Stage

83'

Off the bar!

Second-half sub Bittencourt almost pulled off one of the goals of the season. Spotting Atubolu off his line, the Werder midfielder pings at goal from way out but is denied by the crossbar with the Freiburg 'keeper stranded. That would have been some goal but it remains 2-1 to the hosts.

80'

Substitution

Maximilian Philipp

Merlin Röhl

72'

Substitution

Nick Woltemade

Marvin Ducksch

72'

Substitution

Leonardo Bittencourt

Romano Schmid

71'

Substitution

Nicolas Höfler

Jordy Makengo

71'

Substitution

Attila Szalai

Lukas Kübler

62'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

59'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

52'

34.6 %

53'

70.1 %

53'

Werder back in front

Ahead after nine minutes of the first-half, Werder need eight minutes of the second period to take the lead once more. Justin Njinmah is the scorer, cutting inside from the left and arrowing a shot into the near post from the edge of the box.

53'

Justin Njinmah

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

5 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

116.38 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

19.79 m

50'

Yellow card

Niklas Stark

Kick-off!

45'

+ 7

Half-time: Werder Bremen 2-2 Freiburg

It's been a tale of two penalties so far in Bremen, with Ducksch and then Grifo both converting from 12-yards so far. As a result, we go into the break with this very much in the balance still.

Half-time

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Felix Agu31.84km/h

Noah Raphael Weißhaupt31.27km/h

Lukas Kübler31.26km/h

28'

Freiburg pull level

The visitors are back on level terms and it's a second penalty of the game inside the first 30 minutes. Vincenzo Grifo is the man with the goal, calmly slotting home to make it 1-1.

28'

Vincenzo Grifo

GOAL!

1:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

10'

Werder in front

We have our first goal of the day as Marvin Ducksch converts from the penalty spot to put Werder ahead. It's the Germany international's eighth goal of the campaign as he sends Noah Atubolu the wrong way from 12-yards.

Marvin Ducksch

GOAL!

1:0

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

Kick-off!

"Never again is now!"

Under this slogan, German professional football is commemorating the victims of National Socialism on and around 27 January, the date of liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This is the 20th year in which the DFL and the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs have been involved in the “day of commemoration in German football” in cooperation with the “!Nie Wieder” (“!Never Again”) initiative. In light of current events, the day of commemoration around Matchdays 19 and 20 (26–28 January and 2–4 February) will focus on the topic of antisemitism.

Bremen starting XI

Zetterer - Stark, Friedl (c), Jung - Stage - Agu, Schmid, Lynen, Deman - Njinmah, Ducksch

Bremen subs

Pavlenka, Malatini, Groß, Bittencourt, Kownacki, Borré, Woltemade

Freiburg starting XI

Atubolu - Kübler, Ginter, Sildillia, Makengo - Eggestein, Röhl – Weißhaupt, Höler, Grifo (c) – Gregoritsch

Freiburg subs

Müller, Szalai, Keitel, Muslija, Höfler, Johansson, Adamu, Philipp

“Never again is now!”

Werner's view on Freiburg

"The week is short and we're now facing a different game with different issues. It'll be about a different type of physicality. We'll have to defend a lot of long balls and crosses into the box. We have to be 100 percent alert because they have a clear plan in all game situations - that's the most challenging task mentally. We want to go into the game with confidence because we've stabilised and won points against teams from other parts of the table. We want to continue that positive development."

Streich's view on Bremen

"They played a brilliant game [against Bayern], won so many challenges and are in good form. We'll show that to the boys and then look for solutions. They have clear patterns of play because they always play with the same formation. In front of an enthusiastic crowd, they'll be like a mouse on a string."

Happy New Year!

Both teams are unbeaten in 2024, picking up four points each from their two matches.

Probable line-ups

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2:03

Watch: Freiburg 1-0 Bremen - highlights

Maximilian Philipp's 96th-minute goal was all that separated the teams on Matchday 2, as Freiburg made it three straight wins in meetings with Bremen.

2:03

Watch: Bayern 0-1 Bremen - highlights

Werder were the big winners on Matchday 18, after Mitchell Weiser returned to haunt former club Bayern at the Allianz Arena. The Green-Whites - who hadn't beaten the record champions since September 2008 - are now nine points clear of the relegation zone, in 13th place.

2:03

Watch: Freiburg 3-2 Hoffenheim - highlights

Freiburg edged Hoffenheim in an entertaining south-west derby to stay seventh in the table, outside the top six on goal difference and only five points behind the UEFA Champions League places. They've taken four points from two games in 2024, and only lost one of their previous seven.

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