SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2019-20 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaHavertz goal gives Bayer Leverkusen win at Freiburg to go third
Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from a midweek setback in the Bundesliga to earn a scrappy 1-0 win at Freiburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Sven Bender.
- 7': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
- 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dominique Heintz.
- 13': Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 13': Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dominique Heintz.
- 21': Attempt missed. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 24': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christian Günter.
- 25': Attempt missed. Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 29': Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 29': Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 35': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
- 40': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 40': Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a through ball.
- 44': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 44': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
- 46': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 47': Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 48': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 48': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo tries a through ball, but Lucas Höler is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
- 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nils Petersen.
- 53': Attempt missed. Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger with a headed pass following a corner.
- 54': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
- 56': Offside, Sport-Club Freiburg. Lukas Kübler tries a through ball, but Roland Sallai is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 58': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 58': Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 60': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Daley Sinkgraven.
- 62': Foul by Robin Koch (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 62': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby replaces Kai Havertz because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Manuel Gulde replaces Lukas Kübler.
- 66': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Jonathan Schmid replaces Roland Sallai.
- 66': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Koch.
- 68': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
- 75': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Lucas Höler because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Mike Frantz replaces Robin Koch.
- 75': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Chang-Hoon Kwon replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 76': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 76': Mike Frantz (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 76': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 77': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 77': Manuel Gulde (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 81': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Lucas Alario (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 82': Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Lucas Alario.
- 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Paulinho replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Leon Bailey.
- 88': Attempt saved. Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Günter.
- 88': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 88': Attempt missed. Chang-Hoon Kwon (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 90': Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90': Attempt missed. Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Nadiem Amiri.
- 90'+2': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Statistics
 B04 |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 68.4 | Possession | 31.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 603 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 692 | Passes | 310 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 21 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
SC Freiburg (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 23 | Dominique Heintz |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 25 | Robin Koch |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 22 | Roland Sallai |
| 18 | Nils Petersen |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 5 | Sven Bender |
| 6 | Aleksandar Dragovic |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 15 | Julian Baumgartlinger |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 22 | Daley Sinkgraven |
| 11 | Nadiem Amiri  |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 9 | Leon Bailey |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
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