German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, October 29, 2023
SC Freiburg WLLWW 1
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Bayer Leverkusen WWWWW 2
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SCF011
B04112
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Leverkusen reclaim Bundesliga lead after beating Freiburg

Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed the top spot in the Bundesliga after beating Freiburg 2-1 at home on Sunday to remain unbeaten this season.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
2
29.5
Possession
70.5
10
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
217
Accurate Passes
652
293
Passes
727
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
32
21
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
6
22
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
24
Effective Clearances
26
24
Clearances
26

Head to Head

SCF leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Odilon KossounouCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

SCF · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Noah AtuboluG
  2. 3Philipp LienhartCD-L
  3. 28Matthias GinterCD-R
  4. 27Nicolas HöflerDM
  5. 17Lukas KüblerLB
  6. 25Kiliann SildilliaRB
  7. 34Merlin RöhlCM-L
  8. 8Maximilian EggesteinCM-R
  9. 32Vincenzo GrifoLM
  10. 42Ritsu DoanRM
  11. 9Lucas HölerF

Timeline

  1. 14' Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, SC Freiburg 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  3. 60' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 0. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  4. 67' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Manuel Gulde replaces Philipp Lienhart.
  5. 67' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Maximilian Eggestein.
  6. 70' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, SC Freiburg 1. Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  7. 81' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Noah Weißhaupt replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
  8. 81' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Merlin Röhl.
  9. 85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  10. 85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  11. 90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
  12. 90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
  13. 90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  14. 90'+4' Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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