German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 5, 2025
Borussia Dortmund DLWLW 4
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SC Freiburg WDDDL 1
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DOR134
SCF011
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Match Report

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Dortmund crush hosts Freiburg 4-1 in hunt for top four finish

Borussia Dortmund crushed Freiburg 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to climb into eighth spot as the Ruhr valley club chase Champions League spot.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
18
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
376
412
Passes
469
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
42
22
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
9
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
6
33
Effective Clearances
22
33
Clearances
22

Head to Head

DOR leads series 5-0

Lineups

SCF · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Florian MüllerG
  2. 3Philipp LienhartCD-L
  3. 28Matthias GinterCD-R
  4. 33Jordy MakengoLB
  5. 17Lukas KüblerRB
  6. 9Lucas HölerAM
  7. 6Patrick OsterhageLM
  8. 8Maximilian EggesteinRM
  9. 20Junior AdamuF
  10. 32Vincenzo GrifoAM-L
  11. 42Ritsu DoanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Niklas BesteSUB
  2. 37Max RosenfelderSUB
  3. 24Jannik HuthSUB
  4. 30Christian GünterSUB
  5. 25Kiliann SildilliaSUB
  6. 18Eren DinkciSUB
  7. 38Michael GregoritschSUB
  8. 27Nicolas HöflerSUB
  9. 44Johan ManzambiSUB

DOR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 23Emre CanCD
  3. 5Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  4. 3Waldemar AntonCD-R
  5. 10Julian BrandtCM-L
  6. 17Carney ChukwuemekaCM-R
  7. 13Pascal GrossAM
  8. 24Daniel SvenssonLM
  9. 26Julian RyersonRM
  10. 27Karim AdeyemiCF-L
  11. 14Maximilian BeierCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Serhou GuirassySUB
  2. 7Giovanni ReynaSUB
  3. 6Salih ÖzcanSUB
  4. 16Julien DuranvilleSUB
  5. 8Felix NmechaSUB
  6. 49Yannik LührsSUB
  7. 43Jamie GittensSUB
  8. 33Alexander MeyerSUB
  9. 42Almugera KabarSUB

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
  2. 51' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Beier following a fast break.
  3. 61' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
  4. 61' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy replaces Maximilian Beier.
  5. 65' Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
  7. 70' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Max Rosenfelder replaces Philipp Lienhart.
  8. 70' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Eren Dinkçi replaces Lucas Höler.
  9. 70' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
  10. 70' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  11. 78' Goal! SC Freiburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 4. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  12. 79' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Patrick Osterhage.
  13. 79' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Junior Adamu.
  14. 79' Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nicolas Höfler replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
  15. 80' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Almugera Kabar replaces Daniel Svensson.
  16. 88' Goal! SC Freiburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 4. Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.

Bundesliga News

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