SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
82': Nicolas Höfler
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2 - 4
2 - 4
Mats Hummels double helps Dortmund beat Freiburg in thriller
Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels scored twice to guide last season's Bundesliga runners-up to a nervous 4-2 win at Freiburg on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
- 1': Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 4': Attempt saved. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner..
- 5': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 7': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right..
- 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nicolas Höfler.
- 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
- 11': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nicolas Höfler.
- 11': Goal! SC Freiburg 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg).
- 14': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right..
- 18': Foul by Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg).
- 18': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 20': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 21': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
- 22': Attempt missed. Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right..
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Michael Gregoritsch because of an injury.
- 29': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 29': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 30': Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund).
- 33': Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 35': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Offside, SC Freiburg. Lukas Kübler tries a through ball, but Vincenzo Grifo is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai tries a through ball, but Vincenzo Grifo is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 40': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 42': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 42': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg).
- 44': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Roland Sallai.
- 45': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Eggestein.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 45': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lukas Kübler.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 45'+2': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+2': Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+4': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
- 45'+4': Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked..
- 45'+6': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+6': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+6': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Second Half begins SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 48': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Eggestein.
- 48': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 48': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund).
- 50': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, SC Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo tries a through ball, but Roland Sallai is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left..
- 55': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high..
- 56': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg).
- 58': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 58': Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 60': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 2. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 61': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
- 61': Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 66': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 68': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
- 68': Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Corner, SC Freiburg. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 70': Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner..
- 71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Julian Brandt.
- 72': Foul by Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
- 72': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg).
- 73': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high..
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Lucas Höler because of an injury.
- 78': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 78': Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 80': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen tries a through ball, but Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
- 81': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg).
- 82': Nicolas Höfler (SC Freiburg) is shown the red card.
- 83': Foul by Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg).
- 83': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
- 84': Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Emre Can.
- 85': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Merlin Röhl replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 85': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kenneth Schmidt replaces Lukas Kübler.
- 86': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg).
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg).
- 87': Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 3. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 89': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg).
- 89': Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner..
- 90': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Youssoufa Moukoko is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 4. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
- 90'+4': Foul by Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg).
- 90'+4': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 4.
- 0': Match ends, SC Freiburg 2, Borussia Dortmund 4.
Statistics
 DOR |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 428 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 12 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 34,700
Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 34,700
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Atubolu (GK) |
| 5 | Manuel Gulde |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart  |
| 42 | Ritsu Doan |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler |
| 8 | Maximilian Eggestein |
| 38 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
| 22 | Roland Sallai |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 9 | Sébastien Haller |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
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