Get the ultimate SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen prediction, betting tips, latest odds, and predicted lineups ahead of this German Bundesliga clash.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Match Summary
Competition | Bundesliga |
|---|---|
Match Date | Sunday 30 August 2026 |
Match Time | 14:30 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Freiburg, Europa-Park Stadion |
SC Freiburg host Werder Bremen at the Europa-Park Stadion on the opening matchday of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, and this is a fixture the hosts have owned recently.
Freiburg go into this one full of confidence, having eased through Conference League qualifying with a 7-2 aggregate win over Motherwell before turning their attention to domestic business.
Werder Bremen arrive off the back of a difficult campaign, finishing 15th in the table last term after a wobble that saw them close the season with three straight defeats.
The recent record makes grim reading for the visitors, with Freiburg winning seven of the last eight meetings between the sides in all competitions.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Form
Freiburg finished best of the rest last season, sitting ahead of the chasing pack even if 12 points adrift of sixth. They warmed up in style, hammering Fortuna Düsseldorf 5-1 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and progressing 7-2 on aggregate past Motherwell in Conference League qualifying. Vincenzo Grifo remains the creative heartbeat of this side.
Werder Bremen were dragged out of trouble by the struggles of others last term, and they enter the Bundesliga on the back of three straight defeats to close the previous campaign. There was better news in the DFB-Pokal, where they saw off Lüneburger SK Hansa 3-0 in the first round. Niclas Füllkrug leads the line and has a strong record against Freiburg.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
SC Freiburg: F. Muslija (Injured/out), P. Osterhage (Injured/out), R. Yamamoto (Injured/out)
Werder Bremen: D. Stalmach (Injured/out), O. Wójcik (Injured/out), F. Agu (Injured/out), E. Dinkçi (Injured/doubtful), K. Hein (Injured/doubtful)
SC Freiburg
Mio Backhaus is set to make his league debut against his former club, while fellow summer signing Yannik Engelhardt is in line for his first appearance after arriving from Como. Rihito Yamamoto misses out as one of three confirmed absentees, alongside Florian Muslija and Patrick Osterhage.
Werder Bremen
Summer arrivals Eren Dinkçi and Karl Hein are both doubtful with minor muscular problems, while veteran defender Felix Agu is out with a calf issue. Ludovit Reis and Niclas Füllkrug should slot straight back into the starting XI.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Predicted Lineup
SC Freiburg
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Backhaus; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter; Engelhardt, Eggestein; Beste, Suzuki, Grifo; Matanovic
Werder Bremen
Formation: 4-3-3
Predicted Starting Lineup: Schlager; Schmetgens, Pieper, Friedl, Deman; Lynen, Reis, Stage; Njinmah, Füllkrug, Mbangula
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Key Stats & Match Facts
Freiburg have won seven of their last eight matches against Werder Bremen in all competitions.
Freiburg have kept a clean sheet in their last four home matches against Werder Bremen in all competitions.
Freiburg have seen under 2.5 goals in seven of their last eight home matches against Werder Bremen in all competitions.
Werder Bremen have lost their last three matches in the Bundesliga.
The sides have met twice before on the opening matchday of a Bundesliga season, in 1996 and 2001, with Freiburg winning both.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Freiburg are the favourites here and rightly so, given their dominance in this fixture and Bremen's woeful end to last season. Our prediction is a home win, with the projected scoreline pointing to a 2-1 result at the Europa-Park Stadion.
Best Bets
Back Over 2.5 Goals in the Total Goals Over/Under market. The numbers point to an open, high-scoring afternoon, with a projected total of 3.27 goals across the match and a 63% implied probability attached to more than two and a half being scored.
Select Yes in the Both Teams To Score market. Both sides are fancied to find the net, with a 63.58% implied probability behind both teams scoring and projected outputs of 1.88 for Freiburg and 1.39 for Bremen backing that up.
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Bet Builder
Our four-leg bet builder leans on the standout individual records in this fixture, combining Vincenzo Grifo shots and shots on target with Niclas Füllkrug shots and a Jan-Niklas Beste goal.
Grifo Over 0.5 shots on target is the anchor, with the winger having recorded 1+ shots on target in seven of his last eight appearances against these opponents in the Bundesliga.
Jan-Niklas Beste to score is next, and it is well supported given he has found the net in three of his last five outings in this fixture in the top flight.
Grifo Over 1.5 shots looks a strong angle too, with the Italian having attempted 2+ shots in seven of his last eight Bundesliga meetings with this opposition.
The final leg is Füllkrug Over 1.5 shots, and the striker has attempted 2+ shots in each of his last five appearances against Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 23/2 and is as short as 5/1 elsewhere. That's a difference in potential winnings of £75 from best to worst price.
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SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Talking Points
Julian Schuster begins his second season in charge of Freiburg with a fixture that has become something of a happy hunting ground, the hosts winning seven of the last eight meetings and keeping clean sheets in their last four home games against Bremen. Add in a 5-1 Pokal thrashing of Fortuna Düsseldorf and a comfortable European qualifying campaign, and confidence should be sky-high. For Bremen, arriving on the back of three straight league defeats to close last season, the challenge is obvious. Getting Niclas Füllkrug firing early, given his fine personal record against these opponents, could be the difference between a bright start and more of the same.
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