Bundesliga · Matchweek 1
Yuito Suzuki 29'
Igor Matanović 45'
Yuito Suzuki 48'
Yuito Suzuki 55'
HT 2:0
Dariusz Stalmach 76'
Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 14:30 (UK) · Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg
SC Freiburg · 3 pts|Werder Bremen · 0 pts

Freiburg opened their Bundesliga season with a 4-1 home win over Werder Bremen, with Yuito Suzuki scoring all three of his goals before the hour.

Player of the matchYuito Suzuki9.1Decisive moment29' Yuito Suzuki+0.7

Freiburg 4-1 Werder Bremen: Yuito Suzuki hits a hat-trick

Key numbers

  • xG 2.37 v 0.54: Freiburg also had the better chances
  • 19 shots, four goals: 1.63 above their xG
  • Yuito Suzuki: three shots on target, three goals

Four-nil up by the 55th minute

Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 4-1 at home on the opening matchweek. Goals in the 29th and 45th minutes made it 2-0 at the break, and two more in the 48th and 55th gave them a 4-0 lead before Bremen replied in the 76th.

Suzuki's opener set the tone

Yuito Suzuki scored in the 29th, 48th and 55th minutes. His opener was worth +0.7 FN xPts, the largest of any moment in the match, and Igor Matanović's 45th-minute goal added +0.4. Once it was 3-0, the goals carried almost no FN xPts value.

Player of the match
Yuito Suzuki 9.1Dominant

He scored a hat-trick from three shots on target, earning most of his FN Score in attack.

Yuito Suzuki put all three of his shots on target and scored with each of them. His 29th-minute opener gave Freiburg the lead, and the goals in the 48th and 55th minutes made it 3-0 and 4-0.

Game state

1-02-03-04-04-1
SC Freiburg ahead 61 min · level 29 min · Werder Bremen ahead 0 min
  • Dariusz Stalmach — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

29' Yuito Suzuki Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Jan-Niklas Beste +0.2 +0.7
45' Igor Matanović Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Matthias Ginter +0.1 +0.4
48' Yuito Suzuki Goal +0.1
55' Yuito Suzuki Goal · assist Igor Matanović 0.0
76' Dariusz Stalmach Goal · assist Marco Grüll 0.0
SC Freiburg Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Werder Bremen Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

SC FreiburgWerder Bremen
53%Possession47%
2.37Expected goals (xG)0.54
0.12xG per shot0.06
19Shots9
5Shots on target3
26%Shots on target %33%
8Shots in box6
487Passes432
89%Pass accuracy86%
6Corners5
2Saves1
13Fouls16
1Yellow cards1
0Offsides1

Timeline

  • 29' Goal Yuito Suzuki league goal #1 assist Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 45' Goal Igor Matanović league goal #1 assist Matthias Ginter
  • 46' Sub Jan-Niklas Beste → Cyriaque Irié
  • 46' Sub Senne Lynen → Dariusz Stalmach
  • 48' Yellow Ludovit Reis
  • 48' Goal Yuito Suzuki league goal #2
  • 55' Goal Yuito Suzuki league goal #3 assist Igor Matanović
  • 61' Sub Niclas Füllkrug → Cédric Itten
  • 61' Sub Justin Njinmah → Salim Musah
  • 69' Sub Philipp Lienhart → Maximilian Rosenfelder
  • 69' Sub Lukas Kübler → Philipp Treu
  • 73' Sub Igor Matanović → Lucas Höler
  • 76' Goal Dariusz Stalmach league goal #1 assist Marco Grüll
  • 80' Sub Yuito Suzuki → Keisuke Goto
  • 85' Sub Marco Grüll → Patrice Čović
  • 85' Sub Ludovit Reis → Eren Dinkçi
  • 88' Yellow Keisuke Goto

Category leaders

  • Key passesMatthias Ginter3
  • Duels wonMarco Grüll13/17
  • DribblesCyriaque Irié4/8
  • Defensive actionsLudovit Reis8
  • ShotsYuito Suzuki3 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonMarco Grüll5
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This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.