SC Freiburg and the Werkself have played each other 45 times. The record from a Black and Red perspective: 20 wins, 13 draws and 12 defeats. There has been an average of 2.78 goals per game.
This will be the second away game at the new SCF ground for the Werkself: The first away fixture at the Europa Park Stadium, which was opened in October 2021, ended in a 2-1 home win for Freiburg in front of a crowd of 750 limited due to the coronavirus restrictions at the time.
SC Freiburg have received praise in the media this season. Justifiably as the team from the Breisgau were established at the top of the table up to the long winter break and at the end of the last year they made another statement of intent with a 4-1 home win against Union Berlin. 30 points, second place, just four points behind FC Bayern – in a good position at the end of the year. Click here for the lowdown on our next opponents.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Daniel Siebert as the referee for the match in Freiburg. For the 38-year-old this will be his 20th game in charge involving the Werkself. Siebert will be supported by assistant referees Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn with Sascha Stegemann acting as the VAR official.
As usual, Werkself Radio is available for anybody unable to be at today's game. The audio broadcast starts 30 minutes before kick-off with Cedric Pick and Niko Hartmann providing the commentary. In addition, live text updates will keep you in the picture so you don’t have to miss any of the match action. Both Werkself Radio and the live text updates service can be found at bayer04.de as well as on the Bayer 04 app – get on board.
Alejo Sarco has joined the Werkself training camp in Brazil. The 19-year-old striker, signed from Argentinian club Vélez Sarsfield in January, talks to bayer04.de about his first six months in Germany, help from Exequiel Palacios and his targets up to the end of the year.
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Day three of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour. Today, Thursday 17 July, sees the two new signings Jarell Quansah and Christian Kofane join the squad in training. Plus the former Werkself players Paulo Sergio and Rodrigo Chagas visit the Bayer AG Football School. In the afternoon there is a big media event ahead of the friendly against the Flamengo U20s. As usual, Bayer04.de keeps you up-to-date with on-the-spot reports. The blog for day three of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour (timings given in local time).
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The Bayer 04 Women's first-team squad has taken on three homegrown players: Louisa Remien, Paula Schwartze and Amy Wrigge will be part of the Bundesliga team for the new season.
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At the Casa do Alemão, a small, cosy restaurant in the middle of Rio de Janeiro, the guests with Currywurst and German beer had the best view from the upper floor of the imposing mountain scenery surrounding the Brazilian metropolis. 30 Bayer 04 fans experienced this special atmosphere on Wednesday afternoon. For the first time, Werkself fans from Brazil and Germany met each other at an official meet & greet with club legend Paulo Sergio. In a high-spirited atmosphere, Sergio revealed one or two funny stories and the Bayer 04 fans had lively discussions with each other…
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Day two of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour can begin. Today, Wednesday 16 July, the Werkself have two training sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There will also be a meet & greet for fans with club legend Paulo Sergio. As usual, Bayer04.de will keep you up-to-date with on-site reports. The blog on day two of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour (timings in local time).
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