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26.02.2023Bayer 04

Matchday news in brief #SCFB04: A second visit to the Europa Park Stadium – Siebert is the ref

The Werkself today return to the bread-and-butter action of the Bundesliga following the successful Europa League away game at AS Monaco and progress to the Round of 16. Bayer 04 are away to SC Freiburg on this Sunday 26 February (kick-off: 1530 CET). The latest information on the game at the Europa Park Stadium...
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#SCFB04 – match facts

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.

focus on SC Freiburg

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.

Siebert is the ref

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.

Werkself Radio and Live text updates

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.

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