SC Freiburg - SV Werder Bremen live - Football

The opening match of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season takes place on 30 August 2026 at Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, where SC Freiburg host Werder Bremen at 14:30 BST. Freiburg arrive in outstanding form - Europa League runners-up in 2025/26 and winners of 7 of their last 8 Bundesliga clashes with their visitors - while Werder, who only survived relegation on matchday 33, begin a fresh chapter under Daniel Thioune with Niclas Füllkrug back in green-and-white.

Match Info: SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen

This Matchday 1 fixture of the 2026/27 Bundesliga is played on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 14:30 BST (13:30 UTC) at the Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Where to Watch SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen?

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the match is broadcast via Amazon Prime Video. German supporters can catch every minute on DAZN (online) and DAZN1 (TV), while Austrian and Swiss viewers also have DAZN available. In Portugal, the game is shown on DAZN Portugal online and DAZN 3 Portugal on television. Spain's coverage is provided by DAZN España.

Across Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the fixture is live on Viaplay (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands). France offers the game on beIN SPORTS CONNECT (online) and beIN Sports 2 / beIN Sports MAX 5 on TV. In Turkey, S Sport+ carries the broadcast rights.

For viewers in the Americas, Disney+ holds rights across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In the United States the game is available on Fubo TV and UNIVERSO NOW (online), and on UNIVERSO (TV). Canadian viewers can choose between DAZN, fuboTV Canada, and OneSoccer. In Asia, DAZN covers Japan and Coupang Play covers South Korea.

Match between SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen - Preview

This opening-day meeting pits two clubs at very different ends of the ambition spectrum: Freiburg, a growing continental force after their run to the Europa League final, against a Werder side urgently rebuilding after a relegation scare that went down to the final weeks.

The head-to-head record in recent seasons tells a stark story. SC Freiburg have won seven of the last eight Bundesliga meetings, including a stunning 5-0 at home in February 2025 and a dominant 3-0 away at Bremen in September 2025. The Breisgauer arrive into the new season on the back of an emphatic 5-1 DFB-Pokal first-round victory at Fortuna Düsseldorf on 23 August, with Lucas Höler, Yuito Suzuki, Igor Matanović, Lukas Kübler, and Jordy Makengo all on the scoresheet - five different scorers signalling depth and sharpness in Julian Schuster's squad.

There are intriguing storylines off the pitch too. Goalkeeper Mio Backhaus left Werder for Freiburg in a €12 million deal this summer, while attacker Eren Dinkçi moved the other way on loan from Freiburg to Bremen - two players who switched clubs and now face each other in the very first fixture. Werder's headline addition is Niclas Füllkrug, who returns from West Ham on a one-year loan. Daniel Thioune's side beat Lüneburger SK Hansa 3-0 in the DFB-Pokal on 22 August, but the step up in class on Sunday is substantial.

Head-to-Head: SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen

Over their full Bundesliga history, Werder lead the all-time head-to-head 25 wins to 16, but that long-term advantage has been comprehensively reversed in the current era - Freiburg have won 7 of the last 8 Bundesliga meetings, a record of recent dominance that makes them firm favourites for the season opener.

The most recent encounters between the two clubs:

• 07 Feb 2026 - Bundesliga - SC Freiburg 1-0 Werder Bremen
• 20 Sep 2025 - Bundesliga - Werder Bremen 0-3 SC Freiburg
• 21 Feb 2025 - Bundesliga - SC Freiburg 5-0 Werder Bremen
• 05 Oct 2024 - Bundesliga - Werder Bremen 0-1 SC Freiburg
• 27 Jan 2024 - Bundesliga - Werder Bremen 3-1 SC Freiburg
• 26 Aug 2023 - Bundesliga - SC Freiburg 1-0 Werder Bremen
• 16 Apr 2023 - Bundesliga - Werder Bremen 1-2 SC Freiburg
• 22 Oct 2022 - Bundesliga - SC Freiburg 2-0 Werder Bremen

SC Freiburg - Recent Form

SC Freiburg's 2025/26 campaign was the most successful in the club's history: they reached the UEFA Europa League final - eventually losing to Aston Villa in Istanbul - while finishing seventh in the Bundesliga and qualifying for the Conference League.

Pre-season preparations under Julian Schuster included a 3-1 friendly win over Derby County on 24 July (goals from Irié, Grifo, and Catak) and a 0-3 defeat against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 31 July. Crucially, the team shook off any uncertainty with an authoritative 5-1 triumph at Fortuna Düsseldorf in the DFB-Pokal first round on 23 August - the clearest sign yet that Schuster's squad is ready to compete from matchday one.

Werder Bremen - Recent Form

Werder Bremen endured a gruelling 2025/26 Bundesliga season, finishing 15th and avoiding relegation only on matchday 33. The managerial change in February 2026 - Daniel Thioune replacing the dismissed Horst Steffen - brought tactical stability, but the scale of the club's summer rebuild underlines how much work still lies ahead.

In pre-season, Werder recorded six outings: victories over FC Verden 04 (6-2), Fagiano Okayama (2-0), Bochum (2-0), and Energie Cottbus (4-2), a draw against SC Paderborn (2-2), and a 0-1 defeat to AJ Auxerre. The DFB-Pokal first round on 22 August brought a 3-0 win at Lüneburger SK Hansa - a competent if undemanding introduction to the competitive season. Füllkrug, new Spanish midfielder Chuki, and the highly productive Paul Erevbenagie all showed promising signs during the summer, but facing Freiburg on the first Bundesliga matchday is a considerably sterner test of where this Werder side truly stands.

Facts and Statistics

SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen have shared decades of Bundesliga history, but the balance of power in recent seasons has shifted dramatically in favour of the Breisgauer, turning this fixture into one of the most one-sided modern rivalries in German football's top flight.

• In overall head-to-head history, Werder Bremen lead with 25 wins against Freiburg's 16, with 10 draws from 51 recorded meetings.
• Freiburg have won 7 of the last 8 Bundesliga meetings between the sides - a remarkable reversal of the historical record.
• The biggest ever Freiburg win in this fixture came on 21 February 2025: a 5-0 home victory at Europa-Park Stadion.
• SC Freiburg were UEFA Europa League runners-up in 2025/26 - the greatest European achievement in the club's history.
• Goalkeeper Mio Backhaus (€12m, from Werder to Freiburg) and attacker Eren Dinkçi (loan, from Freiburg to Werder) switched clubs this summer and meet again in the opening fixture.