Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-5 SC Freiburg · DFB Pokal
Fortuna Düsseldorf lost to SC Freiburg 1-5 in the DFB Pokal. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Freiburg met in the DFB Pokal at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Sunday, 23 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Fortuna Düsseldorf: F. Schleusener 76'. SC Freiburg: L. Höler 18'; I. Matanović 71', 90'; L. Kübler 74'; J. Makengo 80'.
How the match went
SC Freiburg saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Fortuna Düsseldorf had 5 shots with 2 on target, SC Freiburg 17 with 10 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 3 to Fortuna Düsseldorf and 9 to SC Freiburg. Fortuna Düsseldorf conceded 15 fouls, SC Freiburg 4. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1 for SC Freiburg).
Line-ups
Fortuna Düsseldorf started in a 5-3-2: Louis Lord, Matthias Zimmermann, Tim Oberdorf, Marcel Benger, Dominique Heintz, Sascha Risch, Yassine Bouchama, Andreas Müller, Jorrit Hendrix, Fabian Schleusener, Eric Hottmann.
SC Freiburg started in a 4-2-3-1: Mio Backhaus, Lukas Kübler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo, Patrick Osterhage, Maximilian Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Lucas Höler.
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