SC Freiburg beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 5-1 in the DFB-Pokal, with their 4-2-3-1 providing the attacking width and central support needed to break down the hosts’ 5-3-2. Freiburg controlled 55% of possession and produced 17 shots, repeatedly stretching Düsseldorf’s five-man defensive line before finding space around the penalty area. Their superiority was clearer in the quality of chances: the visitors generated 2.76 xG, compared with Düsseldorf’s 0.54, while placing ten efforts on target. Igor Matanovic led the scoring with two goals, and Lucas Höler also found the net as Freiburg turned their territorial edge into a decisive margin. Düsseldorf managed five attempts and two on target, but their compact shape could not contain the movement behind Freiburg’s striker or prevent runners arriving from deeper positions. The hosts did score, yet the contrast in shot volume and chance quality left little scope for a recovery once Freiburg established control. Robert Hartmann oversaw a one-sided cup tie defined by Freiburg’s sharper attacking structure and sustained pressure. Freiburg advance with an emphatic statement of early-season form.