UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 2026 · 20:00 Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Lille
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.84 – 0.41
SC Freiburg
  • O. Giroud 90+2’ (P)
  • 74’ M. Eggestein
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Giroud’s late goal settles it for Lille

SC Freiburg entered as narrow favourites, but Lille won 1–0 through a Giroud goal. SC Freiburg played with ten men from the 74th minute after Eggestein was sent off. Lille finished with the higher xG (0.84 vs 0.41). On the chances created, SC Freiburg deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Lille ✓35%
Draw25%
SC Freiburg40%

Model vs reality

Lille goals
1
Model 1.52 · xG 0.84
SC Freiburg goals
0
Model 1.63 · xG 0.41
Total goals
1
Model 3.15 · xG 1.25
Score 1–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 63%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. NgoyLille
8.2
  • RefereeDamian Sylwestrzak
  • VenueDecathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy
  • Table before kick-offLille 21st · SC Freiburg 3rd

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ D. ScherhantFor V. Grifo
    60’
  3. ⇄ I. MatanovićFor C. Adamu
    60’
  4. B. AndréYellow card · Foul
    72’
  5. ⇄ Cyriaque IriéFor J. Beste
    72’
  6. M. EggesteinRed card · Serious foul
    74’
  7. ⇄ O. GiroudFor Félix Correia
    82’
  8. ⇄ R. PerraudFor C. Verdonk
    82’
  9. ⇄ A. JungFor J. Manzambi
    83’
  10. ⇄ P. OsterhageFor Y. Suzuki
    83’
  11. H. HaraldssonYellow card · Roughing
    86’
  12. O. Giroud (pen) 1–0
    90+2’
  13. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Lille9 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
SC Freiburg4 shots · 3 in box, 1 outside
LilleSC Freiburg
65% Possession 35%
0.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.41
1.70 Expected points (xPts) 0.90
9 Shots 4
3 Shots on target 0
3 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 3
4 Shots outside the box 1
530 Passes 291
88% Pass accuracy 78%
8 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
16 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 1
6.95 Team rating 6.73

Line-ups

Lille 4-4-2

16.9 B. Özer(G)
246.5 C. Verdonk ↓82’ 237.2 A. Mandi 38.2★ N. Ngoy 227.0 Tiago Santos
276.6 Félix Correia ↓82’ 327.0 A. Bouaddi 216.6 B. André 176.6 N. Mukau
106.9 H. Haraldsson 76.9 M. Fernandez-Pardo
  • 1B. Özer (G)6.9
  • 24C. Verdonk↓82’6.5
  • 23A. Mandi7.2
  • 3N. Ngoy ★8.2
  • 22Tiago Santos7.0
  • 27Félix Correia↓82’6.6
  • 32A. Bouaddi7.0
  • 21B. André6.6
  • 17N. Mukau6.6
  • 10H. Haraldsson6.9
  • 7M. Fernandez-Pardo6.9

Substitutes used

  • 15R. Perraud↑82’
  • 9O. Giroud↑82’

Unused: Zadig Lanssade, A. Bodart, Alexsandro Ribeiro, C. Mbemba, Saad Boussadia, L. Baret, Soriba Diaoune, Y. Lachaab, M. Broholm

SC Freiburg 4-2-3-1

17.2 N. Atubolu(G)
306.6 C. Günter 437.2 B. Ogbus 286.9 M. Ginter 296.9 P. Treu
446.3 J. Manzambi ↓83’ 86.2 M. Eggestein
326.9 V. Grifo ↓60’ 146.9 Y. Suzuki ↓83’ 196.9 J. Beste ↓72’
205.9 C. Adamu ↓60’
  • 1N. Atubolu (G)7.2
  • 30C. Günter6.6
  • 43B. Ogbus7.2
  • 28M. Ginter6.9
  • 29P. Treu6.9
  • 44J. Manzambi↓83’6.3
  • 8M. Eggestein6.2
  • 32V. Grifo↓60’6.9
  • 14Y. Suzuki↓83’6.9
  • 19J. Beste↓72’6.9
  • 20C. Adamu↓60’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 7D. Scherhant↑60’6.9
  • 31I. Matanović↑60’6.3
  • 5A. Jung↑83’
  • 22Cyriaque Irié↑72’6.3
  • 6P. Osterhage↑83’

Unused: J. Huth, F. Müller, J. Makengo, Karl Steinmann, N. Höfler

Player stats

Top rated
N. NgoyLille8.2
2nd
A. MandiLille7.2
3rd
N. AtuboluSC Freiburg7.2

Lille

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Özer G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 100% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
C. Verdonk D 82 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 66 1 1 0/0 3/1 6.5
A. Mandi D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 91% 75 3 2 0/0 0/0 7.2
N. Ngoy D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 76 4 2 0/0 1/0 8.2
Tiago Santos D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 44 0 0 0/3 3/3 7.0
Félix Correia F 82 0 0 0 (0) 1 73% 33 0 0 1/2 1/2 6.6
A. Bouaddi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 35 3 0 0/1 0/3 7.0
B. André M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 69 0 1 1/1 3/1 6.6
N. Mukau M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 34 1 0 1/2 1/1 6.6
H. Haraldsson M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 93% 43 0 0 2/4 3/2 6.9
M. Fernandez-Pardo F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 21 2 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
R. Perraud D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Giroud F 8 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
N. Atubolu G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 68% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
C. Günter D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
B. Ogbus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 50 1 0 1/2 1/1 7.2
M. Ginter D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 42 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
P. Treu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 23 1 0 0/2 1/1 6.9
J. Manzambi M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 1 0 1/2 1/2 6.3
M. Eggestein M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.2
V. Grifo M 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 1 0 0/0 2/2 6.9
Y. Suzuki M 83 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 16 2 0 0/1 3/0 6.9
J. Beste D 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 14 2 1 0/1 0/3 6.9
C. Adamu F 60 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 0/2 3/1 5.9
D. Scherhant F 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/2 0/3 6.9
I. Matanović F 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
A. Jung D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Cyriaque Irié F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
P. Osterhage M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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