UEFA Europa League Final Wed, May 20 2026 · 20:00 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
SC Freiburg
0–3 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.22 – 2.08
Aston Villa
  • 41’ Y. Tielemans
  • 45+3’ E. Buendía
  • 58’ M. Rogers
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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.

Aston Villa cruise past SC Freiburg

Aston Villa entered as narrow favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Tielemans, Buendía and Rogers. Aston Villa finished with the higher xG (2.08 vs 0.22).

SC Freiburg29%
Draw24%
Aston Villa ✓47%

Model vs reality

SC Freiburg goals
0
Model 1.37 · xG 0.22
Aston Villa goals
3
Model 1.78 · xG 2.08
Total goals
3
Model 3.15 · xG 2.30
Score 0–3
4%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 63%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchY. TielemansAston Villa · 1 goal
8.5
  • RefereeFrançois Letexier
  • VenueEuropa-Park Stadion
  • Table before kick-offSC Freiburg 2nd · Aston Villa 1st

Timeline

  1. P. TreuYellow card · Holding
    5’
  2. E. BuendíaYellow card · Elbowing
    15’
  3. M. CashYellow card · Roughing
    21’
  4. Y. Tielemans 0–1Assist M. Rogers
    41’
  5. E. Buendía 0–2Assist J. McGinn
    45+3’
  6. Half time · 0–2
  7. M. Rogers 0–3Assist E. Buendía
    58’
  8. ⇄ M. RosenfelderFor P. Lienhart
    61’
  9. ⇄ L. HölerFor N. Höfler
    61’
  10. ⇄ A. OnanaFor V. Lindelöf
    66’
  11. ⇄ D. ScherhantFor V. Grifo
    73’
  12. ⇄ J. MakengoFor L. Kübler
    73’
  13. ⇄ J. SanchoFor E. Buendía
    81’
  14. ⇄ I. MaatsenFor L. Digne
    81’
  15. J. McGinnYellow card · Tripping
    84’
  16. ⇄ C. GünterFor J. Beste
    86’
  17. ⇄ T. MingsFor Pau Torres
    88’
  18. ⇄ Douglas LuizFor Y. Tielemans
    88’
  19. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

SC Freiburg4 shots · 3 in box, 1 outside
Aston Villa17 shots · 11 in box, 6 outside
SC FreiburgAston Villa
51% Possession 49%
0.22 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
0.24 Expected points (xPts) 2.61
4 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 6
2 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 5
3 Shots inside the box 11
1 Shots outside the box 6
366 Passes 354
84% Pass accuracy 86%
1 Corners 8
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
15 Fouls 15
5 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.52 Team rating 7.06

Line-ups

SC Freiburg 4-2-3-1

16.7 N. Atubolu(G)
295.7 P. Treu 36.3 P. Lienhart ↓61’ 286.9 M. Ginter 175.9 L. Kübler ↓73’
276.7 N. Höfler ↓61’ 86.9 M. Eggestein
326.5 V. Grifo ↓73’ 446.6 J. Manzambi 196.3 J. Beste ↓86’
316.9 I. Matanović
  • 1N. Atubolu (G)6.7
  • 29P. Treu5.7
  • 3P. Lienhart↓61’6.3
  • 28M. Ginter6.9
  • 17L. Kübler↓73’5.9
  • 27N. Höfler↓61’6.7
  • 8M. Eggestein6.9
  • 32V. Grifo↓73’6.5
  • 44J. Manzambi6.6
  • 19J. Beste↓86’6.3
  • 31I. Matanović6.9

Substitutes used

  • 37M. Rosenfelder↑61’6.9
  • 9L. Höler↑61’6.7
  • 7D. Scherhant↑73’6.5
  • 30C. Günter↑86’
  • 33J. Makengo↑73’6.7

Unused: F. Müller, J. Huth, A. Jung, B. Ogbus, P. Osterhage, Cyriaque Irié, M. Philipp

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

237.0 E. Martínez(G)
126.3 L. Digne ↓81’ 146.6 Pau Torres ↓88’ 46.6 E. Konsa 26.6 M. Cash
88.5★ Y. Tielemans ↓88’ 36.2 V. Lindelöf ↓66’
108.3 E. Buendía A↓81’ 277.6 M. Rogers A 77.3 J. McGinn A
116.6 O. Watkins
  • 23E. Martínez (G)7.0
  • 12L. Digne↓81’6.3
  • 14Pau Torres↓88’6.6
  • 4E. Konsa6.6
  • 2M. Cash6.6
  • 8Y. Tielemans ★↓88’8.5
  • 3V. Lindelöf↓66’6.2
  • 10E. BuendíaA↓81’8.3
  • 27M. RogersA7.6
  • 7J. McGinnA7.3
  • 11O. Watkins6.6

Substitutes used

  • 24A. Onana↑66’6.7
  • 5T. Mings↑88’
  • 22I. Maatsen↑81’
  • 19J. Sancho↑81’
  • 21Douglas Luiz↑88’

Unused: M. Bizot, J. Wright, Andrés García, H. Elliott, L. Bogarde, L. Bailey, T. Abraham

Player stats

Top rated
Y. TielemansAston Villa8.5
2nd
E. BuendíaAston Villa8.3
3rd
M. RogersAston Villa7.6

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
N. Atubolu G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 79% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
P. Treu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 31 1 0 0/1 1/1 5.7
P. Lienhart D 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 44 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
M. Ginter D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 52 2 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
L. Kübler D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 22 0 1 0/0 2/1 5.9
N. Höfler M 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 19 3 2 1/1 3/0 6.7
M. Eggestein M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 34 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
V. Grifo M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 35 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
J. Manzambi M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 76% 25 1 1 0/0 1/4 6.6
J. Beste D 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 1 0 0/1 0/2 6.3
I. Matanović F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 50% 12 2 0 2/2 4/0 6.9
M. Rosenfelder D 29 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 22 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
L. Höler F 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.7
D. Scherhant F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
C. Günter D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Makengo D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Martínez G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 75% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
L. Digne D 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 29 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
Pau Torres D 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 50 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 42 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
M. Cash D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 79% 28 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Y. Tielemans M 88 1 0 1 (1) 2 89% 45 2 1 0/0 1/3 8.5
V. Lindelöf D 66 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 21 1 0 1/3 2/1 6.2
E. Buendía M 81 1 1 3 (2) 4 79% 29 1 1 0/0 1/2 8.3
M. Rogers F 90 1 1 3 (2) 1 93% 15 0 1 0/0 3/2 7.6
J. McGinn M 90 0 1 1 (1) 3 87% 23 2 0 1/3 2/2 7.3
O. Watkins F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 69% 13 1 0 3/5 2/0 6.6
A. Onana M 24 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
T. Mings D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
I. Maatsen D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Sancho F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 —
Douglas Luiz M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.