UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Thu, Apr 9 2026 · 20:00 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.56 – 0.58
  • V. Grifo 10’
  • J. Beste 32’
  • M. Ginter 78’
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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.

SC Freiburg cruise past Celta Vigo

SC Freiburg won 3–0 through goals from Grifo, Beste and Ginter. SC Freiburg finished with the higher xG (1.56 vs 0.58).

SC Freiburg ✓37%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo35%

Model vs reality

SC Freiburg goals
3
Model 1.29 · xG 1.56
Celta Vigo goals
0
Model 1.26 · xG 0.58
Total goals
3
Model 2.55 · xG 2.14
Score 3–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 47%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. ManzambiSC Freiburg · 1 assist
8.5
  • RefereeGlenn Nyberg
  • VenueEuropa-Park Stadion
  • Table before kick-offSC Freiburg 7th · Celta Vigo 5th

Timeline

  1. V. Grifo 1–0Assist J. Manzambi
    10’
  2. J. Beste 2–0Assist I. Matanović
    32’
  3. Half time · 2–0
  4. ⇄ Jones El-AbdellaouiFor W. Swedberg
    46’
  5. ⇄ Fer LópezFor Javi Rodríguez
    46’
  6. ⇄ M. VecinoFor Hugo Sotelo
    61’
  7. ⇄ Pablo DuránFor Ferran Jutglà
    73’
  8. ⇄ Iago AspasFor Borja Iglesias
    73’
  9. ⇄ L. HölerFor V. Grifo
    74’
  10. ⇄ D. ScherhantFor Y. Suzuki
    74’
  11. M. Ginter 3–0Assist J. Beste
    78’
  12. ⇄ L. KüblerFor J. Beste
    89’
  13. M. EggesteinYellow card · Tripping
    90+5’
  14. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

SC Freiburg13 shots · 8 in box, 5 outside
Celta Vigo4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
SC FreiburgCelta Vigo
52% Possession 48%
1.56 Expected goals (xG) 0.58
2.09 Expected points (xPts) 0.66
13 Shots 4
7 Shots on target 0
2 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 2
5 Shots outside the box 2
506 Passes 473
86% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Corners 0
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
8 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.50 Team rating 6.42

Line-ups

SC Freiburg 4-2-3-1

16.6 N. Atubolu(G)
336.9 J. Makengo 36.9 P. Lienhart 288.3 M. Ginter 297.3 P. Treu
448.5★ J. Manzambi A 87.7 M. Eggestein
327.6 V. Grifo ↓74’ 146.9 Y. Suzuki ↓74’ 198.5 J. Beste A↓89’
317.5 I. Matanović A
  • 1N. Atubolu (G)6.6
  • 33J. Makengo6.9
  • 3P. Lienhart6.9
  • 28M. Ginter8.3
  • 29P. Treu7.3
  • 44J. Manzambi ★A8.5
  • 8M. Eggestein7.7
  • 32V. Grifo↓74’7.6
  • 14Y. Suzuki↓74’6.9
  • 19J. BesteA↓89’8.5
  • 31I. MatanovićA7.5

Substitutes used

  • 7D. Scherhant↑74’7.0
  • 9L. Höler↑74’6.6
  • 17L. Kübler↑89’

Unused: F. Müller, J. Huth, A. Jung, N. Höfler, M. Philipp, Cyriaque Irié, C. Günter, B. Ogbus, Rouven Tarnutzer

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

137.2 I. Radu(G)
206.3 Marcos Alonso 45.7 J. Aidoo 326.3 Javi Rodríguez ↓46’
56.3 Sergio Carreira 66.9 I. Moriba 226.9 Hugo Sotelo ↓61’ 36.3 Óscar Mingueza
196.3 W. Swedberg ↓46’ 76.2 Borja Iglesias ↓73’ 96.2 Ferran Jutglà ↓73’
  • 13I. Radu (G)7.2
  • 20Marcos Alonso6.3
  • 4J. Aidoo5.7
  • 32Javi Rodríguez↓46’6.3
  • 5Sergio Carreira6.3
  • 6I. Moriba6.9
  • 22Hugo Sotelo↓61’6.9
  • 3Óscar Mingueza6.3
  • 19W. Swedberg↓46’6.3
  • 7Borja Iglesias↓73’6.2
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↓73’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 30Fer López↑46’6.2
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui↑46’6.5
  • 15M. Vecino↑61’6.5
  • 10Iago Aspas↑73’6.5
  • 18Pablo Durán↑73’6.5

Unused: Iván Villar, F. Cervi, Manu Fernández, Alvaro Núñez, Carlos Domínguez, Yoel Lago, Andrés Antañón

Player stats

Top rated
J. ManzambiSC Freiburg8.5
2nd
J. BesteSC Freiburg8.5
3rd
M. GinterSC Freiburg8.3

SC Freiburg

Celta Vigo

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.