UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Thu, Apr 9 · 20:00 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (67 vs 56). Absences weigh more on Celta Vigo. SC Freiburg had 5.2 days of rest, Celta Vigo 4.2 and had to travel 1,446 km.

Away travel1,446 kmRest days5.2 · 4.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
SC Freiburg37%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo35%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.26
SC Freiburg37%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.33
SC Freiburg36%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo36%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.27
SC Freiburg30%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo42%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.41
SC Freiburg37%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo35%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.24
Over 2.5 47% Both score 53% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Freiburg im Breisgau)

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RefereeGlenn Nyberg
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 38

Team strength

SC FreiburgCelta Vigo
56 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
63 AttackIn forecast 36
73 DefenceIn forecast 61
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgCelta Vigo
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
0.94 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
0.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.51
+1.56 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
7.50 ShotsContext 9.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
47% On target shareContext 58%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
74% Box shareContext 62%
33% ConversionContext 16%
2.00 OffsidesContext —
15.00 Shots allowedContext 11.50
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
5.50 BlocksContext —
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
67% Save rateContext 86%
48% PossessionIn forecast 47%
390 PassesContext 422
317 Accurate passesContext 362
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.13 Team ratingContext 6.74
11.00 FoulsContext 15.50
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 4.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.80
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.63
60% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.40 ShotsContext 10.20
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
40% On target shareContext 50%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 6.90
69% Box shareContext 68%
13% ConversionContext 18%
2.33 OffsidesContext 3.00
15.40 Shots allowedContext 10.50
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
5.30 BlocksContext 3.63
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
69% Save rateContext 65%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
373 PassesContext 475
304 Accurate passesContext 414
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.82
7.90 FoulsContext 12.10
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

SC Freiburg
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Celta Vigo
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,446 km1,531 km in 14d
Schedule load17%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
SC Freiburg Celta Vigo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 17
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 4 Apr4.2La Liga 2025-2026, 5 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,446 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km1,531 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 51 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one2.92.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

SC Freiburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Atubolu(G)
33J. Makengo 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
3-4-3
13I. Radu(G)
20Marcos Alonso 4J. Aidoo 32Javi Rodríguez
5Sergio Carreira 6I. Moriba 22Hugo Sotelo 3Óscar Mingueza
19W. Swedberg 7Borja Iglesias 9Ferran Jutglà
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
SC Freiburg Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Celta Vigo Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Celta Vigo-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
5.00
Conceded
1.00
Celta Vigo · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Glenn Nyberg 38 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.37league 4.76
Red cards0.11league 0.35
Cards 5+32%league 65%
Fouls22.5league 26.2
Penalties0.26league 0.24
Home wins42%league 47%
SC Freiburg

No previous matches with this referee.

Celta Vigo

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

SC Freiburg2 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
0-15
2 1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Celta Vigo2 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 7 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 18 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
4 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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