UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 · 20:00 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Our take

SC Freiburg were slight favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 44). SC Freiburg had 5.2 days of rest, Red Bull Salzburg 14 and had to travel 382 km.

Away travel382 kmRest days5.2 · 14Matches / 14d2 · 1
SC Freiburg53%
Draw24%
Red Bull Salzburg23%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.10
SC Freiburg52%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg23%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.05
SC Freiburg53%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg23%
Expected goals 1.77 – 1.09
SC Freiburg45%
Draw26%
Red Bull Salzburg29%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.23
SC Freiburg52%
Draw25%
Red Bull Salzburg23%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.06
Over 2.5 55% Both score 56% 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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Referee · AzerbaijanElcin Masiyev
  • Cards per match 2.7
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 3

Team strength

SC FreiburgRed Bull Salzburg
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
63 AttackIn forecast 36
73 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Red Bull Salzburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgRed Bull Salzburg
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.29
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
80% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.40 ShotsContext 12.60
6.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
46% On target shareContext 35%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
69% Box shareContext 61%
12% ConversionContext 8%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.20
13.60 Shots allowedContext 15.80
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.20
4.60 BlocksContext 2.60
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
85% Save rateContext 65%
47% PossessionIn forecast 45%
376 PassesContext 415
296 Accurate passesContext 342
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.40 FoulsContext 10.80
13.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.20
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.79
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.54
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
70% Scored inContext 100%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.80 ShotsContext 12.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
39% On target shareContext 43%
8.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
66% Box shareContext 72%
13% ConversionContext 16%
2.11 OffsidesContext 1.89
12.30 Shots allowedContext 14.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
4.22 BlocksContext 3.40
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
63% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 54%
430 PassesContext 457
357 Accurate passesContext 369
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.95
10.00 FoulsContext 9.90
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 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 / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km372 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Red Bull Salzburg
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel382 km773 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Red Bull Salzburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 6 Dec14UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km382 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways372 km773 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one2.842

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)
30C. Günter 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
20C. Adamu
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Red Bull Salzburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1A. Schlager(G)
3A. Terzić 2J. Rasmussen 23J. Gadou 22S. Lainer
5S. Diabaté 18M. Bidstrup
7Clement Bischoff 11Y. Vertessen 20E. Baidoo
21P. Ratkov
+8 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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Red Bull Salzburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Red Bull Salzburg+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.50
Red Bull Salzburg · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
3.00

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

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Elcin Masiyev Azerbaijan · 3 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.67league 4.13
Red cards0.00league 0.19
Cards 5+0%league 42%
Fouls23.0league 24.7
Penalties0.00league 0.36
Home wins0%league 51%
SC Freiburg

No previous matches with this referee.

Red Bull Salzburg

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 Freiburg5 games · scored 8 · conceded 3
0-15
2 2 16-30
4 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Red Bull Salzburg5 games · scored 5 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 6 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 16 · conceded 14
3 0-15
4 4 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Red Bull Salzburg10 games · scored 20 · conceded 15
5 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 6 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 3 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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