UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 Thu, Oct 23 · 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 (56 vs 37). Absences weigh more on Utrecht. SC Freiburg had 4.2 days of rest, Utrecht 5.1 and had to travel 495 km.

Away travel495 kmRest days4.2 · 5.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
SC Freiburg57%
Draw24%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.00
SC Freiburg55%
Draw24%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.00
SC Freiburg56%
Draw24%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.82 – 1.02
SC Freiburg49%
Draw26%
Utrecht25%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.12
SC Freiburg57%
Draw24%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.82 – 0.98
Over 2.5 54% Both score 54% 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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RefereeRohit Saggi
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 22

Team strength

SC FreiburgUtrecht
56 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
63 AttackIn forecast 32
73 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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—

Utrecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgUtrecht
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.88
100% Scored inContext 0%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.50 ShotsContext 8.50
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.00
41% On target shareContext 24%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
73% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 0%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
12.00 Shots allowedContext 11.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
5.00 BlocksContext 5.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
71% Save rateContext 71%
47% PossessionIn forecast 47%
375 PassesContext 380
294 Accurate passesContext 291
78% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.68
13.50 FoulsContext 14.50
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
90% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.60 ShotsContext 12.50
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
32% On target shareContext 35%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.33
72% Box shareContext 61%
13% ConversionContext 10%
3.25 OffsidesContext 1.38
11.50 Shots allowedContext 10.00
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.78 BlocksContext 3.88
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
63% Save rateContext 70%
50% PossessionIn forecast 51%
398 PassesContext 428
317 Accurate passesContext 347
80% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.90
10.30 FoulsContext 11.50
14.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Utrecht
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel495 km0 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 Utrecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 19 Oct5.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km495 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one2.82.9

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)
30C. Günter 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
20C. Adamu
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Utrecht Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1V. Barkas(G)
16S. El Karouani 24N. Viergever 3M. van der Hoorn 2S. Horemans
21G. Zechiël 27A. Engwanda 22Miguel Rodríguez
15A. Blake 91S. Haller 8C. Bozdoğan
+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 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Utrecht Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+1.3 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Utrecht-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

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

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 · Rohit Saggi 22 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.73league 4.09
Red cards0.36league 0.11
Cards 5+59%league 39%
Fouls26.4league 25.2
Penalties0.23league 0.36
Home wins50%league 45%
SC Freiburg1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W9 Nov 23H · TSC Backa Topola5–01
Utrecht

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 3 · conceded 2
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Utrecht2 games · scored 0 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 2 76-90
Utrecht10 games · scored 13 · conceded 11
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 2 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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