UEFA Europa League 25/26, Final · 20 May 2026

SC Freiburg 0–3 Aston Villa

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made SC Freiburg favourites at 42%.

Aston Villa won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Youri Tielemans, 67.4 in 88′.

Well above their usual level: Youri Tielemans +18.0, Emiliano Buendía +14.8, Nicolas Höfler +9.2.

Well below it: Lucas Digne −14.1, Jan-Niklas Beste −12.1, Philipp Lienhart −11.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

16 May 2026	W 4–1	v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
10 May 2026	L 2–3	at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
7 May 2026	W 3–1	v Sporting Braga Europa League
3 May 2026	D 1–1	v VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
30 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Sporting Braga Europa League

15 May 2026	W 4–2	v Liverpool FC Premier League
10 May 2026	D 2–2	at Burnley Premier League
7 May 2026	W 4–0	v Nottingham Forest Europa League
3 May 2026	L 1–2	v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
30 Apr 2026	L 0–1	at Nottingham Forest Europa League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Maximilian Rosenfelder Defender	29	0.06	58.9	–
Nicolas Höfler Midfielder	61	0.12	53.3	+9.2
Jordy Makengo Defender	17	–	52.0	–
Matthias Ginter Defender	90	–	49.1	−2.5
Igor Matanović Forward	90	0.06	46.1	−5.0
Lukas Kübler Defender	73	–	45.8	−3.3
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder	90	–	41.5	−3.1
Lucas Höler Forward	29	–	40.9	–
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder	86	–	40.5	−12.1
Noah Atubolu Goalkeeper	90	–	39.5	−10.4
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder	73	–	38.9	−9.9
Johan Manzambi Midfielder	90	0.02	38.6	−10.6
Philipp Lienhart Defender	61	–	38.0	−11.3
Philipp Treu Defender	90	–	37.5	−7.2
Derry Scherhant Forward	17	–	36.2	–
Christian Günter Defender	4	–	20.7	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Douglas Luiz Midfielder	2	0	0	–	79.6	–
Youri Tielemans Midfielder	88	1	0	0.05	67.4	+18.0
Emiliano Buendía Midfielder	81	1	1	0.54	66.6	+14.8
John McGinn Midfielder	90	0	1	0.40	62.5	+5.3
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.8	+4.4
Morgan Rogers Midfielder	90	1	1	0.33	52.7	+0.9
Ollie Watkins Forward	90	0	0	0.52	50.1	−9.3
Amadou Onana Midfielder	24	0	0	0.07	48.8	–
Matty Cash Defender	90	0	0	0.04	45.3	+3.9
Ezri Konsa Defender	90	0	0	0.16	44.8	−4.5
Victor Lindelöf Defender	66	0	0	–	43.6	−2.0
Jadon Sancho Midfielder	9	0	0	–	40.0	–
Pau Torres Defender	88	0	0	–	38.0	−6.5
Tyrone Mings Defender	2	0	0	–	37.3	–
Lucas Digne Defender	81	0	0	–	35.9	−14.1
Ian Maatsen Defender	9	0	0	–	31.5	–