UEFA Conference League 26/27, Playoff round · 20 Aug 2026

Motherwell 1–3 SC Freiburg

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot saw it as open: Motherwell 37%, the draw 28%, SC Freiburg 35%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maximilian Rosenfelder, 57.9 in 80′.

Well above their usual level: Maximilian Eggestein +14.6, Maximilian Rosenfelder +11.5.

Well below it: Yuito Suzuki −19.2, Philipp Treu −8.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

13 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v HJK Conference League
9 Aug 2026	D 0–0	v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
6 Aug 2026	D 1–1	at HJK Conference League
2 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
30 Jul 2026	W 3–0	at HB Tórshavn Conference League

20 May 2026	L 0–3	v Aston Villa Europa League
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

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ewan Wilson Defender	20	0	0	–	86.8	–
Alex Paulsen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.3	–
Jake Girdwood-Reich Defender	78	0	0	–	52.3	–
Jamie Knight-Lebel Defender	90	0	0	–	51.9	–
Stephen O'Donnell Defender	12	0	0	–	48.6	–
Olly Whyte Midfielder	12	0	0	–	47.7	–
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder	90	0	0	–	46.9	+4.4
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward	71	0	0	–	40.0	−0.2
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Forward	45	0	0	–	39.9	–
Regan Charles-Cook Forward	45	1	0	–	38.8	−1.8
Ibrahim Said Midfielder	90	0	0	–	37.7	−1.3
Martin Moormann Defender	65	0	0	–	37.5	–
Willy Vogt Forward	19	0	0	–	37.1	–
Alex Lowry Midfielder	70	0	0	–	36.5	–
Joe Hodge Midfielder	78	0	0	–	35.4	−3.3
Emmanuel Longelo Defender	90	0	1	–	31.1	−7.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder	16	0	1	–	100.0	–
Philipp Lienhart Defender	10	0	0	–	81.0	–
Berkay Yılmaz Defender	1	0	0	–	60.2	–
Cyriaque Irié Midfielder	16	0	0	–	60.1	–
Maximilian Rosenfelder Defender	80	0	0	–	57.9	+11.5
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder	90	0	0	–	57.1	+14.6
Matthias Ginter Defender	90	2	0	–	56.8	+5.0
Igor Matanović Forward	80	0	1	–	56.4	+3.6
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder	74	0	0	–	52.1	−1.0
Derry Scherhant Forward	89	0	0	–	50.9	+4.2
Yannick Engelhardt Midfielder	90	0	0	–	46.2	+2.2
Jordy Makengo Defender	90	0	0	–	46.0	+2.3
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.0	−6.2
Philipp Treu Defender	90	0	0	–	36.6	−8.6
Keisuke Goto Forward	10	1	0	–	32.4	–
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder	74	0	0	–	27.6	−19.2