Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 11 Dec 2025

SC Freiburg 1–0 Red Bull Salzburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.6 – 0.4
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made SC Freiburg favourites at 74%.

SC Freiburg won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Joane Gadou, 61.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Stefan Lainer +12.6, Joane Gadou +12.4, Noah Atubolu +11.1.

Well below it: Jan-Niklas Beste −26.3, Johan Manzambi −18.7, Clement Bischoff −18.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SC Freiburg

6 Dec 2025L 1–2at 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
30 Nov 2025W 4–0v 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
27 Nov 2025D 0–0at FC Viktoria Plzeň Europa League
22 Nov 2025L 2–6at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
9 Nov 2025W 2–1v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga

Red Bull Salzburg

27 Nov 2025L 1–4at Bologna Europa League
6 Nov 2025W 2–0v Go Ahead Eagles Europa League
23 Oct 2025L 2–3v Ferencváros TC Europa League
2 Oct 2025L 0–2at Olympique Lyonnais Europa League
25 Sep 2025L 0–1v FC Porto Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Noah Atubolu Goalkeeper9000–59.8+11.1
Philipp Lienhart Defender78100.8458.7+6.8
Patrick Osterhage Midfielder11000.0357.2–
Philipp Treu Defender7000–51.8+9.7
Matthias Ginter Defender90000.2349.3−0.8
Junior Adamu Forward70000.4847.1−2.6
Christian Günter Defender90000.1245.2+6.0
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder90000.3340.8−8.4
Johan Manzambi Midfielder85000.3138.8−18.7
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder90000.1038.8−11.3
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder77000.0438.3−16.8
Igor Matanović Forward20000.0934.6–
Lukas Kübler Defender2000–31.8–
Lucas Höler Forward1300–30.0–
Anthony Jung Defender1200–27.6–
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder90000.0324.8−26.3

Red Bull Salzburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joane Gadou Defender9000–61.0+12.4
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper9000–58.2+9.2
Stefan Lainer Defender8900–55.1+12.6
Soumaïla Diabaté Midfielder6300–51.2+2.8
Edmund Baidoo Forward76000.2649.6−1.3
Yorbe Vertessen Forward76000.0749.4−1.1
Jacob Rasmussen Defender9000–46.0−8.7
Karim Konaté Forward1400–45.4–
Tim Trummer Defender45000.0344.3–
Clement Bischoff Midfielder4500–43.0−18.6
Aleksa Terzić Defender9000–42.9−5.1
Mads Bidstrup Midfielder90000.0742.1−5.9
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo Midfielder2700–41.9–
Kerim Alajbegović Midfielder1400–40.1–
Karim Onisiwo Forward100–16.9–
Petar Ratkov Forward3800–16.3–