RC Celta de Vigo vs SC Freiburg, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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RC Celta de Vigo vs SC Freiburg — Europe at Municipal de Balaidos.
- RC Celta de Vigo 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
- SC Freiburg 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Dan Cook
19 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 8.9 goals/game
🟥 5 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompie | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahce SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | SC Freiburg | H | 1–3 | L |
| 12 Apr | Real Oviedo | H | 0–3 | L |
| 09 Apr | SC Freiburg | A | 0–3 | L |
| 05 Apr | Valencia CF | A | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Mar | Deportivo Alaves | H | 3–4 | L |
| 19 Mar | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | RC Celta de Vigo | A | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Apr | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Apr | RC Celta de Vigo | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | FC Bayern München | H | 2–3 | L |
| 22 Mar | FC St. Pauli 1910 | A | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Mar | KRC Genk | H | 5–1 | W |
Season Stats
| RC Celta de Vigo | SC Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #7 |
| 13 | Points | 17 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 4 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 5 / 2 / 1 |
| 15 | Scored | 10 |
| 11 | Conceded | 4 |
| +4 | GD | +6 |
| 1.63 | PPG | 2.13 |
| 50% | Win % | 63% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
RC Celta de Vigo this season
33%
Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
SC Freiburg this season
RC Celta de Vigo are 16th (13 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
RC Celta de Vigo
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Municipal de Balaidos will turn into a battlefield for RC Celta de Vigo and SC Freiburg.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Borja Iglesias, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RC Celta de Vigo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with SC Freiburg winning 100% of all matches.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Vincenzo Grifo suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' Goal! Igor Matanovic scores his 20 goal in 273 matches.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilaix Moriba made 513 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' What a strike from Yuito Suzuki! The score is 0-2.
- 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 320 games and scored 375 goals.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Igor Matanovic.
- 46' It is a substitution in RC Celta de Vigo team. Borja Iglesias is replaced by Iago Aspas on 46 minute.
- 49' Matias Vecino is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
- 50' What a strike from Yuito Suzuki! The score is 0-3.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Freiburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' SC Freiburg player sees a card in front of him.
- 56' The supporters are chanting for Derry Scherhant. He replaces Vincenzo Grifo on 56 minute.
- 61' SC Freiburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Alvarez. He replaces Matias Vecino on 64 minute.
- 69' It’s high time Julian Schuster made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 71' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Philipp Lienhart is replaced by Ifechukwu Ogbus on 71 minute.
- 76' RC Celta de Vigo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
- 81' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Fer Lopez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 83' Cyriaque Irie is replacing Jan-Niklas Beste for the SC Freiburg side.
- 87' Hugo Alvarez is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for RC Celta de Vigo.
Lineups
RC Celta de Vigo Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 20
-
7
Borja Iglesias ↓ Iago Aspas 46'
-
15
Matias Vecino ↓ Hugo Alvarez 64'
- 13
- 9
- 3
-
6
Ilaix Moriba ↓ Williot Swedberg 46'
- 32
- 17
-
29
Yoel Lago ↓ Sergio Carreira 46'
- 30
Bench
-
10
Iago Aspas ↑ 46'
- 1
- 4
- 21
-
5
Sergio Carreira ↑ 46'
- 22
-
23
Hugo Alvarez ↑ 64'
-
19
Williot Swedberg ↑ 46'
- 18
- 14
-
39
Jones El-Abdellaoui ↑ 46'
- 12
Coach
Claudio
SC Freiburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
- 8
- 32
- 3
- 28
- 14
-
31
Igor Matanovic ↓ Lucas Holer 56'
- 1
- 33
- 29
-
44
Johan Manzambi ↓ Nicolas Hofler 71'
Bench
- 26
- 21
- 24
- 30
- 17
-
27
Nicolas Hofler ↑ 71'
-
9
Lucas Holer ↑ 56'
- 5
-
7
Derry Scherhant ↑ 56'
-
43
Ifechukwu Ogbus ↑ 71'
-
22
Cyriaque Irie ↑ 83'
- 65
Coach
Julian Schuster
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yuito Suzuki | 2 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | 1 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 1 |
| Matthias Ginter | 1 |
| Igor Matanovic | 1 |
| Williot Swedberg | 1 |
Head to Head
RC Celta de Vigo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.78
RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06
SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for:
SC Freiburg to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Freiburg win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
40%
Draw or SC Freiburg
83%
RC Celta de Vigo or SC Freiburg
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Freiburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.2%
0 – 1
11.5%
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
8.2%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 4
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.4%
Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo
| Handicap | RC Celta de Vigo covers | Push | SC Freiburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +1 | 34% | 24% | 42% |
| +1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +2 | 58% | 20% | 22% |
| +2.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
Clean Sheet
RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
46%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.