Saturday , 14 November 2026

RC Celta de Vigo vs SC Freiburg, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
RC Celta de Vigo
1 – 3
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Thu 16 Apr 2026 · 16:45 UTC Municipal de Balaidos 21,981 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Igor Matanovic
0–2 39' Yuito Suzuki
0–3 50' Yuito Suzuki
Williot Swedberg 90+1' 1–3
Y 45' Igor Matanovic
Ilaix Moriba 45' Y
Matias Vecino 49' Y
Iago Aspas 49' Y
Y 56' Matthias Ginter
Hugo Alvarez 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs SC Freiburg — Europe at Municipal de Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Dan Cook
9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

2
RC Celta de Vigo 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Alavés H 3–4 L
19 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 2–0 W
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo 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
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Javi Rodriguez 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! RC Celta de Vigo vs SC Freiburg — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Javi Rueda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RC Celta de Vigo.
  • 20' Ilaix Moriba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 526 appearances.
  • 25' Javi Rodriguez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' It’s high time Julian Schuster made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' What composure from Igor Matanovic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 38' Yoel Lago, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' The Japan Yuito Suzuki breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-2!
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claudio will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Igor Matanovic.
  • 46' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Borja Iglesias departs to be replaced by Iago Aspas.
  • 49' That is a card for RC Celta de Vigo. Matias Vecino will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Yuito Suzuki doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Matthias Ginter on 56 minutes earns him a card. SC Freiburg will be frustrated.
  • 56' Derry Scherhant is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vincenzo Grifo at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' RC Celta de Vigo is showing some good football. However, RC Celta de Vigo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Matias Vecino trudges off to be replaced by Hugo Alvarez on 64 minutes.
  • 69' It is a cagey affair so far. RC Celta de Vigo in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past SC Freiburg's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 71' SC Freiburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ifechukwu Ogbus is hanging Philipp Lienhart on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' RC Celta de Vigo 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.
  • 83' The SC Freiburg manager makes a substitution. Jan-Niklas Beste departs to be replaced by Cyriaque Irie.
  • 87' The referee shows RC Celta de Vigo player a card on 87.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuito Suzuki 2
Jan-Niklas Beste 1
Vincenzo Grifo 1
Matthias Ginter 1
Igor Matanovic 1
Williot Swedberg 1

Head to Head

2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–3 Real Oviedo L 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-04-05 Valencia CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-03-22 RC Celta de Vigo 3–4 Deportivo Alavés L 2026-03-19 Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo W

SC Freiburg Form

2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern München L 2026-03-22 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2026-03-19 SC Freiburg 5–1 KRC Genk W

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

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo17% Draw23% SC Freiburg60%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
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

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo11% Draw42% SC Freiburg47%
Actual: 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.