SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa FC, Europe 2025-26 FINAL
Overview
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SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa FC — Europe at Tupras Stadyumu.
- SC Freiburg 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
- Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
19 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 6.7 goals/game
🟥 1 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | Aston Villa FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 16 May | RB Leipzig | H | 4–1 | W |
| 10 May | Hamburger SV | A | 2–3 | L |
| 07 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 3–1 | W |
| 03 May | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Apr | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | SC Freiburg | A | 3–0 | W |
| 15 May | Liverpool FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 10 May | Burnley FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 07 May | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 03 May | Tottenham Hotspur FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Apr | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| SC Freiburg | Aston Villa FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #2 |
| 17 | Points | 21 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 5 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 14 |
| 4 | Conceded | 6 |
| +6 | GD | +8 |
| 2.13 | PPG | 2.63 |
| 63% | Win % | 88% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
SC Freiburg this season
60%
Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
Aston Villa FC this season
SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts). Aston Villa FC are 2nd (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SC Freiburg
| Vincenzo Grifo | 5 G | 4 A |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 G | 2 A |
Aston Villa FC
| Ollie Watkins | 5 G | 2 A |
| John McGinn | 5 G | 1 A |
| Emiliano Buendia | 4 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: SC Freiburg gets underway.
- 5' The referee has no hesitation. Philipp Treu is booked for SC Freiburg — card on 5.
- 10' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emiliano Buendia on 15.
- 16' It’s gonna be a card for Emiliano Buendia.
- 21' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Matty Cash gets a card.
- 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 31' Johan Manzambi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
- 36' Aston Villa FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Morgan Rogers scoring 1 goals.
- 41' GOAL! Youri Tielemans scores on 41. Assisted by Morgan Rogers
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' Assisted by Mthokozisi Cele with the perfectly-timed delivery and Emiliano Buendia makes no mistake. 0-2!
- 49' Emiliano Buendia does the damage! The net is bulging and Aston Villa FC surge ahead!
- 54' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 58' What composure from Morgan Rogers! The England international strokes it home. 0-4.
- 63' SC Freiburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' The 24-year-old Noah Atubolu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 78' Jan-Niklas Beste has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 83' Pau Torres is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
- 84' John McGinn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
- 89' SC Freiburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SC Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa FC.
Lineups
SC Freiburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
- 8
- 32
- 17
- 3
- 27
- 28
- 31
- 1
- 29
- 44
Bench
- 26
- 21
- 24
- 30
- 9
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 33
- 37
- 43
- 22
Coach
Julian Schuster
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 27
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 14
Bench
- 40
- 5
- 18
- 31
- 19
- 21
- 9
- 22
- 24
- 26
- 64
- 16
Coach
Unai Emery
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Morgan Rogers | 1 |
| Emiliano Buendia | 1 |
| Youri Tielemans | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Freiburg Form
Aston Villa FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.85
SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
SC Freiburg or Draw
53%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
76%
SC Freiburg or Aston Villa FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Aston Villa FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 2
10.4%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2%
Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg
| Handicap | SC Freiburg covers | Push | Aston Villa FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 24% | 27% |
| +1.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +2 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

