Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa FC, Europe 2025-26 FINAL

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
SC Freiburg
0 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Wed 20 May 2026 · 21:00 UTC Tupras Stadyumu HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Youri Tielemans
0–2 45+3' Emiliano Buendia
0–3 58' Morgan Rogers
Philipp Treu 5' Y
Y 15' Emiliano Buendia
Y 21' Matty Cash
Y 84' John McGinn

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa FC — Europe at Tupras Stadyumu.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
  • Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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 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 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

1
SC Freiburg 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–3 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts). Aston Villa FC are 2nd (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SC Freiburg and Aston Villa FC has kicked off!
  • 5' That looks like a foul for a card for Philipp Treu.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a card for Emiliano Buendia.
  • 16' Emiliano Buendia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 16.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Matty Cash. He receives a card.
  • 26' Jan-Niklas Beste has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 419 appearances.
  • 31' Lucas Digne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' With 2 assists to his name this season, Igor Matanovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 41' The Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 0-1!
  • 46' John McGinn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Emiliano Buendia — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 49' A stunning finish from Emiliano Buendia — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' SC Freiburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 58' GOAL! Morgan Rogers scores on 58. Assisted by Lucas Grill
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Unai Emery might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' SC Freiburg are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' A moment of madness from John McGinn on 84 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Aston Villa FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

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

✓ Correct
SC Freiburg24% Draw29% Aston Villa FC47%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
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

✗ Wrong
SC Freiburg16% Draw49% Aston Villa FC35%
Actual: 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.