SC Freiburg vs RC Celta de Vigo, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
Overview
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SC Freiburg vs RC Celta de Vigo — Europe at Europa-Park Stadion.
- SC Freiburg 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- RC Celta de Vigo 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
12 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 5.4 goals/game
🟥 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 Mar | 1. FC Union Berlin | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Mar | KRC Genk | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 Mar | Real Betis Balompié | A | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Mar | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| SC Freiburg | RC Celta de Vigo | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #16 |
| 17 | Points | 13 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 5 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 3 |
| 10 | Scored | 15 |
| 4 | Conceded | 11 |
| +6 | GD | +4 |
| 2.13 | PPG | 1.63 |
| 63% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
RC Celta de Vigo this season
SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 16th (13 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Europa-Park Stadion!
- 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 10' What a strike from Vincenzo Grifo! The score is 1-0.
- 15' Philipp Lienhart is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RC Celta de Vigo so far.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Philipp Treu made 283 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Matthias Ginter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 32' Magnificent from Jan-Niklas Beste! That is 11 goals in 421 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 37' SC Freiburg have won 489 goals from 500 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 42' RC Celta de Vigo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' The whistle greets Williot Swedberg as he departs to be replaced by Jones El-Abdellaoui.
- 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 56' SC Freiburg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 61' Matias Vecino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hugo Sotelo at the 61 minute mark.
- 66' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 71' RC Celta de Vigo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 73' Pablo Duran is replacing Ferran Jutgla for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
- 74' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Vincenzo Grifo is replaced by Derry Scherhant on 74 minute.
- 78' What composure from Matthias Ginter! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-0.
- 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hugo Sotelo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Freiburg.
- 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javi Rodriguez, as he is very good at scoring at Europa-Park Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 89' The SC Freiburg manager makes a substitution. Jan-Niklas Beste departs to be replaced by Lukas Kubler.
- 90' The referee shows SC Freiburg player a card on 90.
- 3-0 the final result. RC Celta de Vigo will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
SC Freiburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
19
Jan-Niklas Beste ↓ Lukas Kubler 89'
- 8
- 32
- 3
- 28
-
14
Yuito Suzuki ↓ Lucas Holer 74'
- 31
- 1
- 33
- 29
- 44
Bench
- 26
- 21
- 24
- 30
-
17
Lukas Kubler ↑ 89'
- 27
-
9
Lucas Holer ↑ 74'
- 5
-
7
Derry Scherhant ↑ 74'
- 43
- 22
- 69
Coach
Julian Schuster
RC Celta de Vigo Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 20
-
7
Borja Iglesias ↓ Iago Aspas 73'
- 13
- 4
- 5
-
9
Ferran Jutgla ↓ Pablo Duran 73'
- 3
- 6
-
22
Hugo Sotelo ↓ Matias Vecino 61'
- 19
-
32
Javi Rodriguez ↓ Fer Lopez 46'
Bench
-
10
Iago Aspas ↑ 73'
- 1
-
15
Matias Vecino ↑ 61'
- 11
- 24
-
18
Pablo Duran ↑ 73'
- 29
- 14
-
30
Fer Lopez ↑ 46'
-
39
Jones El-Abdellaoui ↑ 46'
- 12
- 36
Coach
Claudio
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yuito Suzuki | 2 |
| Igor Matanovic | 1 |
| Williot Swedberg | 1 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | 1 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 1 |
| Matthias Ginter | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Freiburg Form
RC Celta de Vigo Form
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
2026-03-15
Real Betis Balompié
1–1
RC Celta de Vigo
D
2026-03-12
RC Celta de Vigo
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03
SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76
RC Celta de Vigo xG
I would bet for:
SC Freiburg to win 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Freiburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
SC Freiburg or Draw
84%
Draw or RC Celta de Vigo
38%
SC Freiburg or RC Celta de Vigo
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Freiburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg
| Handicap | SC Freiburg covers | Push | RC Celta de Vigo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 20% | 59% |
| -1.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| -1 | 41% | 24% | 34% |
| -0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.