SC Freiburg vs Racing Club de Lens, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS
Overview
Match Preview
SC Freiburg vs Racing Club de Lens — Europe at Europa-Park Stadion.
- SC Freiburg 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rade Obrenovic
7 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.3 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | Racing Club de Lens | H | 3–2 | W |
| 18 Feb | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 3–3 | D |
| 15 Feb | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Feb | Borussia Dortmund | A | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Feb | VfB Stuttgart | H | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Jan | SV Werder Bremen | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | SC Freiburg | A | 2–3 | L |
| 18 Feb | Stade de Reims | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Feb | SC Freiburg | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 3–1 | W |
| 03 Feb | FC Nantes | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Jan | Toulouse FC | A | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
SC Freiburg this season
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
SC Freiburg
| Vincenzo Grifo | 5 G | 4 A |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. SC Freiburg host Racing Club de Lens — let the battle begin!
- 5' SC Freiburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Freiburg and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' SC Freiburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's shape.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' David Pereira da Costa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maximilian Eggestein made 414 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 43' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Holer on 43 minutes.
- 46' Michael Gregoritsch is replacing Jordy Makengo for the SC Freiburg side.
- 47' Sepe Elye Wahi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
- 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 57' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Neil El Aynaoui has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' SC Freiburg receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 65' The referee calls foul for Przemyslaw Frankowski. He receives a card.
- 66' Christian Streich picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 67' Roland Sallai doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 67' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Florian Sotoca will be fuming at that decision.
- 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 73' The crowd applauds Przemyslaw Frankowski as he leaves the pitch. Ruben Aguilar steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
- 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Freiburg and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 80' Massadio Haidara is replacing Jhoanner Chavez for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Merlin Rohl is replaced by Vincenzo Grifo on 86 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
Lineups
SC Freiburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 42
-
17
Lukas Kubler ↓ Christian Gunter 101'
-
5
Manuel Gulde ↓ Matthias Ginter 86'
- 27
- 9
-
22
Roland Sallai ↓ Florent Muslija 106'
- 25
-
34
Merlin Rohl ↓ Vincenzo Grifo 86'
- 1
- 33
Bench
-
38
Michael Gregoritsch ↑ 46'
- 21
-
23
Florent Muslija ↑ 106'
-
32
Vincenzo Grifo ↑ 86'
-
30
Christian Gunter ↑ 101'
-
28
Matthias Ginter ↑ 86'
- 31
- 6
- 20
-
7
Noah Weisshaupt ↑ 46'
Coach
Christian Streich
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
-
24
Jonathan Gradit ↓ Andy Diouf 103'
- 30
- 29
- 14
- 7
-
6
Salis Abdul Samed ↓ Wesley Said 103'
- 10
- 9
- 23
- 13
- 25
Bench
- 26
-
2
Ruben Aguilar ↑ 73'
- 28
-
11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 80'
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 103'
- 16
-
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 80'
-
27
Morgan Guilavogui ↑ 73'
- 40
-
18
Andy Diouf ↑ 103'
- 32
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Roland Sallai | 2 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 1 |
| Sepe Elye Wahi | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Freiburg Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2024-02-22
SC Freiburg
3–2
Racing Club de Lens
L
2024-02-18
Stade de Reims
1–1
Racing Club de Lens
D
2024-02-15
Racing Club de Lens
0–0
SC Freiburg
D
2024-02-10
Racing Club de Lens
3–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2024-02-03
FC Nantes
0–1
Racing Club de Lens
W
2024-01-28
Toulouse FC
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57
SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
SC Freiburg or Racing Club de Lens 74% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Freiburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
SC Freiburg or Draw
70%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
56%
SC Freiburg or Racing Club de Lens
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–2 not predicted3 – 2Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg
| Handicap | SC Freiburg covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 20% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 17% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.