SC Freiburg 5-1 Genk — Europa League, 19 Mar 2026
SC Freiburg beat Genk 5-1 in the Europa League Round of 16 on 19 March 2026 at Europa-Park-Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau. M. Ginter, Igor Matanović, Matte Smets, Vincenzo Grifo got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, SC Freiburg have won 0 and Genk 1.
· kickoff·Europa-Park-Stadion · Freiburg im Breisgau·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-019'assist: Vincenzo Grifo
- 2-025'assist: M. Ginter
- 30'Persistent fouling
- 2-139'assist: Konstantinos Karetsas
- 44'Foul
- Half-time2-1
- 46'
- 3-153'
- 4-156'assist: Johan Manzambi
- 58'Foul
- 58'Argument
- 58'Argument
- 64'
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 71'
- 72'
- 72'
- 75'Foul
- 5-179'assist: Yuito Suzuki
- 81'
- 83'
- 83'
- Full-time5-1
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
SC Freiburg
- 9.0Matthias GinterD
- 8.5Yuito SuzukiM
- 8.0Vincenzo GrifoM
- 7.9Maximilian EggesteinM
- 7.2Johan ManzambiM
- 7.0Jordy MakengoD
- 7.0Bruno OgbusD
- 6.9Igor MatanovićF
- 6.9Noah AtuboluG
- 6.7Patrick OsterhageM
- 6.6Lukas KüblerD
- 6.6Philipp TreuD
- 6.6Derry ScherhantF
- 6.6Philipp LienhartD
- 6.3Lucas HölerF
- 6.3Jan-Niklas BesteM
Genk
- 7.2Konstantinos KaretsasM
- 6.9Matte SmetsD
- 6.7Bryan HeynenM
- 6.7Daan HeymansM
- 6.7Ibrahima BangouraM
- 6.6Nikolas SattlbergerM
- 6.5Junya ItoF
- 6.5Robin MirisolaF
- 6.5Yaimar MedinaD
- 6.3Joris KayembeD
- 6.3Aaron BiboutF
- 6.2Josué KongoloD
- 6.2Noah Adedeji-SternbergM
- 6.2Yira SorF
- 5.3Ken NkubaD
- 5.2Tobias LawalG
Line-ups
Genk4-2-3-1
SC Freiburg4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SC FreiburgJulian Schuster
Substitutes
- 26M. PhilippF
- 5A. JungD
- 24J. HuthG
- 21F. MullerG
- 30C. GunterD
- 17L. Kubler83'D6.6
- 3Philipp Lienhart81'D6.6
- 27N. HoflerM
- 9L. Holer71'F6.3
- 6P. Osterhage72'M6.7
- 7D. Scherhant72'F6.6
- 22C. IrieF
GenkNicky Hayen
Substitutes
- 10Junya Ito69'F6.5
- 1H. Van CrombruggeG
- 3M. SadickD
- 14Yira Sor46'F6.2
- 24Nikolas Sattlberger83'M6.6
- 99Jusef ErabiF
- 7Jarne SteuckersF
- 30Ayumu YokoyamaF
- 19Yaimar Medina69'D6.5
- 34A. PalaciosD
- 29Robin Mirisola69'F6.5
- 28Lucca Kiaba MoungangaG
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
2.41Expected goals (xG)1.74
15Total shots13
6Shots on target3
3Shots off target5
6Blocked shots5
3Corners5
2Offsides1
13Fouls7
5Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves1
-1.91Goals prevented-1.91
407Total passes471
332Accurate passes407
82%Pass accuracy86%
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Ginter | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Maximilian Eggestein | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Johan Manzambi | 81 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jordy Makengo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Bruno Ogbus | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Igor Matanović | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Noah Atubolu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Osterhage | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lukas Kübler | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Philipp Treu | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Derry Scherhant | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lucas Höler | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Genk
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Karetsas | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Matte Smets | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Bryan Heynen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Daan Heymans | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ibrahima Bangoura | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Nikolas Sattlberger | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Junya Ito | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Robin Mirisola | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Yaimar Medina | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Joris Kayembe | 69 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Aaron Bibout | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Josué Kongolo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Noah Adedeji-Sternberg | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Yira Sor | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Ken Nkuba | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Tobias Lawal | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
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