SC Freiburg vs Genk match stats & report

5–1 Full time

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16 · Europa-Park-Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau · Ref Michael Oliver, England

SC Freiburg stats & fixtures · Genk stats & fixtures

SC Freiburg beat Genk 5–1 in the UEFA Europa League (Round of 16) on 19 March 2026. Expected goals finished 2.41–1.74. Genk had 54% of the ball.

SC Freiburg vs Genk match statistics

SC FreiburgGenk

46% Ball possession 54%
2.41 Expected goals (xG) 1.74
15 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 8
3 Corners 5
13 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 2
407 Passes 471
82% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

19' Goal M. Ginter (assist V. Grifo) SC Freiburg
25' Goal I. Matanović (assist M. Ginter) SC Freiburg
30' Yellow card I. Matanović SC Freiburg
39' Goal Matte Smets (assist K. Karetsas) Genk
44' Yellow card J. Beste SC Freiburg
53' Goal V. Grifo SC Freiburg
56' Goal Y. Suzuki (assist J. Manzambi) SC Freiburg
58' Yellow card J. Manzambi SC Freiburg
58' Yellow card V. Grifo SC Freiburg
58' Yellow card Daan Heymans Genk
64' Yellow card Ibrahima Sory Bangoura Genk
75' Yellow card L. Höler SC Freiburg
79' Goal M. Eggestein (assist Y. Suzuki) SC Freiburg

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

SC Freiburg

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Julian Schuster

1 N. Atubolu

33 J. Makengo 43 B. Ogbus 28 M. Ginter 29 Philipp Treu

44 J. Manzambi 8 M. Eggestein

32 V. Grifo 14 Y. Suzuki 19 J. Beste

31 I. Matanović

Bench F. Müller , Jannik Huth , N. Hofler , L. Kübler , L. Höler , Maximilian Philipp , C. Günter , Anthony Jung , P. Lienhart , P. Osterhage , Derry Lionel Scherhant , Cyriaque Kalou Irié

Genk

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Nicky Hayen

26 T. Lawal

18 Joris Kayembe 6 Matte Smets 44 Josue Ndenge Kongolo 27 K. Nkuba

21 Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 8 Bryan Heynen

32 Noah Adedeji-Sternberg 38 Daan Heymans 20 K. Karetsas

23 Aaron Bibout

Bench H. Van Crombrugge , Lucca Brughmans , Y. Sor , N. Sattlberger , Robin Mirisola , Junya Ito , Mujaid Sadick , J. Erabi , J. Steuckers , Ayumu Yokoyama , A. Palacios , Y. Medina

Form guide

SC Freiburg at home

9–0–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.0 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.7 per game

24% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Genk away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

SC Freiburg vs Genk head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Mar 26	Genk v SC Freiburg	1–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full SC Freiburg vs Genk head-to-head record