Genk vs SC Freiburg

1 - 0
🕒 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Cegeka Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 16
Europa League Table
Genk 6 · SC Freiburg 4
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.80
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Genk outshot their opponent (17-5).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Genk (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 3-1-3

Goals For / Against

7 / 8
Avg: 1.00 / 1.14

Points

10
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
SC Freiburg (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 2-2-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 7
Avg: 1.14 / 1.00

Points

8
Avg: 1.14

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.14
1.00
GF
1.14
1.14
GA
1.00
57%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
57%
29%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Genk rank6th
SC Freiburg rank4th
Genk points25
SC Freiburg points29
Genk: #6 · 25 pts · GD +4
14 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
SC Freiburg: #4 · 29 pts · GD +12
10 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Genk last 5 home

W L W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals6-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

SC Freiburg last 5 away

L W L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals4-5
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Genk trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.586%
Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 14% · 1H BTTS 29%

SC Freiburg trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Genk score at home71%
Genk clean sheet at home29%
SC Freiburg score away57%
SC Freiburg clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

Genk score first29%
Genk win after scoring first50%
SC Freiburg score first29%
SC Freiburg win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Genk 67% · SC Freiburg 67%
Avg first goal minute: Genk 22.5' · SC Freiburg 21.5'

Vs league average

Genk score at home1.00 vs 1.47
Genk concede at home1.14 vs 1.16
SC Freiburg score away1.14 vs 1.16
SC Freiburg concede away1.00 vs 1.47
Genk score 32% below league average, while SC Freiburg score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Genk are 2% below league average at home, and SC Freiburg are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Genk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 86% 2H scored: 14% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

SC Freiburg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
17
5
Shots off Goal
8
1
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
9
1
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
16
9
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
396
398
Passes Accurate
327
323
Passes %
83%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
10' ⚽
⚽
10' ⚽ VAR
J. Manzambi
Goal cancelled
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Z. El Ouahdi
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Heynen
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ V. Grifo
1st substitution · For: D. Scherhant
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ J. Beste
2nd substitution · For: Cyriaque Kalou Irié
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ Y. Suzuki
3rd substitution · For: L. Höler
74'
74' Z. El Ouahdi
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
1st substitution · For: Y. Sor
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Kongolo
2nd substitution · For: Mujaid Sadick
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Kayembe
3rd substitution · For: Y. Medina
80'
80' I. Ogbus
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ A. Bibout
4th substitution · For: R. Mirisola

Genk vs SC Freiburg 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Genk beat SC Freiburg 1-0 on Thursday, 12 March 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Cegeka Arena.

First half: VAR intervened at 10' for SC Freiburg (Goal cancelled). Genk leveled the score at 24' when Z. El Ouahdi scored, with the assist credited to B. Heynen, making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. SC Freiburg made their 1st substitution at 63', with V. Grifo replacing D. Scherhant. SC Freiburg made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Beste replacing Cyriaque Kalou Irié. SC Freiburg made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Y. Suzuki replacing L. Höler. Z. El Ouahdi received a yellow card for Genk at 74'. Genk made their 1st substitution at 77', with Noah Adedeji-Sternberg replacing Y. Sor. Genk made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Kongolo replacing Mujaid Sadick. Genk made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Kayembe replacing Y. Medina. I. Ogbus received a yellow card for SC Freiburg at 80'. Genk made their 4th substitution at 83', with A. Bibout replacing R. Mirisola.

Genk used 4 substitutions while SC Freiburg used 3 substitutions. Genk got 1 yellow card, while SC Freiburg got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Genk outshot their opponent (17-5).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Genk vs SC Freiburg Head-to-Head History by Season