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Shots on GoalGenk 3 · Freiburg 6 Scoring sequence6 scoring events · 19 to 79 Shots off GoalGenk 5 · Freiburg 3
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UEFA Europa League · 2025-2026
Final · Mar 19, 2026 · Europa-Park Stadion Germany
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Matthias Ginter opened the supplied scoring feed; Maximilian Eggestein recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
3Shots on Goal6
5Shots off Goal3
13Total Shots14
5Blocked Shots5
8Shots insidebox11
5Shots outsidebox3
7Fouls13
5Corner Kicks3
1Offsides2
54Ball Possession46
2Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves2
471Total passes407
409Passes accurate332
87Passes %82
1.06expected_goals1.95
-2goals_prevented-2
Timeline
subst · GenkDaan Heymans Substitution 5
subst · 
FreiburgPhilipp Treu Substitution 5
FreiburgPhilipp Treu Substitution 5subst · FreiburgJohan Manzambi Substitution 4
FreiburgJohan Manzambi Substitution 4Goal · FreiburgMaximilian Eggestein Normal Goal
FreiburgMaximilian Eggestein Normal GoalCard · FreiburgLucas Höler Yellow Card
FreiburgLucas Höler Yellow Cardsubst · FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Substitution 3
FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Substitution 3subst · FreiburgIgor Matanovic Substitution 2
FreiburgIgor Matanovic Substitution 2subst · FreiburgJan-Niklas Beste Substitution 1
FreiburgJan-Niklas Beste Substitution 1subst · GenkJoris Kayembe Substitution 4
subst · GenkIbrahima Bangoura Substitution 3
subst · GenkAaron Bibout Substitution 2
Card · GenkIbrahima Bangoura Yellow Card
Card · GenkDaan Heymans Yellow Card
Card · FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Yellow Card
FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Yellow CardCard · FreiburgJohan Manzambi Yellow Card
FreiburgJohan Manzambi Yellow CardGoal · FreiburgYuito Suzuki Normal Goal
FreiburgYuito Suzuki Normal GoalGoal · FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Normal Goal
FreiburgVincenzo Grifo Normal Goalsubst · GenkNoah Adedeji-Sternberg Substitution 1
Card · FreiburgJan-Niklas Beste Yellow Card
FreiburgJan-Niklas Beste Yellow CardGoal · GenkMatte Smets Normal Goal
Card · FreiburgIgor Matanovic Yellow Card
FreiburgIgor Matanovic Yellow CardGoal · FreiburgIgor Matanovic Normal Goal
FreiburgIgor Matanovic Normal GoalGoal · FreiburgMatthias Ginter Normal Goal
FreiburgMatthias Ginter Normal GoalLineups
Genk
Starting lineup
26Tobias Okiki LawalGoalkeeper44Josue Ndenge KongoloDefender18Joris KayembeMidfielder20Konstantinos KaretsasMidfielder21Ibrahima BangouraMidfielder38Daan HeymansMidfielder6Matte SmetsMidfielder8Bryan HeynenCentre Midfielder23Aaron BiboutCentre-Forward27Ken Nkuba TshiendAttacker32Noah Adedeji-SternbergForward
Freiburg
Starting lineup
Final result
Freiburg wins
1Final5
Freiburg won by 4.
- Date
- Mar 19, 2026
- Venue
- Europa-Park Stadion
