SC Freiburg
Football UEFA Europa League Europa-Park Stadion Thu 23 Oct 15:00
FC Utrecht
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Freiburg vs Utrecht

German Bundesliga team Freiburg host Dutch Eredivisie outfit Utrecht in this Europa League match at Europa-Park Stadion, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 23 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Side With Freiburg to Cover the Line

There’s a case for backing Freiburg -1 at odds of -102, meaning money back if they beat Utrecht by a single goal. A victory by two goals or more would land a nice return with this Asian Handicap wager.

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Utrecht Triumphed in Last Game

Freiburg had a 2-2 Bundesliga draw in their last game. This was at home to Eintracht Frankfurt at Europa-Park Stadion. The Baden-Wurttemberg outfit recorded four shots on target and had 52% possession, with Derry Scherhant and Vincenzo Grifo each scoring one goal.

FC Utrecht secured a 3-1 Eredivisie home win over Volendam at Stadion Galgenwaard in their previous game. Ron Jans' side managed six shots on goal and enjoyed 58% possession, with Adrian Blake, Souffian El Karouani and Miguel Rodriguez on the scoresheet.

In their last Europa League games, Freiburg drew 1-1 away to Bologna, while Utrecht were beaten 1-0 away to Brann.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
7 Freiburg logo Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10 4 6 10:4 17
34 Utrecht logo Utrecht 8 0 1 7 5 15 -10 5:15 1
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Freiburg – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Freiburg have 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 10.5 attempts. The Breisgau-Brazilians have averaged 48.6% possession, 386.4 passes and 4.0 corners per match, conceding 1.7 goals and 3.4 corners from 4.3 shots on goal and 10.7 attempts.

Top goalscorer Vincenzo Grifo has found the net 3 times, with Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic and Maximilian Eggestein scoring 2 each. Leading assistors have been Chukwubuike Adamu and Vincenzo Grifo with 2, while goalkeeper Noah Atubolu has 2 clean sheets.

FC Utrecht – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Utrecht have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.8 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 14.9 attempts. There’s been an average of 51.6% possession, 435.3 passes, 5.4 corners taken and 4.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.1 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 10.5 attempts.

The leading scorers have been David Min and Victor Jensen with 3, while Souffian El Karouani has 2. Souffian El Karouani has been the top assist maker on 5, with Vasilios Barkas and Michael Brouwer collectively notching 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Freiburg confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Noah Atubolu (GK), Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Guenter, Maximilian Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Chukwubuike Adamu.

FC Utrecht confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Vasilios Barkas (GK), Siebe Horemans, Mike van der Hoorn, Nick Viergever, Souffian El Karouani, Alonzo Engwanda, Gjivai Zechiel, Can Bozdogan, Miguel Rodriguez, Sebastien Haller, Adrian Blake.

Freiburg vs Utrecht Prediction & Betting Tips

Get set for Freiburg vs Utrecht with our full betting breakdown, complete with an expert match prediction, a likely final score, top corners play, player prop picks and a value-driven bet builder.

Match Prediction

Freiburg can be taken at -1 on the Asian Handicap. There are odds of -102 for the favourites and we think they have the capability of winning this Europa League clash by a two goal margin or bigger.

Current team news and the latest form provide useful pieces of information when it comes to making Europa League recommendations. It’s also vital to have access to all available stats so that we make the most informed football picks.

Key Freiburg vs FC Utrecht Europa League & league stats:

  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Utrecht in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Utrecht in 6 of their last 10 games.
Freiburg -1 Probability

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 50.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our experts have this number between 55-60% based on their in-depth research. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Freiburg Freiburg logo 2 - 0 Utrecht logo Utrecht

A potentially entertaining bet is going for Freiburg to win by a 2-0 scoreline. At odds of +600, there’s the chance to get a handsome return should this wager win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jan-Niklas Beste Under 0.5 Shots On Target -105 BetMGM logo

Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg) hasn’t managed a shot on goal in six of the past eight home matches. There’s a reasonable prospect that he will fall short of the mark, with odds of -105 on offer that he doesn’t cover the Shots on Target line.

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Vincenzo Grifo to Score +240 BetMGM logo

Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg) has scored two goals in his past five matches on home soil. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +240 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Corners Prediction

Utrecht Under 3.5 Corners -128 BetMGM logo

Utrecht have had under 3.5 corners in two consecutive away games, while Freiburg have had an average of 3.70 corners against them in their last 10 matches. There is juice when it comes to going under the Utrecht Team Corners line and this is priced at -128.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Freiburg Logo Freiburg
Total
8.00 4.30 3.70
Home
8.10 4.10 4.00
Away
6.70 3.90 2.80
Utrecht Logo Utrecht
Total
9.60 5.40 4.20
Home
9.30 5.10 4.20
Away
9.70 4.60 5.10
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Freiburg -1 -102
Both Team To Score No +102
Team Corners Utrecht Under 3.5 -128

We’re happy to go with a same-game multi that has Freiburg with the -1 Asian Handicap, one or both teams drawing a blank combined with Utrecht to finish with under 3.5 corners.

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Freiburg vs Utrecht Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Freiburg Favourites to Win According to Bookies

Freiburg are the -233 favourites on the Full-Time Result. That means a 70% chance of winning this Europa League encounter according to the latest betting odds. FC Utrecht are the +575 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

The Half-Time Result market means that your bet will always be settled at the interval. Freiburg are -109, while Utrecht are alternatively priced at +480 and the draw is +150.

The Total Goals market indicates that Over 2.5 Goals is the betting favourite right now. If you’re betting on Both Teams to Score, you can back Yes at -119 and No at -114.

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Lucas Holer is the First Goalscorer Favourite

The First Goalscorer favourite is Lucas Holer at +475, with similar odds available for this player to register the last goal.

Player Goals
Lucas Holer (Freiburg)
First
+185
Anytime
+475
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Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
First
+200
Anytime
+500
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Chukwubuike Adamu (Freiburg)
First
+215
Anytime
+550
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Maximilian Philipp (Freiburg)
First
+215
Anytime
+575
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Player Shots On Target
Lucas Holer (Freiburg)
Over 0.5
-213
Under 0.5
+130
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Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+120
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Chukwubuike Adamu (Freiburg)
Over 0.5
-179
Under 0.5
+114
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Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg)
Over 0.5
-172
Under 0.5
+110
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Player Shots
Lucas Holer (Freiburg)
Over 2.5
-105
Under 2.5
-
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Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
Over 2.5
+102
Under 2.5
-
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Chukwubuike Adamu (Freiburg)
Over 2.5
+112
Under 2.5
-
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Maximilian Philipp (Freiburg)
Over 2.5
+128
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Freiburg logo Freiburg Stats
FC Utrecht logo FC Utrecht Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Freiburg vs Utrecht Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Freiburg vs Utrecht team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the Europa League, along with current injury news.

Freiburg Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Utrecht Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Freiburg Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Noah Atubolu
29 Philipp Treu 28 Matthias Ginter 3 Philipp Lienhart 30 Christian Guenter
8 Maximilian Eggestein 44 Johan Manzambi
19 Jan-Niklas Beste 14 Yuito Suzuki 32 Vincenzo Grifo
20 Chukwubuike Adamu
1 Vasilios Barkas
2 Siebe Horemans 3 Mike van der Hoorn 24 Nick Viergever 16 Souffian El Karouani
27 Alonzo Engwanda 21 Gjivai Zechiel 8 Can Bozdogan
22 Miguel Rodriguez 91 Sebastien Haller 15 Adrian Blake

FC Utrecht Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Freiburg Substitutes

  • 5Anthony Jung
  • 7Derry Scherhant
  • 9Lucas Hoeler
  • 17Lukas Kuebler
  • 18Eren Dinkci
  • 24Jannik Huth
  • 26Maximilian Philipp
  • 27Nicolas Hoefler
  • 31Igor Matanovic
  • 33Jordy Makengo
  • 37Max Rosenfelder
  • 43Bruno Ogbus

FC Utrecht Substitutes

  • 5Kolbeinn Finnsson
  • 6Davy van den Berg
  • 9David Min
  • 10Yoann Cathline
  • 14Zidane Iqbal
  • 20Dani de Wit
  • 25Michael Brouwer
  • 26Miliano Jonathans
  • 33Kevin Gadellaa
  • 40Matisse Didden
  • 44Mike Eerdhuijzen
  • 55Derry Murkin

Previous Freiburg Lineups

19 Oct Bundesliga
Freiburg 2-2 Frankfurt
05 Oct Bundesliga
B. M'gladbach 0-0 Freiburg
02 Oct Europa League
Bologna 1-1 Freiburg
28 Sep Bundesliga
Freiburg 1-1 Hoffenheim
24 Sep Europa League
Freiburg 2-1 Basel
20 Sep Bundesliga
Werder Bremen 0-3 Freiburg

Previous FC Utrecht Lineups

18 Oct Eredivisie
Utrecht 3-1 Volendam
05 Oct Eredivisie
Feyenoord 3-2 Utrecht
02 Oct Europa League
Brann 1-0 Utrecht
28 Sep Eredivisie
Utrecht 2-2 SC Heerenveen
25 Sep Europa League
Utrecht 0-1 Lyon
20 Sep Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Utrecht

Injuries & Suspensions

Freiburg Injury Table
Type Name Info
Lukas Kuebler Hamstring
Eren Dinkci Muscle
Philipp Lienhart Abdomen
FC Utrecht Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sebastien Haller Rib
Mike Eerdhuijzen Other
Victor Jensen Other
David Min Ankle
Team Squads

Freiburg Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Julian Schuster

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Matthias Ginter 28 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Noah Atubolu 1 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Maximilian Eggestein 8 M 2 180 2 0 1 0 0 0
Patrick Osterhage 6 M 2 180 2 0 1 0 0 0
Johan Manzambi 44 M 2 168 2 0 0 0 0 0

FC Utrecht Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ron Jans

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alonzo Engwanda 27 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0
Vasilios Barkas 1 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Siebe Horemans 2 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gjivai Zechiel 21 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Viergever 24 D 2 178 2 0 0 0 0 0
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lyon 8 7 0 1 18:5 21
2 Aston Villa 8 7 0 1 14:6 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 18:8 19
4 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
5 Porto 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
6 Braga 8 5 2 1 11:5 17
7 Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10:4 17
8 Roma 8 5 1 2 13:6 16
9 Genk 8 5 1 2 11:7 16
10 Bologna 8 4 3 1 14:7 15
11 Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 15:9 15
12 Ferencvaros 8 4 3 1 12:11 15
13 Nott’m Forest 8 4 2 2 15:7 14
14 Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 5 0 8:3 14
15 Crvena Zvezda 8 4 2 2 7:6 14
16 Celta Vigo 8 4 1 3 15:11 13
17 PAOK 8 3 3 2 17:14 12
18 Lille 8 4 0 4 12:9 12
19 Fenerbahce 8 3 3 2 10:7 12
20 Panathinaikos 8 3 3 2 11:9 12
21 Celtic 8 3 2 3 13:15 11
22 Ludogorets 8 3 1 4 12:15 10
23 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 1 4 12:16 10
24 Brann 8 2 3 3 9:11 9
25 Young Boys 8 3 0 5 10:16 9
26 Sturm Graz 8 2 1 5 5:11 7
27 FCSB 8 2 1 5 9:16 7
28 Go Ahead E. 8 2 1 5 6:14 7
29 Feyenoord 8 2 0 6 11:15 6
30 Basel 8 2 0 6 9:13 6
31 RB Salzburg 8 2 0 6 10:15 6
32 Rangers 8 1 1 6 5:14 4
33 Nice 8 1 0 7 7:15 3
34 Utrecht 8 0 1 7 5:15 1
35 Malmo FF 8 0 1 7 4:15 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 0 1 7 2:22 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Stuttgart 4 4 0 0 11:4 12
2 Lyon 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
3 Porto 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
4 FC Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 8:1 12
5 Aston Villa 4 4 0 0 8:3 12
6 Freiburg 4 4 0 0 6:1 12
7 Real Betis 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
8 Nott’m Forest 4 3 0 1 11:3 9
9 Lille 4 3 0 1 10:5 9
10 Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 8:5 9
11 Braga 4 3 0 1 7:4 9
12 PAOK 4 2 2 0 7:1 8
13 Ferencvaros 4 2 2 0 7:4 8
14 Crvena Zvezda 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
15 Genk 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
16 Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
17 Sturm Graz 4 2 1 1 3:2 7
18 Ludogorets 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
19 Brann 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
20 Bologna 4 1 3 0 7:4 6
21 Viktoria Plzeň 4 1 3 0 4:1 6
22 RB Salzburg 4 2 0 2 7:5 6
23 Basel 4 2 0 2 6:4 6
24 Feyenoord 4 2 0 2 7:6 6
25 Roma 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
26 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 0 2 8:8 6
27 Celtic 4 2 0 2 6:8 6
28 Young Boys 4 2 0 2 5:7 6
29 Panathinaikos 4 1 2 1 4:4 5
30 FCSB 4 1 1 2 6:8 4
31 Rangers 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
32 Go Ahead E. 4 1 1 2 2:6 4
33 Nice 4 1 0 3 5:7 3
34 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 2:5 1
35 Utrecht 4 0 1 3 2:6 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 1:15 0
Germany FlagBundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 19 16 2 1 72:16 50
2 Dortmund 19 12 6 1 38:17 42
3 Hoffenheim 19 12 3 4 40:22 39
4 RB Leipzig 19 11 3 5 37:25 36
5 Stuttgart 19 11 3 5 36:26 36
6 Leverkusen 18 10 2 6 35:25 32
7 Freiburg 19 7 6 6 31:32 27
8 Frankfurt 19 7 6 6 39:42 27
9 Union Berlin 19 6 6 7 24:30 24
10 FC Koln 19 5 5 9 28:32 20
11 B. M'gladbach 19 5 5 9 23:32 20
12 Wolfsburg 19 5 4 10 28:41 19
13 Augsburg 19 5 4 10 22:36 19
14 Hamburger SV 18 4 6 8 17:27 18
15 Werder Bremen 19 4 6 9 21:37 18
16 Mainz 05 19 3 6 10 21:32 15
17 St. Pauli 19 3 5 11 17:32 14
18 Heidenheim 19 3 4 12 17:42 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 10 8 1 1 40:9 25
2 Dortmund 9 7 2 0 19:6 23
3 RB Leipzig 9 7 0 2 22:11 21
4 Stuttgart 9 6 2 1 13:11 20
5 Leverkusen 10 6 1 3 20:10 19
6 Hoffenheim 9 6 0 3 21:12 18
7 Freiburg 9 5 3 1 18:11 18
8 Hamburger SV 9 4 3 2 13:9 15
9 Frankfurt 9 4 2 3 16:15 14
10 Union Berlin 10 3 4 3 15:16 13
11 Augsburg 10 3 3 4 12:18 12
12 Werder Bremen 9 3 3 3 11:17 12
13 FC Koln 9 3 2 4 17:15 11
14 Mainz 05 10 2 3 5 10:13 9
15 Wolfsburg 10 2 3 5 16:21 9
16 St. Pauli 9 2 3 4 9:16 9
17 B. M'gladbach 10 2 3 5 12:20 9
18 Heidenheim 10 2 3 5 10:22 9
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 20 17 2 1 61:25 53
2 Feyenoord 20 12 3 5 51:29 39
3 Ajax 20 10 7 3 39:26 37
4 NEC Nijmegen 19 10 5 4 49:33 35
5 AZ Alkmaar 20 9 5 6 35:32 32
6 Sp. Rotterdam 20 10 2 8 25:34 32
7 Groningen 20 9 4 7 28:24 31
8 Twente 20 7 9 4 29:22 30
9 Fortuna Sittard 20 7 4 9 30:34 25
10 SC Heerenveen 19 6 6 7 31:30 24
11 Utrecht 19 6 5 8 29:26 23
12 PEC Zwolle 20 6 5 9 26:42 23
13 Excelsior 20 6 4 10 20:35 22
14 Go Ahead E. 19 4 9 6 30:33 21
15 Volendam 20 4 5 11 21:35 17
16 Telstar 20 3 7 10 24:33 16
17 NAC Breda 20 3 6 11 21:32 15
18 Heracles 20 4 2 14 28:52 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 10 7 2 1 33:16 23
2 Ajax 11 7 2 2 19:9 23
3 Feyenoord 11 7 1 3 29:18 22
4 NEC Nijmegen 9 6 2 1 25:13 20
5 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 18:10 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
7 AZ Alkmaar 9 4 4 1 20:16 16
8 Twente 10 4 4 2 13:11 16
9 PEC Zwolle 9 5 1 3 10:12 16
10 Groningen 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
11 Volendam 10 4 3 3 16:13 15
12 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
13 Sp. Rotterdam 10 4 2 4 11:18 14
14 SC Heerenveen 10 3 4 3 17:18 13
15 Excelsior 10 4 1 5 10:12 13
16 NAC Breda 10 3 2 5 12:14 11
17 Heracles 9 3 1 5 18:23 10
18 Telstar 11 1 4 6 17:23 7