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UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Genk vs SC Freiburg – Lineups & Match Details

Genk beat SC Freiburg 1-0. Goals: Z. El Ouahdi (24'). Genk had 50% possession against SC Freiburg's 50%. Shots on target: 3-2.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16

Thursday, 12 March 2026

GenkGenk

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

SC FreiburgSC Freiburg

Referee: C. Kavanagh

Lineups

GenkGenk4-1-4-1
T. Lawal26T. LawalG
Z. El Ouahdi77Z. El OuahdiD
J. Kongolo44J. KongoloD
M. Smets6M. SmetsD
J. Kayembe18J. KayembeD
I. Bangoura21I. BangouraM
K. Karetsas20K. KaretsasM
B. Heynen8B. HeynenM
D. Heymans38D. HeymansM
N. Adedeji-Sternberg32N. Adedeji-SternbergM
A. Bibout23A. BiboutF

Substitutes

1H. Van CrombruggeG
27K. NkubaD
14Y. SorF
24N. SattlbergerM
29R. MirisolaF
10J. ItoF
3M. SadickD
99J. ErabiF
7J. SteuckersF
30A. YokoyamaF
34A. PalaciosD
19Y. MedinaD
SC FreiburgSC Freiburg4-2-3-1
N. Atubolu1N. AtuboluG
P. Treu29P. TreuD
M. Ginter28M. GinterD
B. Ogbus43B. OgbusD
C. Gunter30C. GunterD
P. Osterhage6P. OsterhageM
J. Manzambi44J. ManzambiM
J. Beste19J. BesteM
Y. Suzuki14Y. SuzukiM
V. Grifo32V. GrifoM
I. Matanovic31I. MatanovicF

Substitutes

21F. MullerG
24J. HuthG
27N. HoflerM
17L. KublerD
9L. HolerF
33J. MakengoD
65K. SteinmannD
5A. JungD
3P. LienhartD
7D. ScherhantF
22C. IrieF
69R. TarnutzerM

Match Events

24'G

Z. El Ouahdi

Assist: B. Heynen

63'S

V. Grifo

Substitution 1

63'S

J. Beste

Substitution 2

71'S

Y. Suzuki

Substitution 3

74'Y

Z. El Ouahdi

77'S

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg

Substitution 1

77'S

J. Kongolo

Substitution 2

77'S

J. Kayembe

Substitution 3

80'Y

I. Ogbus

83'S

A. Bibout

Substitution 4

Statistics

Genk
50%50%
SC Freiburg
1Expected Goals (xG)0.3
17Total Shots5
3Shots on Target2
5Corners7
16Fouls9
2Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)81
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Genk host SC Freiburg on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Genk go into the match 9th in the table; SC Freiburg sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Genk have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. SC Freiburg have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Genk beat SC Freiburg 1-0. Genk scored through Z. El Ouahdi 24'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 24 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Genk held 50% of the ball against 50% for SC Freiburg. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 1.00 for Genk, 0.30 for SC Freiburg.

Verdict

The win nudges Genk forward and leaves SC Freiburg with work to do. Genk sat 9th and SC Freiburg 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.