Motherwell vs SC Freiburg Prediction

Motherwell
1-3
Finished
HT 1-1
SC Freiburg
Fir Park, Motherwell·R. M. Petrescu 20/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.3 / 10
Value Analysis
73%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.51
SignalHIGHModel52%SurpriseHighGap+10.8%
Motherwell Rest
4 days
SC Freiburg Rest
5 days

Motherwell vs SC Freiburg: result, form and history

SC Freiburg beat Motherwell 3-1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 20 Aug 2026. It was in line with recent form: SC Freiburg had won 4 of their previous five, compared with 2 for Motherwell.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
18%5.33
X
25%4.25
2
57%1.54
Double Chance
1X
43%2.40
X2
82%1.14
Both Teams to Score
Yes
46%1.70
No
54%2.07
Goals
Projected Goals: 0.94 + 1.57 = 2.51
Over 1.5
77%1.17
Over 2.5
54%1.57
Over 3.5
29%2.47
Under 1.5
23%4.55
Under 2.5
46%2.30
Under 3.5
71%1.51
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.6 + 4.7 = 9.3
Over 8.5
41%1.59
Over 9.5
30%1.96
Over 10.5
21%2.52
Under 8.5
59%2.18
Under 9.5
70%1.75
Under 10.5
79%1.46
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.2 = 4.1
Over 3.5
23%2.02
Over 4.5
14%2.92
Under 3.5
77%1.67
Under 4.5
86%1.29

Match Events

2'R. Charles-CookAssist: E. Longelo
21'Joe HodgeFoul
28'M. GinterAssist: I. Matanovic
39'Lukas FadingerFoul
46'R. Charles-Cook INS. Palmer-Houlden out
59'Jan-Niklas BesteFoul
61'Card upgradeMartin Moormann
65'Martin MoormannProfessional foul (last man)
65'M. Ginter(Penalty)
67'Alex LowryFoul
71'A. Lowry INE. Wilson out
71'T. Maswanhise INW. Vogt out
74'Y. Suzuki INV. Grifo out
74'J. Beste INC. Irie out
78'J. Girdwood-Reich INS. O'Donnell out
78'J. Hodge INO. Whyte out
80'M. Rosenfelder INP. Lienhart out
80'I. Matanovic INK. Goto out
90'D. Scherhant INB. Yilmaz out
90'K. GotoAssist: V. Grifo

Lineups

Motherwell
4-3-3Coach: Alfred Johansson
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1Coach: Julian Schuster
Avg rating6.51
Avg rating6.97
A. Paulsen7.91A. Paulsen
J. Girdwood-Reich6.63J. Girdwood-Reich
J. Knight-Lebel6.64J. Knight-Lebel
M. Moormann5.65M. Moormann
E. Longelo6.245E. Longelo
A. Lowry5.911A. Lowry
L. FadingerC6.98L. Fadinger
J. Hodge5.971J. Hodge
T. Maswanhise6.718T. Maswanhise
R. Charles-Cook7.217R. Charles-Cook
I. Said6.719I. Said
M. Backhaus6.91M. Backhaus
P. Treu7.229P. Treu
M. Ginter8.328M. Ginter
M. Rosenfelder7.037M. Rosenfelder
J. Makengo6.733J. Makengo
M. EggesteinC7.28M. Eggestein
Y. Engelhardt7.216Y. Engelhardt
J. Beste6.519J. Beste
Y. Suzuki6.314Y. Suzuki
D. Scherhant6.67D. Scherhant
I. Matanovic7.031I. Matanovic

Motherwell Substitutes

21Matty Connelly
31J. McConnell
23E. Wilson71'for A. Lowry6.6
2S. O'Donnell78'for J. Girdwood-Reich6.2
25O. Whyte78'for J. Hodge6.3
27M. Booth
29Z. McAllister
34A. Thomson
35B. Watson
24L. Ross
77W. Vogt71'for T. Maswanhise6.3
47S. Palmer-Houlden46'for R. Charles-Cook6.6

SC Freiburg Substitutes

21F. Muller
24J. Huth
17L. Kubler
43B. Ogbus
30C. Gunter
5A. Jung
3P. Lienhart80'for M. Rosenfelder7.0
27B. Yilmaz90'for D. Scherhant
32V. Grifo74'for Y. Suzuki6.9
6P. Osterhage
42K. Goto80'for I. Matanovic90'7.3
22C. Irie74'for J. Beste6.5

Match Stats

MotherwellSC Freiburg
40%Ball Possession60%
2Corner Kicks8
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
4Total Shots26
1Shots on Goal10
3Shots off Goal8
2Shots Inside Box17
2Shots Outside Box9
0Blocked Shots8
14Fouls15
1Offsides2
7Goalkeeper Saves0
384Total Passes566
305Passes Accurate509
79%Pass Accuracy90%

Team Comparison

MotherwellMotherwell
SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
1552Elo Rating 1879
1.06Attack 1.48
1.37Defense 1.46
27%Hit Rate 69%
13.9Shots per Game 13.2
5.0Shots on Target 3.2
5.4Corners per Game 5.3
2.3Cards per Game 2.3

AI Insights

📉Home Underperforming
📊Away Overperforming
⚠️Away Rotation Risk70%

Game State Tendencies

MotherwellMotherwell
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.7 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late
SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break

Recent Form

MotherwellMotherwell
5W2D3L
16/08/2026
StenhousemuirMotherwell
1000
L
13/08/2026
MotherwellHJK Helsinki
20
W
09/08/2026
MotherwellFalkirk
00
D
06/08/2026
HJK HelsinkiMotherwell
11
D
02/08/2026
HibernianMotherwell
12
W
30/07/2026
HB TorshavnMotherwell
03
W
23/07/2026
MotherwellHB Torshavn
20
W
17/07/2026
MotherwellGenk
34
L
05/07/2026
AarhusMotherwell
40
L
16/05/2026
HibernianMotherwell
01
W
SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
5W1D4L
15/08/2026
SC FreiburgCrystal Palace
20
W
08/08/2026
SC FreiburgStrasbourg
20
W
24/07/2026
SC FreiburgDerby
31
W
20/05/2026
SC FreiburgAston Villa
03
L
16/05/2026
SC FreiburgRB Leipzig
41
W
10/05/2026
Hamburger SVSC Freiburg
32
L
07/05/2026
SC FreiburgSC Braga
31
W
03/05/2026
SC FreiburgVfL Wolfsburg
11
D
30/04/2026
SC BragaSC Freiburg
21
L
26/04/2026
Borussia DortmundSC Freiburg
40
L

Referee Profile

R. M. Petrescu202 matches

4.27Cards per match
4.08Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
25.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

R. M. Petrescu4.27
Other referees4.58

4.27 cards a match, 0.31 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.58).

Cards come from 148 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
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Larne
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Brighton
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KI Klaksvik
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PAOK
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Vikingur Reykjavik
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Gornik Zabrze
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Monaco
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Hradec Králové
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SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
HNK Hajduk Split
Seeded
Sheriff Tiraspol
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Dynamo Kyiv
Seeded
Qarabag
Seeded
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Twente
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FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Tre Fiori
Seeded
IFK Goteborg
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Floriana
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Drita
Seeded
Atert Bissen
Seeded
Gyori ETO FC
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Neftchi Baku
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Başakşehir
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Vardar Skopje
Seeded
Riga
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Spartak Trnava
Seeded
CSKA 1948
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Železničar Pančevo
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SC Braga
Seeded
Hibernian
Seeded
Austria Vienna
Seeded
CFR 1907 Cluj
Seeded
Panevėžys
Seeded
FK Tobol Kostanay
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HJK Helsinki
Seeded
Coleraine FC
Seeded
Flora Tallinn
Seeded
The New Saints
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Debreceni VSC
Seeded
Apollon Limassol
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AEK Larnaca
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Beitar Jerusalem
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Raków Częstochowa
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Valletta FC
Seeded
Dunajska Streda
Seeded
Vestri
Seeded
Gais
Seeded
FC Nordsjaelland
Seeded
FC Sion
Seeded
Rapid Vienna
Seeded
Zimbru
Seeded
FC Noah
Seeded
ML Vitebsk
Seeded
Sutjeska
Seeded
Universitatea Cluj
Seeded
Brann
Seeded
FC Vaduz
Seeded
FCSB
Seeded
Auda
Seeded
NK Varazdin
Seeded
FK Jablonec
Seeded
Aluminij
Seeded
Vojvodina
Seeded
Ajax
Seeded
Polessya
Seeded
FC Copenhagen
Seeded
Paks
Seeded
Panathinaikos
Seeded
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Seeded
Ludogorets
Seeded
Borac Banja Luka
Seeded
Petrocub
Seeded
LNZ Cherkasy
Seeded
Gent
Seeded
FC Lugano
Seeded
Dukagjini
Seeded
Žilina
Seeded
GKS Katowice
Seeded
Motherwell
Seeded
HB Torshavn
Seeded
Bravo
Seeded
Koper
Seeded
HNK Rijeka
Seeded
Derry City
Seeded
Shelbourne
Seeded
FK Partizan
Seeded
Valur Reykjavik
Seeded
Zrinjski
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
HNK Hajduk Split
Seeded
Sheriff Tiraspol
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Dynamo Kyiv
Seeded
Qarabag
Seeded
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Twente
Seeded
FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Tre Fiori
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
Monaco
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
SC Freiburg
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Atalanta
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Getafe
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Europa Conference League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC LuganoFC Lugano330011:4+79WWW
2PanathinaikosPanathinaikos33009:3+69WWW
3TwenteTwente33008:2+69WWW
4MonacoMonaco33007:1+69WWW
5BrightonBrighton32105:0+57WDW
6BrannBrann32107:3+47DWW
7FC CopenhagenFC Copenhagen32107:3+47WDW
8Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova32106:2+47WWD
9Mjallby AIFMjallby AIF32105:1+47WDW
10St. TruidenSt. Truiden32104:1+37DWW
11AjaxAjax32019:3+66WWL
12TrabzonsporTrabzonspor32016:3+36LWW
13HNK Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk Split32013:2+16LWW
14SC FreiburgSC Freiburg32014:5-16WLW
15FK Crvena ZvezdaFK Crvena Zvezda31116:604WDL
16AtalantaAtalanta31114:404DLW
17SC BragaSC Braga31112:3-14DWL
18GentGent31111:2-14DLW
19RigaRiga30303:303DDD
20FC ThunFC Thun31023:303WLL
21Borac Banja LukaBorac Banja Luka31023:4-13LWL
22Lincoln Red Imps FCLincoln Red Imps FC31023:6-33WLL
23FK JablonecFK Jablonec30213:4-12DDL
24AarhusAarhus30211:2-12DDL
25FC NordsjaellandFC Nordsjaelland30213:5-22LDD
26Egnatia RrogozhinëEgnatia Rrogozhinë30212:4-22LDD
27Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty30213:7-42DLD
28CSKA SofiaCSKA Sofia30124:6-21LDL
29FC Iberia 1999FC Iberia 199930122:5-31LDL
30PafosPafos30123:7-41LDL
31GetafeGetafe30123:7-41LLD
32Heart Of MidlothianHeart Of Midlothian30122:6-41LLD
33KuPSKuPS30122:6-41DLL
34FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland30122:8-61LLD
35Inter Club d'EscaldesInter Club d'Escaldes30032:7-50LLL
36Kauno ŽalgirisKauno Žalgiris30031:11-100LLL
Conference League

About the Motherwell vs SC Freiburg forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Europa Conference League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

About UEFA Europa Conference League

More UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Europa Conference League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

Motherwell and SC Freiburg have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.