Freiburg 4-1 Motherwell
Updated
Freiburg won: Freiburg 4-1 Motherwell in the Conference League (Round final) on Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau. Freiburg goals: Derry Scherhant 5', Igor Matanovic 60', Cyriaque Irié 63', Keisuke Goto 85'. Motherwell goals: Emmanuel Longelo 22'. Sent off: Jake Girdwood-Reich (57'). Expected goals: 4.07-0.16. Possession: 70-30. Player of the match: Derry Scherhant (9.2).
Match report
Freiburg rout Motherwell 4-1
Freiburg swept aside Motherwell 4-1 at Europa-Park Stadion on Thursday 27 August in the Conference League.
Derry Scherhant put Freiburg ahead on 5' (1-0), Emmanuel Longelo levelled for Motherwell on 22' (1-1), Igor Matanovic restored Freiburg's lead on 60' (2-1), Cyriaque Irié made it 3-1 on 63' and Keisuke Goto made it 4-1 on 85'.
Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell) was sent off on 57'.
Freiburg had 70% of the ball, shots were 29-2 (11-1 on target) and expected goals finished 4.07-0.16. Freiburg were the better side on chances, too.
Derry Scherhant (Freiburg) was player of the match with a 9.2 rating.
Attendance: 30,841. Referee: Andrea Colombo.
Match stats
| Freiburg | Motherwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 70 | 30 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 4.07 | 0.16 |
| Total shots | 29 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 41 | 1 |
| Big chances | 5 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 608 (92%) | 228 (80%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 1 |
| Total shots | 29 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 13 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 3 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 20 | 1 |
Lineups
Freiburg (4-2-3-1): Mio Backhaus, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Max Rosenfelder, Christian Günter, Maximilian Eggestein, Yannik Engelhardt, Cyriaque Irié, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic
Motherwell (4-3-3): Alex Paulsen, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Ewan Wilson, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Alex Lowry, Joe Hodge, Tawanda Maswanhise, Seb Palmer Houlden, Ibrahim Said
Key events
- 5' · Goal · Derry Scherhant (Freiburg)
- 22' · Goal · Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell)
- 46' · Substitution · Tom Sparrow for Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell)
- 55' · Yellow card · Jamie Knight-Lebel (Motherwell)
- 57' · Red card · Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell)
- 60' · Goal · Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
- 63' · Goal · Cyriaque Irié (Freiburg)
- 64' · Substitution · Philipp Lienhart for Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg)
- 64' · Substitution · Lucas Höler for Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg)
- 65' · Substitution · Regan Charles-Cook for Seb Palmer Houlden (Motherwell)
- 65' · Substitution · Willy Vogt for Ibrahim Said (Motherwell)
- 67' · Substitution · Vincenzo Grifo for Derry Scherhant (Freiburg)
- 68' · Substitution · Keisuke Goto for Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
- 70' · Substitution · Olly Whyte for Joe Hodge (Motherwell)
- 76' · Substitution · Dylan Williams for Alex Lowry (Motherwell)
- 78' · Substitution · Bruno Ogbus for Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)
- 85' · Goal · Keisuke Goto (Freiburg)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Freiburg vs Motherwell?
Freiburg won, 4-1 (Conference League) on Thu, 27 Aug 2026.
When and where is Freiburg vs Motherwell?
Thu, 27 Aug 2026, 16:45 UTC at Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Conference League.