Motherwell 1-3 Freiburg
Updated
Freiburg won: Motherwell 1-3 Freiburg in the Conference League (Round final) on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 at Fir Park, Motherwell. Motherwell goals: Regan Charles-Cook 2'. Freiburg goals: Matthias Ginter 28', Matthias Ginter 65' (pen), Keisuke Goto 90'+6. Sent off: Martin Moormann (65'). Expected goals: 0.26-2.53. Possession: 40-60. Player of the match: Matthias Ginter (9.3).
Match report
Freiburg beat Motherwell 3-1
Freiburg came from behind to beat Motherwell 3-1 away from home at Fir Park on Thursday 20 August in the Conference League.
Regan Charles-Cook put Motherwell ahead on 2' (1-0), Matthias Ginter levelled for Freiburg on 28' (1-1), added another from the penalty spot on 65' (1-2) and Keisuke Goto made it 1-3 on 90+6'.
Martin Moormann (Motherwell) was sent off on 65'.
Motherwell had 40% of the ball, shots were 4-25 (1-10 on target) and expected goals finished 0.26-2.53. Freiburg were the better side on chances, too.
Matthias Ginter (Freiburg) was player of the match with a 9.3 rating.
Attendance: 8,945. Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu.
Match stats
| Motherwell | Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 40 | 60 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.26 | 2.53 |
| Total shots | 4 | 25 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 10 |
| Touches in opposition box | 4 | 44 |
| Big chances | 1 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 305 (80%) | 506 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 2 | 8 |
| Total shots | 4 | 25 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 10 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 2 | 16 |
Lineups
Motherwell (4-3-3): Alex Paulsen, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Martin Moormann, Emmanuel Longelo, Alex Lowry, Lukas Fadinger, Joe Hodge, Ibrahim Said, Tawanda Maswanhise, Regan Charles-Cook
Freiburg (4-2-3-1): Mio Backhaus, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Max Rosenfelder, Jordy Makengo, Maximilian Eggestein, Yannik Engelhardt, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic
Key events
- 2' · Goal · Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell)
- 21' · Yellow card · Joe Hodge (Motherwell)
- 28' · Goal · Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)
- 39' · Yellow card · Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell)
- 46' · Substitution · Seb Palmer Houlden for Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell)
- 59' · Yellow card · Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg)
- 65' · Red card · Martin Moormann (Motherwell)
- 65' · Goal · Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)
- 68' · Yellow card · Alex Lowry (Motherwell)
- 70' · Substitution · Ewan Wilson for Alex Lowry (Motherwell)
- 70' · Substitution · Willy Vogt for Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell)
- 74' · Substitution · Vincenzo Grifo for Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg)
- 74' · Substitution · Cyriaque Irié for Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg)
- 78' · Substitution · Olly Whyte for Joe Hodge (Motherwell)
- 78' · Substitution · Stephen O'Donnell for Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell)
- 80' · Substitution · Keisuke Goto for Igor Matanovic (Freiburg)
- 80' · Substitution · Philipp Lienhart for Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg)
- 90' · Substitution · Berkay Yilmaz for Derry Scherhant (Freiburg)
- 90'+6 · Goal · Keisuke Goto (Freiburg)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Motherwell vs Freiburg?
Freiburg won, 1-3 (Conference League) on Thu, 20 Aug 2026.
When and where is Motherwell vs Freiburg?
Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 18:30 UTC at Fir Park, Motherwell, Conference League.