Freiburg vs Motherwell prediction: teams form analysis, possible lineups on August 27, 2026
Europa Conference League
In the Conference League qualification final on August 27, 2026, Freiburg and Motherwell will play their second leg. The visitors are likely saying goodbye to European competitions.
Freiburg vs Motherwell: Team News and Expert Analysis
The Freiburg club collected 47 points last season—enough to finish seventh in the Bundesliga. They narrowly won a tough race for this position against Eintracht Frankfurt, who finished with 44 points. At the same time, the Germans also reached the Europa League final, although they suffered a heavy defeat to Aston Villa there. Recently, they thrashed Fortuna Düsseldorf 5-1 in the cup against an outsider.
Motherwell pleasantly surprised last season, finishing fourth in the Premiership. They beat Hibernian recently, then drew 0-0 with Falkirk. The same score was repeated in the League Cup against Stenhousemuir, but they conceded in extra time in the 114th minute and were knocked out. In qualification, they overcame HB Tórshavn (2-0 and 3-0) and HJK (1-1 and 2-0).
In Scotland, the hosts scored an early goal, but quickly conceded in response and ultimately lost 1-3 while playing with ten men. Ginter was the hero, scoring twice.
Previous matches: Freiburg vs Motherwell
The teams met for the first time last Thursday.
The hosts were already stronger away. We predict that they will win here as well, with a handicap of "-1.5 goals" (odds – 1.62).
Freiburg vs Motherwell: Key Statistics and Trends
- Freiburg have won six of their last seven matches
- The club scored an average of 1.5 goals, but conceded even more—1.68 per match
- Motherwell have won three of five qualification matches
- The team scored an average of 1.55 goals and conceded 0.95 per match
Freiburg vs Motherwell: Probable Starting Lineups
Freiburg plays with a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (probable lineup): Backhaus - Makengo, Rosenfelder, Ginter, Treu - Engelhardt, Eggestein - Scherhant, Yuito Suzuki, Beste - Matanović
Motherwell plays with a 1-4-3-3 formation (probable lineup): Poulsen - Longelo, Wilson, Night-Lebel, Girdwood-Reich - Hodges, Fadinger, Lowry - Said, Charles-Cook, Maswanhise. Mohrmann was sent off in the last match
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