Genk vs Freiburg

UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals 12 Mar 2026, 20:00
Genk
Genk
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Freiburg
Freiburg
🏟 Cegeka Arena 👤 C. Kavanagh

Match report

Genk edged past Freiburg 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals on 12 March 2026.

Genk had 17 shots to Freiburg's 5.

The match was played at Cegeka Arena, with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 17 - 5 On target 3 - 2 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Zakaria El Ouahdi
Genk · 1 goal
8 Daan Heymans captained the side
8 Johan Manzambi captained the side
7 Tobias Okiki Lawal captained the side
7 Josue Ndenge Kongolo captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–3 3–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 0–1
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 5–3 0–4
Attacks 64–35 33–58
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
4 Substitution 3
97 Attacks 93
41 Dangerous Attacks 52
3 On Target 2
14 Off Target 3
48% Ball Possession 52%
17 Shots Total 5
3 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 1
16 Fouls 9
5 Corners 7
2 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
396 Passes Total 398
327 Passes Accurate 323
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Genk · 4-1-4-1
26 T. Lawal
77 Z. Ouahdi 44 J. Kongolo 6 M. Smets 18 J. Kayembe
21 I. Bangoura
20 K. Karetsas 8 B. Heynen 38 D. Heymans 32 N. Adedeji-Sternberg
23 A. Bibout
Freiburg · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Atubolu
29 P. Treu 28 M. Ginter 43 B. Ogbus 30 C. Günter
6 P. Osterhage 44 J. Manzambi
19 J. Beste 14 Y. Suzuki 32 V. Grifo
31 I. Matanović
Genk
Coach
Nicky Hayen
Substitutes
  • 3 Mujaid Sadick
  • 19 Yaimar Medina
  • 14 Yira Collins Sor
  • 29 Robin Mirisola
  • 1 Hendrik Van Crombrugge
  • 34 Adrian Palacios
  • 7 Jarne Steuckers
  • 10 Junya Ito
  • 24 Nikolas Sattlberger
  • 27 Ken Nkuba
  • 30 Ayumu Yokoyama
  • 99 Jusef Erabi
Freiburg
Coach
Julian Schuster
Substitutes
  • 22 Cyriaque Irié
  • 7 Derry Scherhant
  • 9 Lucas Höler
  • 21 Florian Müller
  • 24 Jannik Huth
  • 3 Philipp Lienhart
  • 5 Anthony Jung
  • 33 Jordy Makengo
  • 65 Karl Steinmann
  • 17 Lukas Kübler
  • 27 Nicolas Höfler
  • 69 Rouven Tarnutzer
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ D. Scherhant ↓ V. Grifo Freiburg
  • 63' ↑ C. Irie ↓ J. Beste Freiburg
  • 71' ↑ L. Holer ↓ Y. Suzuki Freiburg
  • 77' ↑ Y. Sor ↓ N. Adedeji-Sternberg Genk
  • 77' ↑ M. Sadick ↓ J. Kongolo Genk
  • 77' ↑ Y. Medina ↓ J. Kayembe Genk
  • 83' ↑ R. Mirisola ↓ A. Bibout Genk
Cards
  • 74' Z. El Ouahdi Genk
  • 80' B. Ogbus Freiburg
Head-to-head
Genk 1 0 draws 1 Freiburg
2026-03-19 Freiburg vs Genk 5 - 1
2026-03-12 Genk vs Freiburg 1 - 0
Recent form
Genk D D D D D
Freiburg D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Genk vs Freiburg?
Genk won 1-0 against Freiburg on 12 March 2026.
Who won Genk vs Freiburg?
Genk won the match 1-0.
Where was Genk vs Freiburg played?
The match was played at Cegeka Arena.
Who had more possession in Genk vs Freiburg?
Freiburg had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.