Freiburg vs Motherwell Predictions & Tips - Germans Backed for High-Scoring Conference League Win
Freiburg host Motherwell in the Conference League playoff second leg, holding a 3-1 advantage from the first match. Thanks to their impressive recent form—especially at home—Freiburg are strong favorites to progress. Motherwell must overcome injuries and a poor away record to have any chance, needing at least a two-goal win to force extra time. Expect another open, entertaining match, with a recommendation to back Freiburg and a high goal total.
- Freiburg host Motherwell after a 3-1 first-leg victory last week
- Freiburg/Over 2.5 goals tipped in Thursday’s return in Germany
- Get our Freiburg vs Motherwell tips in the Conference League play-offs
- Freiburg vs Motherwell Predictions
- Freiburg Backed to See-Off Scots
- Freiburg Lead Head to Head Record
- Freiburg Hit Five in Düsseldorf
- Motherwell Face Huge Task
- Freiburg vs Motherwell Team News
Freiburg vs Motherwell Predictions
Freiburg return to Europa-Park Stadion on Thursday with a two-goal cushion to protect after last week’s 3-1 victory against Motherwell at Fir Park.
The Scots must chase the game from the outset, which should leave space for a Freiburg side more than capable of bagging another high-scoring victory.
I have my stake on Freiburg to win with over 2.5 goals and team goals.
Freiburg Backed to See-Off Scots
- Freiburg won 5 of their last 6 matches
- Freiburg have seen over 2.5 goals in 9 of their last 10 matches
- Freiburg scored 3+ goals in 6 of their last 10 matches
- Motherwell lost 7 of their last 10 away matches (European competitions)
Freiburg Lead Head to Head Record
Freiburg and Motherwell meet for the second time on Thursday. The Germans came from behind to claim a 3-1 win in their first-ever encounter in Scotland last week.
Freiburg Hit Five in Düsseldorf
Freiburg return to home soil after cruising to a 5-1 DFB-Pokal victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf on Sunday. Julian Schuster's men followed up their first-leg success in Scotland with another impressive attacking display.
Despite making five changes to the side that started at Fir Park, the Breisgau-Brasilianer romped to a commanding win at the 3.Liga side.
Lucas Höler opened the scoring before Lukas Kübler and Jordy Makengo added to their advantage. Substitute Igor Matanovic struck twice to complete an emphatic road victory.
With two wins from their first competitive fixtures of the season, Freiburg have built on a strong pre-season campaign. Schuster’s side won three of four summer friendlies, including a notable 3-0 success against Conference League winners Crystal Palace.
High-scoring outcomes have been frequent for the Bundesliga side since the end of last season. Twenty-seven goals were scored in their last six competitive fixtures.
Last season's Europa League finalists boast a formidable home record in European competitions. Freiburg secured wins in each of ten previous continental fixtures at Europa-Park-Stadion since 2023.
Motherwell Face Huge Task
Motherwell make the trip to Germany, requiring a two-goal victory to force extra time after their 3-1 first-leg defeat at Fir Park.
The Steelmen made a dream start when Charles-Cook scored inside two minutes, but Freiburg hit back, with Matthias Ginter’s brace and Keisuke Goto’s stoppage-time goal giving the Germans a commanding advantage from the first leg.
Despite their best efforts, Motherwell were largely outplayed by their vastly more experienced Bundesliga opponents. The hosts registered only four shots, while Freiburg peppered the Scots’ goal with 25 efforts.
Johansson's side have had a free weekend to prepare for Thursday's return leg after their scheduled Premiership fixture against Aberdeen was postponed.
Motherwell enjoyed an encouraging European campaign before last week's defeat, beating HB Torshavn 5-0 on aggregate before eliminating HJK Helsinki 3-1 over two legs.
A poor record on their European travels offers little encouragement, though. The Well lost nine and won only two of 14 continental fixtures since 2009.
Freiburg vs Motherwell Team News
Freiburg: (4-2-3-1) Mio Backhaus; Lukas Kübler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo; Maximilian Eggestein, Yannik Engelhardt; Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo; Igor Matanovic
Head coach Schuster has three injury issues to deal with ahead of Thursday's Conference League playoff. Florent Muslija and Rihito Yamamoto are ruled out, while Berkay Yılmaz is doubtful through illness.
Karl Steinmann is also expected to miss out with a muscle injury.
Igor Matanovic is pushing for a return to the starting XI after scoring twice from the bench against Düsseldorf.
Motherwell: (4-3-3) Alex Paulsen; Stephen O'Donnell, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Emmanuel Longelo; Joe Hodge, Lukas Fadinger, Alex Lowry; Ibrahim Said, Tawanda Maswanhise, Regan Charles-Cook
Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson is unable to call on Martin Moormann, who is suspended following his red card in last week's first leg. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, Callum Hendry, Jordan McGhee and Paul McGinn are also sidelined through injury.
Oscar Priestman and John Koutroumbis remain unavailable, while Tom Sparrow is also a fitness doubt.
Eythor Bjorgolfsson and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos have returned to training and could feature after their inclusion in Motherwell's Conference League squad.
Johansson believes his players can take valuable lessons from facing higher-level opposition in Europe.
“They can learn so much because when you train something, whatever it is, and then at some point you face a new level, you have to do everything a little bit better,” he said.
“Whether you play the guitar or chess or football, you have to do everything just a little bit better. You need to think a little bit faster, you need to decide faster, you need to execute technically with more quality, you need to move faster.”
Verdict
Freiburg already have one foot in the Conference League league phase after claiming a deserved victory at Fir Park.
The Scots will need to adopt a fairly attack-minded approach, and that should lead to another open and high-scoring contest.
I have my stake on Freiburg to win, with at least three goals expected in Germany.
The Scots will need to adopt a fairly attack-minded approach, and that should lead to another open and high-scoring contest.
I have my stake on Freiburg to win, with at least three goals expected in Germany.
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