Na Europa League quarterfinal first leg wey go hold for Europa-Park Stadion dis Thursday, and Freiburg dey prepare to host Celta Vigo. Di match go kick off by 3:00pm ET, and di gist dey hot. Our betting expert don drop im predictions, and e dey expect say both teams go score, plus Celta Vigo go carry small lead go back to Spain for next week return leg.
Odds wey dey for US Sportsbooks dey correct as at di time of publishing, but dem fit change. Dis tie dey shape to be open well-well, as both sides dey favour positive approach. For Freiburg side, dem don see 14 goals for dia last three matches alone. All dose games end with both teams wey score. Celta Vigo sef don dey entertain fans of late. Six of dia last seven encounters for all competitions don see both teams score.
Claudio Giraldez im side don net at least one goal for all of dia last 12 matches. Both sides average 2.0 xG per 90 minutes during di league phase. Dat one better pass di likes of Aston Villa and Midtjylland, wey each finish for top three positions. Overall, to back both teams to score for dis first leg get value, with implied probability of 54.6%.
Freiburg, wey be one of di surprise packages for di league phase, finally breeze past Genk for di last round. But dia success until now fit partly attribute to favourable schedule. Dem win all four home matches during di initial stage, wey account for 71% of dia points. However, all di visiting teams wey come Europa-Park Stadion end up for bottom seven positions.
Meanwhile, dia solitary away win come against Nice, wey finish 33rd after losing seven out of eight matches. Dis one go be step up in class for di German side. Celta win di away legs against both PAOK and Lyon to reach dis stage. Dem no lose any of dia six Europa League matches so far for 2026.
Freiburg overall form no too strong. Dem don lose four of dia last seven matches for all competitions, win only twice. Dem do small to justify dia status as favourites for dis clash, as di value dey surely lie with di visitors. Celta Vigo excellent away record sef point towards positive night for di Spanish club.
Dem dey on eight-game unbeaten run on di road for all competitions. Di Galicians don score at least twice for five of dia last six fixtures outside of Vigo. Dem net exactly two goals for dia recent trips to both France and Greece for dis competition. E be 10 matches without clean sheet for Freiburg.
Both Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen don manage to score three times for dis ground since di start of last month. Dia defence fit also dey vulnerable against Celta attack wey boast real depth, as Giraldez dey favour rotation policy. With implied probability of just 35.7%, to back di away team to score over 1.5 goals offer good value.
Freiburg lose di first leg of dia round-of-16 tie against Genk, but dem fight back to progress with 5-1 home victory. Dem since beat St. Pauli for Bundesliga and dey on course to upset Bayern Munich on Saturday. However, Julian Schuster im side squander two-goal lead with 10 minutes to play, ultimately lose 3-2.
Celta Vigo were guilty of throwing away even bigger advantage just prior to di international break. Dem lose 4-3 at home to Alaves for game wey dem don lead 3-0. Di Galicians get back on track with 3-2 win at Valencia on Sunday. Dem don already win two Europa League knockout ties for 2026.
Celta see off PAOK 3-1 on aggregate before impressively beating Lyon by di same margin. Expected lineup for Freiburg na: Atubolu, Gunter, Lienhart, Ginter, Treu, Eggestein, Manzambi, Grifo, Suzuki, Beste, Matanovic. For Celta Vigo, expected lineup na: Radu, Alonso, Starfelt, J.
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