SC Freiburg and Nantes get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligue 1. That game, against Monaco, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Nantes.
SC Freiburg form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for SC Freiburg at their home stadium (Europa Park Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The SC Freiburg fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Mainz 05 and win 2-1. Gregoritsch, an attacker, was the top player for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.13 (out of 10). Gregoritsch scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 0-0 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Hoffenheim the opponent.The manager Streich will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hertha BSC in only three days.
At Europa Park Stadium, SC Freiburg has the goal stats of 4-4 (for/against) from 4 league fixtures.
Nantes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Nantes are travelling again after losing away to Monaco in their previous match (1-4). Midfielder Chirivella was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.82. Chirivella hit two key passes and had 73 successful passes (of 82 total).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Lens in the Ligue 1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 1 trip to Rennes.
5 goals so far away for Nantes, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 10. All from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Gregoritsch 4 goals |  V. Grifo 3 goals |   M. Simon 3 goals |
SC Freiburg missing players
Nantes missing players
| SC Freiburg | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Conceded | C | 26 | 40 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.2 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 13.3 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Köln | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Bochum | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Lorient | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Lens | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Monaco | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Rennes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Lille | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Clermont | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Troyes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Nice | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 8 |
| 15 | Angers SCO | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Nantes | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Reims | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Brest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
