The Matchday 2 encounter of the 2025/26 Europa League group stage between Bologna (Italy) and Freiburg (Germany) will take place on October 2 at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium. Bologna vs. Freiburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Bologna
Vincenzo Italiano's side suffered a 0-1 defeat away to Aston Villa in the first round. As a result, Bologna failed to secure a victory for the eighth time in their last nine European matches (3 draws, 5 losses). Moreover, the team has not managed to score in six of these encounters. However, Bologna has not conceded more than one goal in their last four European fixtures. The Italians are currently 28th in the group stage standings.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 7 of Bologna's last 9 European matches.
- The team has conceded exactly 1 or 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 European encounters.
- Bologna has failed to score in the first half in 8 of their last 9 European club tournament matches.
Predicted lineup for Bologna (4-3-3)
Lukasz Skorupski – Nadir Zortea, John Lucumi, Martin Vitik, Charalampos Lykogiannis – Lewis Ferguson, Remo Freuler, Jens Odgaard – Federico Bernardeschi, Nicolo Cambiaghi, Santiago Castro.
Defender Nicolo Casale, midfielders Ibrahim Sulemana and Tommaso Pobega, and forward Ciro Immobile will miss the match due to injuries.
Freiburg
Julian Schuster's side defeated Basel 2-1 at home in the first round. This victory marked Freiburg's second win in their last six Europa League matches (2 draws, 2 losses). Additionally, the team scored in only three of these games. In the group stage standings, the Germans are in seventh place.
- The club has not won in 5 of their last 7 away Europa League matches (2 draws, 3 losses).
- The team has conceded in 6 of their last 7 away games in this European competition.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 6 of Freiburg's last 8 Europa League matches.
Predicted lineup for Freiburg (4-5-1)
Noah Atubolu – Anthony Jung, Christian Günter, Matthias Ginter, Lukas Kübler – Vincenzo Grifo, Johan Manzambi, Patrick Osterhage, Maximilian Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste – Chikwubuike Adamu.
Midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh will miss the match due to injury.
Referee
Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)
Matches – 13 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 62;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 15%.
Bologna vs. Freiburg: Match Prediction
The Italians have not been prolific in European competitions. In their last nine European club matches, Bologna has only scored more than one goal once and failed to score in six of these games. However, they have been solid defensively, conceding no more than one goal in 5 of their last 6 European matches.
Freiburg also struggles offensively, having scored more than one goal only twice in their last seven away Europa League matches, and failing to score in their last three away games in this competition. On the other hand, they have been defensively sound, allowing more than one goal only three times in their last nine away Europa League matches.
I do not expect this to be a high-scoring match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
