Freiburg
24 Sep, 2025
21:00
FC Basel 1893
Freiburg has made a solid start in the Bundesliga, which should give them the confidence to overcome this Basel side.
The two clubs have mostly met in friendlies, with Freiburg winning the last two encounters convincingly 6:0 and 3:2.
Basel, meanwhile, continues to struggle away from home. Their attack looked passive in the Champions League qualifiers, where they couldn’t find the net against FC Copenhagen an opponent arguably less challenging than a Bundesliga side.
What we say
Freiburg to Win
Freiburg holds the advantage to open their Europa League group stage with a win. Basel may lean on the experience of Shaqiri to pose some threat, but given their struggles against Bundesliga sides in the past it’s unlikely to be enough to get a positive result here.
Considering Freiburg’s strong recent showings in domestic competition and Basel’s shaky form in league and European qualifiers, the German side rightly enters this first match as the favorite.
Head to head
| 09, 2025 | SC Freiburg | FC Basel 1893 | 2 - 1 |
| 01, 2023 | SC Freiburg | FC Basel 1893 | 3 - 2 |