Match report

SC Freiburg Defeats Nice 3-1 in UEFA Europa League

Nice
Nice
1–3
FT
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Nov 6, 2025

SC Freiburg staged an impressive comeback to secure a 3-1 victory against Nice in their UEFA Europa League encounter. Kevin Carlos Omoruyi opened the scoring for Nice before J. Manzambi, V. Grifo, and D. Scherhant netted crucial goals for SC Freiburg.

Key Facts

  • • Nice 1-3 SC Freiburg (UEFA Europa League)
  • • Kevin Carlos Omoruyi scored the opening goal for Nice in the 25th minute.
  • • J. Manzambi equalized for SC Freiburg in the 29th minute with an assist from Y. Suzuki.
  • • V. Grifo put SC Freiburg ahead with a penalty kick in the 39th minute.
  • • D. Scherhant sealed the victory for SC Freiburg with another goal in the 42nd minute, assisted by Matthias Ginter.

Lineups

Nice

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 80 Y. Diouf (G)
  • 33 A. Mendy (D)
  • 28 J. Bah (D)
  • 26 M. Bard (D)
  • 47 T. Gouveia (M)
  • 99 S. Abdul Samed (M)
  • 24 C. Vanhoutte (M)
  • 2 A. Abdi (M)
  • 10 S. Diop (F)
  • 7 J. Boga (F)
  • 90 Kevin (F)

Substitutes

  • 30 B. Zelazowski
  • 31 M. Dupe
  • 6 H. Boudaoui
  • 8 M. Sanson
  • 20 T. Louchet
  • 21 I. Jansson
  • 22 T. Ndombele
  • 25 M. Cho
  • 36 B. Mantsounga
  • 37 K. Peprah
  • 49 B. Nguene

SC Freiburg

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 N. Atubolu (G)
  • 17 L. Kubler (D)
  • 28 M. Ginter (D)
  • 3 P. Lienhart (D)
  • 33 J. Makengo (D)
  • 8 M. Eggestein (M)
  • 44 J. Manzambi (M)
  • 7 D. Scherhant (M)
  • 14 Y. Suzuki (M)
  • 32 V. Grifo (M)
  • 20 J. Adamu (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 F. Muller
  • 24 J. Huth
  • 5 A. Jung
  • 6 P. Osterhage
  • 9 L. Holer
  • 19 J. Beste
  • 26 M. Philipp
  • 27 N. Hofler
  • 29 P. Treu
  • 30 C. Gunter
  • 31 I. Matanovic
  • 37 M. Rosenfelder

Timeline

  1. Nice
    25' Nice Goal · Normal Goal
    Kevin Carlos Omoruyi · Assist: C. Vanhoutte
  2. SC Freiburg
    29' SC Freiburg Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Manzambi · Assist: Y. Suzuki
  3. SC Freiburg
    39' SC Freiburg Goal · Penalty
    V. Grifo
  4. SC Freiburg
    42' SC Freiburg Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Scherhant · Assist: Matthias Ginter
  5. Nice
    46' Nice subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Abdi · On: M. Cho
  6. SC Freiburg
    50' SC Freiburg Card · Yellow Card
    Philipp Lienhart

    Time wasting

  7. Nice
    52' Nice Card · Yellow Card
    C. Vanhoutte

    Foul

  8. SC Freiburg
    66' SC Freiburg subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Grifo · On: L. Holer
  9. SC Freiburg
    66' SC Freiburg subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Scherhant · On: J. Beste
  10. SC Freiburg
    66' SC Freiburg subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Manzambi · On: N. Hofler
  11. Nice
    69' Nice subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Vanhoutte · On: Hicham Boudaoui
  12. Nice
    69' Nice subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Abdul Samed · On: M. Sanson
  13. Nice
    69' Nice subst · Substitution 4
    Off: T. Gouveia · On: T. Louchet
  14. SC Freiburg
    73' SC Freiburg Card · Yellow Card
    L. Kubler

    Time wasting

  15. Nice
    77' Nice subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Kevin Carlos Omoruyi · On: I. Jansson
  16. SC Freiburg
    78' SC Freiburg subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Kubler · On: M. Rosenfelder
  17. SC Freiburg
    83' SC Freiburg subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Adamu · On: I. Matanovic

Match Stats

Stat Nice SC Freiburg
Fouls 9 14
Pass Accuracy 86% 78%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 17 16
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 485 329
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 5 5
Shots on Target 4 7
xG 1.79 2.13
Shots off Target 8 4
Possession 60% 40%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 415 255
Shots Inside Box 12 11
Saves 4 3
Shots Outside Box 5 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ SC Freiburg's quick equalizer through J. Manzambi just four minutes after Nice took the lead set the tone for their comeback.
  • ▸ V. Grifo's penalty kick in the 39th minute gave SC Freiburg momentum and a crucial lead, which they maintained until the final whistle.