- 1 Freiburg vs Jablonec: the Bundesliga leaders’ home fortress against the side that knocked out Rangers
- 2 Freiburg: seven wins from eight, but only two clean sheets
- 3 Jablonec: unbeaten in three, with two wins away from home in a row
- 4 Free Conference League Prediction: Freiburg vs Jablonec
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Freiburg vs Jablonec: the Bundesliga leaders’ home fortress against the side that knocked out Rangers 
Last season, Freiburg lost a Europa League final to Aston Villa. Now they’re top of the Bundesliga, ahead of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. That’s quite a response.
Julian Schuster’s side open their Conference League campaign at the Europa-Park Stadion on Thursday, kick-off 21:00 Paris time, against Czech club Jablonec. It’s the first league-phase game for both teams this season.
Freiburg’s lead at the top is only on goal difference, but the numbers behind it are strong. Seven wins from eight games this season. More than 2.6 goals per game on average. This is a side that attacks with real conviction.
Jablonec, meanwhile, have earned their place the hard way. They came through three qualifying rounds, beating NK Varazdin, FK RFS and then Rangers, the last of those on penalties. Knocking out a club of Rangers’ size is no small thing.
So is this a trap for Freiburg? It’s a fair question. The answer, though, lies in what happens at their stadium on European nights. Freiburg have won each of their last 10 European games at home. Ten from ten. That’s the number that frames Thursday.
The fixture list adds a little extra weight to this one. Freiburg travel to Monaco on 22 October, while Jablonec host Brighton the same night. Neither club will want to start a six-game league phase with zero points before facing that kind of opposition.
Jablonec sit sixth in the Czech top flight and arrive unbeaten in three. They’re organised and hard to break down. Whether that’s enough in Breisgau is another matter entirely.
Freiburg: seven wins from eight, but only two clean sheets 
The start to the season has been close to flawless. Seven wins from eight across all competitions, a Bundesliga lead and a squad that’s clearly moved on from that European final. Schuster deserves real credit for how quickly he lifted the group.
At home, Freiburg have been especially hard to beat. They’re unbeaten in their last eight games at the Europa-Park Stadion, with seven wins, and their last home defeat came against Bayern Munich back in early April.
There’s one weakness worth naming. Freiburg have kept just two clean sheets this term. They score plenty, but they also give opponents chances. Not a crisis. Just a pattern.
Team news is mostly positive. Florent Muslija is out with a ruptured cruciate ligament and Rihito Yamamoto is also unavailable, but neither was a guaranteed starter. The core of the side is ready to go.
Igor Matanovic should lead the line, with Yuito Suzuki playing just behind him. In midfield, Maximilian Eggestein and Yannik Engelhardt have started eight and seven matches respectively, and there’s no reason to change a pairing that works.
Will Schuster rotate with Bundesliga duty coming? A little, maybe. But Freiburg’s European home record didn’t happen by accident. They take these nights seriously, and the crowd expects a win.
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Jablonec: unbeaten in three, with two wins away from home in a row 
Lubos Kozel’s side come into this game in decent shape. Three matches without defeat, two of them won 1-0. Tight, low-scoring games are very much their territory.
Their league position tells a steady story. Seventeen points from 10 matchweeks puts them sixth in the Czech top flight, and their average of 1.7 points per game is exactly what they managed across the whole of 2025-26. Consistent, but not spectacular.
The European record is more of a concern. The last time Jablonec reached a group or league stage was in 2021-22, in this same competition. They finished third in a group with AZ Alkmaar, Randers and CFR Cluj, taking six points from 18. That was a fair reflection of their level then.
The summer run was impressive, of course. Varazdin, RFS and Rangers, one after another. But Rangers went out on penalties, which tells you how fine the margins were.
Kozel’s approach is easy to read. Keep the shape compact, stay patient and wait for a set-piece or a mistake. It worked against Rangers over two legs. It’s a much harder plan to execute against a side averaging more than 2.6 goals a game.
Away from home, Jablonec have won their last two games. A defeat here would be their third in four on the road, though, so that streak needs some context.
The likely shape has Dominik Holly and Lamin Jawo up front, with Richard Sedlacek and Sebastian Nebyla in midfield. At the back, Nemanja Tekijaski and Dusan Pavlovic will need to be at their best to protect goalkeeper Jan Hanus. Can they hold out against a side scoring at this rate? Probably not for 90 minutes.
Probable lineup Freiburg: Backhaus; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Engelhardt; Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant; Matanovic
Probable lineup Jablonec: Hanus; Cedidla, Tekijaski, Pavlovic, Polidar; Tchanturishvili, Sedlacek, Nebyla, Kuol; Holly, Jawo
Free Conference League Prediction: Freiburg vs Jablonec
Our prediction: Freiburg to win and over 2.5 goals in the match
Freiburg have won their last 10 European home games and average more than 2.6 goals per game this season. That alone points to a home win with goals in it.
The over 2.5 part comes from both sides of the ball. Freiburg score freely but have kept only two clean sheets in eight games, so Jablonec nicking a goal wouldn’t hurt this pick. A 3-0 or a 3-1 both land it.
Jablonec’s low-scoring style is the main risk. If they keep it tight for an hour, this could end 2-0. We don’t think they can hold Freiburg’s attack that long at the Europa-Park Stadion, and we expect the hosts to pull clear in the second half.
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