Trabzonspor are chasing a slice of history when they host a travel-wary Freiburg on matchday three of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Conference League at Papara Park.
Match News and Current Form
Trabzonspor’s 2-0 win against Gaziantep on Sunday was their seventh consecutive victory in all competitions and continued their remarkable run without a draw in 13 games (W9, L4) dating back to their Süper Lig opener in mid-August. The Claret-Blues claimed commanding wins in both league phase matches of this Conference League term and could win three consecutive games in major European competition for the first time since November 2013 if successful here. It would also be just the second time they started a European campaign with three consecutive wins, and a run of six consecutive home victories suggests Thomas Reis’ men are set to extend his 100% winning start to his Trabzonspor managerial career (W7).
Freiburg defeated Augsburg 2-1 last weekend in the Bundesliga to post back-to-back domestic wins, bouncing back from a three-game losing streak that included a matchday two loss to Monaco (3-0). The Breisgau Brazilians will be keen to regain the momentum that came from starting this season with six consecutive competitive victories, but they’ll need to be at their best on the road, where they have won just one of their last four competitive trips (D1, L2). That was away to Augsburg at the weekend, but the visitors are likely to find an overseas assignment much more difficult, underlined by a recent record of four losses from their last five away games in major European competition.
Head-to-Head History
This will be Trabzonspor’s first game against German opposition in UEFA competition since losing to Bochum in the 1997/98 UEFA Cup. Turkish clubs have collectively won their last two home UEFA matches against German clubs, which is as many wins as they had in the previous 27 such games.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Trabzonspor scored 2+ goals in each of their last seven competitive matches.
Only two of Trabzonspor’s last 12 UEFA matches saw both teams score.
One team scored 3+ goals in eight of Freiburg’s last nine UEFA matches.
Eleven of Freiburg’s 13 competitive matches this season saw both teams score.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Mohamed Salah has scored six of his last seven club goals at home and six of his last eight in the first half, each time helping Trabzonspor win without conceding. That winning record would be put to the test if Igor Matanović scores for Freiburg, as his eight competitive goals this season have all come in victories.
Aral Şimşir and Franculino Djú missed Trabzonspor’s last match, while Sidny Lopes Cabral is out of contention after being sent off in their last Conference League match. Philipp Treu missed Freiburg’s last game.
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Betting Analysis
Going by how often these teams have been involved in high-scoring games, backing over 2.5 goals looks a practical choice.
Author: Sridhar Bhamidi