Freiburg welcome RB Leipzig to Europa-Park Stadion for a German Bundesliga clash on Saturday. Both teams are gunning for a Champions League place, but the hosts have been imperious lately and should be too strong here.
Freiburg come into this match off the back of a 0-0 draw at Augsburg, last time out in the Bundesliga. They have now claimed four wins and played out one draw in their last five matches, rising to fifth in the table, just one point off the Champions League places.
That fine run has been built on a sturdy defence that has not conceded in their last five matches. Julian Schuster’s men have also impressed at home and are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions, claiming eight wins in that run.
RB Leipzig suffered a 2-1 defeat to Mainz in their previous Bundesliga fixture, adding to the growing pressure on manager Marco Rose. That result means Die Roten are now winless in seven of their last eight matches and sit sixth in the table, three points off the top four.
The situation is even worse on the road for RB Leipzig, who are winless in their last five Bundesliga away matches. They have lost 5-1 at Bayern Munich in that run, which is one of their heaviest defeats of the season.
How the bookies view it: Bookies undecided
The bookies appear to be anticipating a closely fought contest on Saturday, with BoyleSports pegging a win for Freiburg at 7/7. A Leipzig victory is set at 6/4 while a draw is priced at odds of 23/10.
Head to head: Dominant Leipzig
RB Leipzig have a 13-4 advantage with four draws from 21 previous matches against Freiburg. They have also won the last three matches and claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch: Dependable Grifo
Vincenzo Grifo has caught the eye for Freiburg this season and is their leading scorer with eight Bundesliga goals. The forward has found the net three times in the last four matches and is priced at 5/2 by BoyleSports to maintain his scoring run.
Matthias Ginter has been a mainstay at the heart of a Freiburg defence that has kept five consecutive clean sheets. The defender could lead them to another clean sheet this weekend at 11/4 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Freiburg will be without Max Rosenfelder, Manuel Gulde, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Bruno Ogbus due to injuries. However, Vincenzo Grifo, Ritsu Doan and Lucas Holer are expected to lead the home team’s attack.
RB Leipzig have injury worries of their own with Antonio Nusa, Xaver Schlager, Benjamin Henrichs and Forzan Ouedraogo all sidelined. However, Xavi Simons, Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda are expected to retain their places in the line-up.
Freiburg: Atubolu, Gunter, Lienhart, Ginter, Sildillia, Osterhage, Eggestein, Grifo, Rohl, Doan, Holer
RB Leipzig: Gualcsi, Klostermann, Geertruida, Orban, Baku, Baumgartner, Haidara, Raum, Simons, Openda, Sesko
Anything else catch the eye?
Freiburg have won four of their last five games to nil and a repeat can be considered at odds of 4/1 with BoyleSports. The hosts have also scored first in four of their last five fixtures and that is likely to continue at 20/21.
Having scored in both halves in four of their last six home matches, Freiburg could be set to produce a similar outcome at 12/5.
This German Bundesliga match between Freiburg and RB Leipzig will be played on and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Freiburg vs RB Leipzig prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
