Freiburg line up against guests Hoffenheim at Europa-Park Stadion in this Bundesliga clash on Saturday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Freiburg v Hoffenheim - along with the latest match odds.
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Freiburg
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Freiburg will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-2 Bundesliga success over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In that match, Freiburg managed 58% possession and 19 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Freiburg, goals were scored by Christian Günter (14' Own goal), Patrick Osterhage (16') and Johan Manzambi (90'). On the other side, Borussia Monchengladbach had 10 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Julian Schuster's Freiburg have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times in their last half-dozen outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures stands at 9.
Analysis of their past results shows that Freiburg:
- are unbeaten in the league by Hoffenheim in their previous 6 matches.
- haven’t won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.
Hoffenheim
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Hoffenheim will go into this encounter after a 2-0 Bundesliga win vs Mainz in their previous match.
In that game, Hoffenheim managed 36% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Hoffenheim was Andrej Kramarić (4', 32'). At the other end, Mainz 05 had 14 shots on goal with 1 on target.
In 5 of the prior six games featuring Hoffenheim, a notably low volume of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell comes to a mere 2, with the average goals for Hoffenheim being 1. That aside, time will tell if that trend will be maintained in this match.
Looking at their past form shows that Hoffenheim:
- have not registered a win against Freiburg when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A study of past results between these clubs going back to 30/04/2022 shows that these encounters have not been happy ones for Hoffenheim. They have not managed to come away with any wins at all while Freiburg have simply been better than them, beating them in 67% of those games played.
20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 12 of them for Freiburg and 8 created by Hoffenheim. The average goals per game has been 3.33.
The last league game featuring these sides was Bundesliga match day 13 on 08/12/2024 when it finished Hoffenheim 1-1 Freiburg.
In that match, Hoffenheim managed 49% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer was Tom Bischof (73').
Freiburg got 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Matthias Ginter (68') scored.
The match was refereed by Sven Jablonski.
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Team News: Freiburg
Noah Atubolu (Shoulder injury), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Knee surgery) and Bruno Ogbus (Achilles tendon rupture) aren’t available for Freiburg boss Julian Schuster.
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Team News: Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim boss Christian Ilzer has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ihlas Bebou (Knee surgery), Alexander Prass (Ankle problems), Ozan Kabak (Cruciate ligament tear), Diadié Samassékou (Muscle injury), Grischa Prömel (Cruciate ligament tear) and Christopher Lenz (Calf injury) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
Hoffenheim will have a tough ask to get anything against this Freiburg lineup who we think should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
That’s why our selection here is for a 1-0 winning score for Freiburg at the end of this one.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90 minute result market, backing Freiburg is best priced at 1.9, backing a draw is 3.7 and selecting a victory for Hoffenheim can be had at 3.75. Those are the best of the returns that can be secured at the current time.
Andre Moura,
05:02 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Freiburg
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion (34,700)
Captain: Christian Günter
Chairman: Eberhard Fugmann
Manager: Julian Schuster
Competitions: Bundesliga position 6
🔑 Key Player: Ritsu Doan
Regularly deployed in the Right Wing position, Ritsu Doan was born in Amagasaki, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Gamba Osaka in the 2015 season, the dangerous Forward has struck 8 league goals in this Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 season so far in 29 appearances.