📏 Form Guide

Freiburg

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Freiburg prepare for this game following on from a 0-0 Bundesliga 1 drawn game against Cologne.

In that game, Freiburg managed 44% possession and 4 attempts at goal with 0 on target. At the other end, Cologne had 19 attempts at goal with 7 on target.

Christian Streich's Freiburg have hit the back of the net a sum total of 7 times in their preceding six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 7.

Coming into this fixture, Freiburg are without a win at home for the past 7 league games. That's never good.

Heidenheim

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Last time out, Heidenheim drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 1 match with Mainz.

In that match, Heidenheim managed 46% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Heidenheim was Tim Kleindienst (65'). At the other end, Mainz 05 got 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jonathan Burkardt (36') scored for Mainz.

Over the course of their previous six clashes, Heidenheim have helped themselves to a tally of 10 goals. Heidenheim have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. In that time, they’ve had 9 goals go against them.

Heading into this fixture, Heidenheim are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

The previous league fixture between these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 16 on 20/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Heidenheim 3-2 Freiburg.

On that day, Heidenheim managed 52% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Eren Sami Dinkçi (52') and Tim Kleindienst (84').

Freiburg got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Lucas Höler (7', 64') and Matthias Ginter (92' Own goal) scored.

The referee was Benjamin Brand.

ℹ️ Team News: Freiburg

Merlin Röhl (Torn muscle fiber), Philipp Lienhart (Knee injury), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Cruciate ligament tear), Kenneth Schmidt (Injury to abdominal muscles) and Matthias Ginter (Achilles tendon surgery) aren’t available for Freiburg gaffer Christian Streich. Kiliann Sildillia is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It’s our opinion that Freiburg should kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match featuring Noah Atubolu, Manuel Gulde, Maximilian Eggestein, Yannik Keitel, Lukas Kuebler, Christian Guenter, Roland Sallai, Nicolas Hoefler, Vincenzo Grifo, Michael Gregoritsch and Ritsu Doan.

📋 Team News: Heidenheim

Thanks to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Heidenheim boss Frank Schmidt doesn’t have any fitness concerns to report coming into this clash. Tim Kleindienst cannot play in this game through suspension.

We’re of the thinking that Heidenheim might make use of a 4-1-3-2 system using Kevin Mueller, Jan Schoeppner, Benedikt Gimber, Patrick Mainka, Eren Dinkci, Kevin Sessa, Marvin Pieringer, Jonas Foehrenbach, Omar Traore, Norman Theuerkauf and Jan-Niklas Beste.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that Heidenheim will likely be able to put one past this Freiburg team, although it realistically won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Freiburg at the end of the match. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 13:04 11/05/2024