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Freiburg

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Freiburg enter this match after a 2-2 Bundesliga drawn match vs Mainz.

In that match, Freiburg had 55% possession and 24 shots on goal with 8 on target. For Freiburg, goals were scored by Michael Gregoritsch (58') and Lukas Kübler (79'). At the other end, Mainz 05 got 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jonathan Burkardt (34') and Andreas Hanche-Olsen (74') scored for Mainz.

Their most recent results highlight the fact that it has been a great time for the Freiburg rearguard. Freiburg have been miserly, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous 6 outings standing at 2.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Freiburg:

• are winless against Union Berlin in their previous 4 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.

Union Berlin

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In their last fixture, Union Berlin drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga tie with Bayern Munich.

In that match, Union Berlin managed 20% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Union Berlin was Benedict Hollerbach (83'). Bayern Munich got 18 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Leroy Sané (75') was the scorer for Bayern Munich.

The stats tell the story, and Union Berlin have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 11 goals overall. Defensively, Union Berlin have some weaknesses to address. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Coming into this clash, Union Berlin haven't won against Freiburg in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head clashes going back to 07/05/2022 tells us that Freiburg have won 1 of these & Union Berlin 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

A sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Freiburg and 11 created by Union. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Bundesliga match day 10 on 08/11/2024 when it finished Union Berlin 0-0 Freiburg.

That time, Union Berlin had 40% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target.

On the other side, Freiburg had 14 shots at goal with 4 on target.

The referee was Tobias Reichel.

ℹ️ Team News: Freiburg

Merlin Röhl (Heel problems), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Knee surgery) and Bruno Ogbus (Achilles tendon rupture) aren’t available for Freiburg gaffer Julian Schuster.

It looks as if Freiburg should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match with Noah Atubolu, Kilian Sildillia, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Guenter, Maximilian Eggestein, Patrick Osterhage, Ritsu Doan, Eren Dinkci, Vincenzo Grifo and Lucas Hoeler.

📋 Team News: Union Berlin

Union Berlin manager Steffen Baumgart has to currently contend with reduced team options. Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (Foot injury), Robert Skov (Foot injury) and Aljoscha Kemlein (Foot surgery) will not be playing here.

We believe Union will likely make use of a 4-4-2 lineup, starting the game with Frederik Roennow, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Diogo Leite, Christopher Trimmel, Janik Haberer, Rani Khedira, Josip Juranovic, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Benedict Hollerbach and Andrej Ilic.

⚡ Prediction

Here is a game where Union Berlin may well find it hard to see themselves scoring against this Freiburg side who should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

Therefore, we predict a very even contest with a 1-0 winning margin for Freiburg at the end of the match.

A close call.

Peter Guest, 13:02 30/03/2025