PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Dortmund vs Freiburg

Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg play for Signal-Iduna-Park in a Bundesliga round of 20. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 09-09-2017, the final result was a draw by (0-0). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches have won 4. Actually, in the last confrontation in this stadium, for the Bundesliga on 23-09-2016, Borussia Dortmund won by (3-1 ). The goals of the match were scored by P. Aubameyang (45 ‘), Ł. Piszczek (53 ‘) and Raphaël Guerreiro (90’) for Borussia Dortmund and M. Philipp (60 ‘) for Freiburg. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 5th and 12th of the overall standings, in fact this is a clash between the 13th ranked home games and the 14th as a visitor.

Dortmund Team News

The home team is currently in 5th place with 30 points earned after 8 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home to Wolfsburg by (0-0). In the last match, he tied for Hertha Berlin for (1-1). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results outside of the home, having won 16 points as a visitor and only 14 in their stadium. In the last 9 home games for the league, Borussia Dortmund have won 4, 2 draws and 3 defeats, having won 14 points out of 27. The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 7 of his last 9 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, only got 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 7 home matches in all competitions there are 1 highlights: scored 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Dortmund vs Freiburg Stats

Borussia Dortmund went through a difficult time from the eighth round of this season’s Bundesliga, reaching eight unbeaten matches, a time when they suffered five defeats but have managed to recover and are now undefeated for four games, out of which they have won two. In their last clash, the team had a slight superiority to Hertha Berlin, having missed a few passes and finished with 62% possession, but did not show much efficiency and drew only a draw away from home. Although still having the second best attack of the competition, the team has been showing some worsening in this aspect, adding only one goal in the last two games. Playing at home, the club owns the sixth worst campaign, and in that condition has one of five more leaked defenses. It is likely that the coach will organize the team in the 4-3-3, without great embezzlement for this duel.

Freiburg Team News

After 5 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 12th place, having won 23 points. In the last match, he beat RB Leipzig at home (2-1), having drawn 1-1 in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt (1-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 17 points, against only 6 in their games as a visitor. In the championship, Freiburg had 6 points out of 27 possible, after 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses in their last 9 away games. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it managed to materialize in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 of his last 9 games in the competition finished with More than 2.5 goals. This is a team that scores a few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 4 of their last 19 Bundesliga games, of those 4 reached the break in lead in 2 and won in the late 90 ‘in 2. In 19 games in this competition , only managed 3 turns on the board in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Freiburg suffered three consecutive defeats in a five-game losing streak but has managed to recover from the German Championship and is now undefeated for seven matches, having won four of them. In the last round, the team did not have a great performance, finishing with 41% of possession, having missed many passes, but showed greater offensive efficiency and managed to win, after letting RB Leipzig open the scoring. Although it has shown some improvement in this area, the defensive sector of the team still remains among the most leaked of the competition, alongside Cologne and Mainz. Another weak point of the club has been possession of the ball, which has the worst league average.

Dortmund vs Freiburg Predictions

Total Goals Prediction: OVER 2.5 Goals
Both Teams to Score: YES