Eintracht Frankfurt vs SC Freiburg
Two clubs who are on the outside looking in the Bundesliga Top 4 are slated to go head-to-head when SC Freiburg visit Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park.
SC Freiburg currently have the upper hand as they’re placed fifth with 45 points and they are eager to bounce back following their controversial defeat to Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt are at ninth with 39 points. They are keen to return to Europe football next season, but now is the time for them to make a run of positive Bundesliga 2022 results.
Despite their disparity in the standings, Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg look evenly matched on paper.
Just like in their reverse fixture few months ago, this is expected to be another competitive affair, making this one of the matches that we should look forward to this weekend.
Talking Points
More points needed for SC Freiburg
Freiburg will look to make the most out of their schedule by grabbing as much points as they can in these next few weeks. Die Breisgauer will face two bottom half teams in their next five league games.
Given RB Leipzig’s progress as they’re currently fourth at the table, Christian Streich is aiming for better results and one way to do so is by re-establishing their identity.
As it has been all season, Freiburg’s strength is on the defencive end as they’ve only surrendered 11 league goals as of this writing, with their youngsters in Philipp Lienhart and Nico Schlotterbeck forming a fruitful centre-back partnership.
Lienhart and Schlotterbeck can score when needed too with four each, and it’s not a surprise that both have been on the scouts’ radar in the transfer market. Reports claim that Schlotterbeck is likely to leave Freiburg this summer with Borussia Dortmund or Bayern Munich listed as his potential new home.
Leading the way up front, meanwhile, remains Vincenzo Grifo with seven goals and six assists while Lucas Holer and Nils Petersen have improved their scoring outputs with five and four after a slow start to the season.
Those veterans will be backstopped by the young front duo of Kevin Schade and Jeong Woo-Yeong, who also have four goals each so far.
Grueling schedule for Eintracht Frankfurt
Oliver Glasner is likely to rotate his squad as Eintracht Frankfurt are going to play three matches in the next seven days.
Later, they’ll face Barcelona for their Europa League quarter-final tie before this upcoming match against SC Freiburg. Both of these opponents are no joke defencively, which makes winning harder because of their lack in firepower lately.
Yes, they miss the likes of Sebastian Haller, Andre Silva, and Luka Jovic, but their opponents shouldn’t count them out easily at the final third.
Rafael Borre continues to have a productive season for Die Adler with eight goals and five assists, while Daichi Kamada and Jesper Lindstrom have 12 goals and seven assists combined.
Filip Kostic is the team’s best creative outlet with four goals and 10 assists, while Djibril Sow has three goals and five assists. These two guys will lead the Eagles’ midfield.
History
Eintracht Frankfurt have not won more Bundesliga games versus any team than against SC Freiburg since the latter’s promotion to the Bundesliga in 1993 (15 wins in 35 games).
SC Freiburg may have won four of their last five against Eintracht Frankfurt before, but the visitors have won just one of their last nine Bundesliga games against their hosts (D4, L4) – a 1-0 score at home in November 2019.
Both teams have similar recent forms as Frankfurt and Freiburg have won twice, drawn twice, and lost once in their last five league matches – although neither have won in these past two matchdays.
Die Adler won against Die Breisgauer in their reverse fixture last November with a 2-0 scoreline as Jesper Lindstrom and Filip Kostic scored two goals between the 34th and 43rd minute despite having lesser total shots overall.
Betting Tip
The Bundesliga 2022 odds are favouring the hosts to win, albeit via a slim margin. Eintracht Frankfurt are installed at 2.38, while SC Freiburg are priced at 2.94 and a draw is at 3.25 in the 1X2 market.
Predicting a winner is hard for this match. So instead, we will look into the possible goal count for this contest and we’re inclined to recommend going for Total Goals 2-3 @ 1.96.
Both sides have talented scorers no doubt, but that realistically won’t prevent either team from conceding on the other end. Regardless of the result, SBOTOP football fans are going to be in for a huge treat.
A SHORT EXPLANATION ON HOW OUR (⭐) BETS ARE WORTH:
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
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