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SC Freiburg vs. 1. FC Köln
This weekend is the 13th matchday of the Bundesliga. With the duel between Freiburg and Cologne on Sunday, two clubs meet that were represented in Europe this season. It sounds like it will take some getting used to, but that is the reality. While SC qualified more than confidently for the knockout phase of the Europa League as group winners, FC’s international journey stops at the group stage.
The Cologne side unfortunately failed to defeat French representative OGC Nice on Thursday, sealing their elimination from European competition. Now all concentration is once again on the Bundesliga. There, a gripping and high-quality Sunday match awaits, which everyone can look forward to. All the important information, as well as three betting tips from the experts, can be found here in our Freiburg – Cologne betting tips.
Freiburg – Cologne info
– Date & Time: 06.11.2022, 17:30 Uhr
– Venue: Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 13
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Freiburg Form & Balance Check
The SC is once again very strong on the road this season. After the twelve games played, they only suffered defeats against Dortmund and Bayern respectively. Otherwise, the Breisgauers are unbeaten. In addition, the current 24 points from twelve games is the best seasonal record in the club’s history. This underlines what an excellent season the Freiburg team is having. A big factor in the success is the good form of Vincenzo Grifo. The Italian has scored six goals so far. That is his personal best at this point of the season. In the last two league games alone he collected three goals and an assist.
Great Standard Strength
Apropos Grifo – together with Günter, the playmaker is also responsible for all standard situations. They master these offensively as well as defensively. The SC has already scored eight goals from resting balls this season, which is only surpassed by Frankfurt’s Eintracht (nine). In addition, the Breisgauers have only conceded one goal from a standard – the best value in the Bundesliga, together with Werder Bremen. It remains to be seen whether they can build on these statistics against Cologne.
Freiburg facts & analysis
– Best season performance in club history.
– Grifo with 4 scorers in the last 2 games
– Freiburg extremely strong on standards
Cologne Form & Balance Check
The Cologne side are playing a very strong season by their standards. After twelve matchdays they are in a strong 10th place. In addition, they had to play more games in the Conference League, where they were eliminated very bitterly. Steffen Baumgart and his boys can now concentrate completely on the Bundesliga. Things are already going very well there. Especially for Florian Kainz, Grifo’s counterpart at the Cathedral City club. He has set his personal season record with five goals so far. In addition, Kainz has provided four assists and, with nine direct goals, even surpasses Vincenzo Grifo (eight).
No trace of double burden
The word double burden is used very inflationarily in today’s football world. However, it finds no place in Steffen Baumgart’s usage. We’ll explain why that is. FC has had a turbulent week. The European Cup match on 27.10. was postponed to the following day due to fog. This meant that the Geißböcke had to play on Friday, and on Sunday. But that didn’t seem to be a problem, because a 1:1 in the Sunday match against Hoffenheim is a very strong performance. Especially since they set a new season’s best for kilometres run there. Completely absurd what Baumgart can get out of his boys.
Cologne facts & analysis
– Played to nil only once in the Bundesliga.
– Out of the Conference League
– Double-header no problem for FC
Predicted line-up – last update on 4 November 2022
At SC, Kyereh, who is coming back from injury, has replaced the previously very strong Sildilia from the first eleven. Kyereh is a doubt for the upcoming matchday. With many regulars spared on Thursday night, Streich will send all his stars onto the pitch. Ezekwem, Gulde and Schmid are missing due to injury. In addition, Höfler could face a suspension if he receives another yellow card.
FC will make a few changes compared to the Conference League match. For example, Schmitz will start at right-back again. In addition, Huseinbasic could get a rest, which would move Martel to the double six with Skhiri. In addition, Tigges and Maina, who have been playing in the Bundesliga, will start up front. In addition, Dietz, Ljubicic and Uth are missing due to injury. The Effzeh also have someone who would be suspended if he received a yellow card. This concerns Duda.
Freiburg – Cologne direct comparison & statistics
SC Freiburg have won six of their last eight Bundesliga home games against Cologne. The 5-0 win on 9 January 2021 was the highest Bundesliga home win under Christian Streich. However, FC took four points against Freiburg last season and conceded only one goal in the two games (an own goal by Rafael Czichos). The last time Cologne went unbeaten in three Bundesliga games in a row against SC was almost 20 years ago (2001 to 2003). This could be a jubilee. Nils Petersen is about to play his 200th Bundesliga game for Freiburg.
– Petersen about to play 200th Bundesliga game for SC
– SC won 6 of the last 8 home games against Cologne
– Highest BuLi win of Streich was a 5:0 against Cologne
– FC took 4 points against Freiburg last season
– Conceded only one goal in the process
