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SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig
Many soccer fans watching the Bundesliga conference on Saturday will probably experience a déjà vu. Because also on the 31st matchday of the Bundesliga, there will be a duel between SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig at the Europa-Park Stadium in Breisgau. Exactly this duel already took place on Tuesday in the DFB Cup. There, the visitors from Saxony won more than clearly with 5:1 and played the defense of the SCF partly dizzy.
But it is not only the cup defeat that should cause the hosts worry lines. Leipzig is currently in fifth place in the table and has two points less than the SCF. However, Freiburg has faced the current top 5 teams in the league in six matches this season and lost five of those games. On the other hand, Freiburg won their last three matches in the Bundesliga.
The opponent in this direct duel for the places for Champions League qualification, however, has also been convincing in the league again recently. The Saxons won three of the last four matches in the Bundesliga and are thus getting back into the swing of things, fittingly for the most important part of the season. Leipzig coach Marco Rose in particular will be looking forward to the renewed duel with the SCF. In his coaching career, the 46-year-old has won five of his eight duels with the Breisgauer. Find out whether Rose will be successful with his team on Saturday in our Freiburg – Leipzig betting tips.
Freiburg – Leipzig info:
- Date & Time: 06.05.2023, 15:30 hrs.
- Game venue: Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 31.
- TV broadcast: Sky
Freiburg form & balance check
Even though it wasn’t enough for coach Christian Streich’s team to reach the cup final again, SCF is still playing a strong season. Currently, Sport-Club is in fourth place in the table. In the Europa League, the Breisgau club also reached the round of 16, where it was defeated by Juventus Torino.
In the Bundesliga, meanwhile, SCF has gone three games without losing a point. So SC Freiburg is in top form this season and already has 56 points on its account. That is the highest number of points the club from Breisgau has scored since the introduction of the three-point rule in 1995. However, there are still four games to go in which Sport-Club can improve on that mark.
Flekken keeps the zero
In this Bundesliga season, SC Freiburg have already gone an impressive twelve matches without conceding a goal, no other team has achieved this feat more often. The club record of 13 games to nil is also still within reach. Goalkeeper Mark Flekken has been in goal for the Breisgau club in all of these twelve games.
These performances of the Dutchman have meanwhile also aroused the desires of clubs from other European countries. A departure of the 29-year-old in the summer is becoming increasingly likely. His successor could then come from within the club’s own ranks. Noah Atubolu is a regular goalkeeper for the German U21 national team and puts in strong performances week after week for the SCF’s second team in the 3rd division.
Freiburg facts & analysis
- Currently in fourth place in the Bundesliga standings.
- Since three games in the league without defeat
- Third best team in the Bundesliga
Leipzig form & balance check
This season RB Leipzig often showed a changeable performance and took some setbacks. Currently, the team is in fifth place in the table and is fighting hard to qualify for the Champions League again. Fluctuations in performance dominated the Saxons’ season for a long time.
However, it now seems that Leipzig is in absolute top form just in time for the decisive phase of the season. RB won three of their last four games in the Bundesliga and are thus clawing their way back into the top 4, so making it to their third cup final in a row on Tuesday fits perfectly into Leipzig’s current picture.
Dynamic duo
Two players stood out in Leipzig’s 5-1 win over Freiburg on Tuesday. Dani Olmo and Dominik Szoboszlai scored three of the five goals. The Spaniard Olmo also set up three of the five goals.
The duo’s creativity is hugely important in Leipzig’s offense. With their precise passes, the two manage time and again to set the stage for Leipzig’s speedy forwards. In the Bundesliga, Szoboszlai and Olmo already have a combined total of twelve assists.
Leipzig facts & analysis
- First five away wins in the league.
- Third best offense in the league
- Dominik Szoboszlai is the team’s top assist man with 8 assists
Predicted lineup – last update on May 4, 2023
Christian Streich initially sent his team into the DFB Cup with a three-man backline. However, this calculation did not work out. Therefore, we think Freiburg will return to the 4-4-2 on Saturday. Michael Gregoritsch and Lucas Höler will play together in the center of the attack.
Leipzig returned to the 4-4-2 during the week. This tactical trick worked and therefore we think that the Saxons will also operate in this formation on Saturday. Especially important are Dominik Szoboszlai and Dani Olmo on the wings, who provide a lot of creativity.
Freiburg – Leipzig direct comparison & statistics
The history between Freiburg and Leipzig is clear: SCF have only been victorious four times, with all wins coming at home. Leipzig, on the other hand, have won nine times against Freiburg, including the first leg in the Bundesliga, where they won 3-1. On Tuesday, there was another clear 5:1 for Leipzig against Freiburg in the cup.
- Both teams are separated by two points in the league.
- The last win of Freiburg against Leipzig was on 10/26/2019.
- When Freiburg leads 1-0 in home games, they win 77% of them
- Did you know that RB Leipzig scores 26% of their goals between the 76-90 minute mark?
