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SC Freiburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg
In the Bundesliga it goes further and further towards the end of the season and this weekend the 26th matchday awaits us. On Saturday, the Wolves visit Freiburg, who seem to have overcome their crisis and are now in a secure midfield position. The win against Union last weekend brought Wolfsburg’s points tally up to 31. At the moment, Wolfsburg are eight points clear of the relegation zone, which should be a sufficient cushion to avoid relegation for the rest of the season.
Freiburg, on the other hand, is thick in the business of the European places. With 41 points they are in 6th place, but the gap to 4th place is only a measly two points. So if they win on Saturday, they have a chance to jump into a Champions League spot. Find out if we think they can do that in this Freiburg – Wolfsburg tip.
Freiburg – Wolfsburg info:
– Date & Time: 12.03.2022, 15:30 Uhr
– Venue: Europapark-Stadion (Freiburg)
– Competition: Bundesliga, 26th matchday
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Freiburg Form & Balance Check
It’s Freiburg’s best season in nine years and rarely has the team performed as stably as they have this season. They have held their own in the top 6 since the start of the season and are currently four points clear of 7th place. After a stuttering start to the second half of the season, the team has been getting better and better in recent weeks. SCF have picked up eight points from their last four games, plus a last-minute win in the cup quarter-finals against Bochum last week. Now they face Hamburger SV in the semi-finals.
The team is the star
It sounds like a hackneyed football phrase, but at Freiburg the entire team is the top performer. There is no super striker who scores every game or a midfield wizard who enraptures the crowds with great tricks. Every player knows his job on the pitch and performs it consistently and uncompromisingly. Just how difficult it is to crack this team was only made clear to RB Leipzig on the last matchday. The Leipzigers are actually clearly superior, but due to an incredibly stable performance by the Freiburgers, RB was just able to equalise in the last minute. Games like this show just how solid the Breisgau side is.
Freiburg facts & analysis
– Freiburg are unbeaten in 5 home games.
– They have always scored in the last five competitive matches
– The top scorer is Vincenzo Grifo with “only” 5 goals
Wolfsburg form & balance check
In Wolfsburg they will take a deep breath after the victory over Union Berlin last weekend. The win means the Wolves now have 31 points and, given the defeats of their rivals in the basement, have taken a big step out of the relegation battle. It seems as if the changes in the squad have had the desired effect, because the team is playing much more stable and also more confidently. For VfL, the last weeks of the season are now all about making the final push to stay in the relegation zone. For better or worse, European business is no longer a possibility.
What’s next for Florian Kohfeldt?
The Wolves’ series of defeats between matchday 13 and 18, plus their elimination from the Champions League, were a bitter disappointment for the club. The team looked anaemic and could hardly develop any scoring threat. Things have been much better for a few weeks now and this is reflected in ten points from the last five games. But Wolfsburg are not really playing attractively and Max Kruse is not yet the desired factor, even though he has helped the team so far. The question now is whether Florian Kohfeldt will stay on beyond the summer or whether Wolfsburg will start the season with a new coach.
Wolfsburg facts & analysis
– They have scored in each of their last five games.
– They won the last match with 1:0 against Union Berlin
– They are in 8th place in the second round table
Predicted line-up – last update on 9 March 2022
The Christian Streich’s starting line-ups have been difficult to predict in recent weeks. It is quite possible that the same eleven from last weekend will start, but there could also be a few changes with Petersen in the forwards and Höfler on the six. It is questionable whether Gulde will be fit in time. Lacroix will presumably return after his red suspension and the visitors will again play with a three-man defence. Lukas Nmecha could also make his return to the starting line-up
Freiburg – Wolfsburg direct comparison & statistics
The first leg had a huge effect, as VfL sacked Mark van Bommel after the defeat against Freiburg. Otherwise, the direct comparison is extremely even and out of 35 games Freiburg have won 13 and Wolfsburg 12.
– Wolfsburg have only won one of their last 7 duels with SCF.
– Freiburg have picked up one more point than Wolfsburg in the second leg so far.
– The first leg was won 2:0 by the Breisgau side
