Bochum vs Freiburg Prediction & Tips
Bochum and Freiburg play at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in a Bundesliga Round 21 match. In the last meeting between these teams in this competition, on 26-08-2022, SC Freiburg won at home by (1-0). The record of recent direct clashes favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1. The home/away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 15th and 4th in the overall standings, this is actually a clash between the 8th ranked team in home games and the 6th ranked team as visitors.
The home team is currently in 15th place with 19 points earned after 6 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home to TSG Hoffenheim by (5-2). In the last match, it lost away to FC Bayern München by (3-0). This is a stronger team in their home stadium, where they won 16 points, compared to only 3 in their away games. For the championship, Bochum earned 16 points out of a possible 27, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 9 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they have recorded a 5-game winning streak in their last home games and have not lost any of their last 6 games at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their home games in the competition there is a tendency for goals, as 7 out of 9 ended with More than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 20 matches in this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score around.
Bochum enter this clash with a defeat, 3-0, on the trip to Bayern Munich’s home ground, thus adding the third defeat in the last four games played in this Bundesliga. The home team opts to play in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Simon Zoller and Philipp Hofmann. When they go for the offensive sector, they usually opt to try to channel their attack on the right side, this way it will be easier to take advantage of the depth offered by full-back Saidy Janko. Out of this game are Paul Grave and Cristian Gamboa, both with physical problems.
After 11 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 4th position, having gained 37 points. In their last match, they beat VfB Stuttgart at home by (2-1), after in the previous match they lost away in a match against Borussia Dortmund by (5-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they get almost the same points home and away, with 18 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 14 goals scored and 23 conceded as a visitor. In the championship, Freiburg won 14 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 games they played as visitors. The team has allowed opponents goals in 7 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored with regularity, as it has managed to score in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, it has conceded the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 turnovers.
Freiburg enter this match motivated after a 2-1 victory in the reception of Stuttgart, thus adding the second victory in the last three matches played in this Bundesliga: both goals were scored by Vincenzo Grifo. Like the “enemy” of this round, the visiting team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Vincenzo Grifo, Ritsu Doan and Michael Gregoritsch. It should be noted that the man responsible for defining and driving his team’s offensive game is midfielder Roland Sallai. Coach Christian Streich will not be able to count on Daniel-Kofi Kyereh due to physical problems.
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