Fortuna Dusseldorf vs SC Freiburg 9/29/19 Preview

Fortuna Dusseldorf play SC Freiburg on September 20, 2019 at the Esprit Arena as the German Bundesliga heads to Round 6.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

Fortuna Dusseldorf was established in 1895 and the club entered the German Football League in 1913. Fortuna Dusseldorf was a permanent fixture in the top flight competition from the 1920s up to the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963.  During the 2018/18 season, Fortuna Dusseldorf beat FC Nurnberg 3-2 to secure the top spot and win the 2.Division Championship. That win led to a return to Bundesliga 1 in 2018/19, their first since 2012/13.

An inconsistent year saw them finish 10th in the final table last season and now in their second straight year in top flight and 25th overall in the Bundesliga, Fortuna Dusseldorf are looking to improve this year. They head to this match as the soccer betting favorite against SC Freiburg.

Dusseldorf ranks 10th in the league in Goal Difference at -2 goals. They are tied for 9th in scoring with a total of seven goals scored this season. Fortuna Dusseldorf has allowed a total of nine goals on the season which in ranked 11th overall. They are also tied for 7th place with a total of six assists this season.

Rouwen Hennings leads Fortuna Dusseldorf with two goals scored on the season. Krenan Karaman and Nico Giebelmann have also contributed one goal each for the squad. Andre Hoffmann, Alfredo Morales and Oliver Fink each have one assist this year while goalkeeper Zack Steffen has 33 saves and 9 goals conceded in five appearances.

SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg was founded in 1904 and have played in the Bundesliga 1 since being promoted as the Bundesliga 2 champions in 2016. They have moved back and forth the first and second divisions of German football system hence the club’s fans chant: “We go down, we go up, we go into the UEFA Cup”.

The club has won the  Bundesliga 2 title a total of four times, the Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg in 1998, Amateurliga Sudbaden three times and the Verbandsliga Subadaen in 1998. They also won the South Baden Cup in 1975, 1978 and 2991 while finishing as runners-up in 2005. They have never won the Bundesliga 1 and their best finish was 3rd in 1995. Last season, SC Freiburg finished 13th in the Bundesliga 1 final table.

SC Freiburg ranks 4th in the Bundesliga with a Goal Difference of +7. They are also 4th in the league with a total of 11 goals scored and share 2nd place with just four goals conceded this term. SC Freiburg also has seven assists, which puts them in a tie for 4th place in that category.

Lucas Holer leads SC Freiburg with two goals and two assists. Meanwhile, forwards Luca Waldschmidt and Nils Petersen each have scored two goals as well. Philipp Leinhart, Dominique Heintz, and Christain Gunter each have one assist while goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow has conceded a total of four goals with 14 saves in five appearances.

Who Wins?

Fortuna Dusseldorf is ranked 13th in the German Bundesliga with a record of 1-1-3 SU. They are coming off a 1-2 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach in their last outing and have not won a match since their opening round win over Werder Bremen.

SC Freiburg is currently 4th in the Bundesliga team standings with a record of 3-1-1 after five rounds. Freiburg is coming off a 1-1 draw against FC Augsburg and they have allowed their opponents to score four goals in five matches played with two shutout victories produced.

Head to head, Fortuna Dusseldorf has won three out of the last eight meetings between these two clubs. SC Freiburg has one win in those games while the teams have played to a draw in four other matches played. In their most recent matchup last May 5, 2019, these teams played to a 1-1 draw.

These teams have played in close matches and have been competitive against each other. Right now, Freiburg is having the better season and have looked better in offense as the Bundesliga’s 4th best scoring team. Dusseldorf’s defense has shown weaknesses this season and I think Freiburg is going to take advantage of that. Prediction: SC Freiburg

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