SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund 10/5/19 Preview

SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund square off at the Schwarzwald Stadion on October 5, 2019 in German Bundesliga action.

SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg was established in 1904 and they have played in the Bundesliga 1 since being promoted as the Bundesliga 2 champions in 2016. In their history, Freiburg 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”.

This 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 2nd in the Bundesliga with a Goal Difference of +8. They are also 3rd in the league with a total of 14 goals scored and share 2nd place with just five goals conceded this term. SC Freiburg also has nine 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, forward Luca Waldschmidt has three goals while  Nils Petersen has two goals as well. Philipp Leinhart, Dominique Heintz, and Christain Gunter each have one assist while goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow has conceded a total of five goals with 20 saves in six appearances.

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund was established in 1909 and is the second-largest sports club in terms of membership in Germany. The club has won a total of eight German Championships, four DFB-Pokals, six DFL Supercups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup.

They are the first German football club to win a European title after winning the 1966 Cup Winners Cup. The Die Schwarzgelben finished second behind Bayern Munich in the 2018/19 Bundesliga 1 season.

Borussia Dortmund ranks 2nd in the German league in goal difference at +8. They have scored a total of 17 goals this season which is tied for second overall and have conceded nine goals so far, 9th overall in the league. Borussia Dortmund is the best passing team in the Bundesliga with 15 assists this season.

Forward Paolo Alcacer is red hot early in the season with already five goals scored and one assist for Borussia Dortmund. Likewise, midfielder Jadon Sancho has found the back of the net thrice in five matches played. Sancho has also delivered four assists while scoring three goals. Goalkeeper Roman Burki has allowed 8 goals with 11 saves in five matches while Marwin Hitz has conceded one goal in one appearance.

Who Wins?

Freiburg is the 3rd ranked team in the German Bundesliga after six rounds. They have a record of 4-1-1 SU on the current season and they are fresh off a 2-1 victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf. Freiburg has conceded only two goals in their last two Bundesliga matches played. They are the soccer betting underdogs against Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund is 3-2-1 SU on the season and they are ranked 8th in the German league table. They opened the season with back to back victories but then they lost to FC Union Berlin in Round 3. Borussia Dortmund is coming off back to back ties against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.

Head to head, Borussia Dortmund has dominated this matchup. Dortmund has not lost in their last 10 matches against Freiburg, going 8-2-0 over that period. They have won the last two meetings by an aggregate score of 6-0, including a 4-0 victory last April 21, 2019 in their most recent meeting.

It’s Freiburg’s defense vs Borussia Dortmund’s offense that is going to be the highlight of this match. Freiburg have the advantage because they are also an very food goal-scoring team this season and they are playing at their home field. However, I think that Borussia Dortmund’s scoring attack may be too good even for Freiburg’s defense. I’m picking the visitors to win here. Prediction: Borussia Dortmund

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