Freiburg vs Stuttgart prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-02-10 14:30.
Thereās been a real Jekyll and Hyde trait to Freiburg in recent weeks, as their stellar home form has been paired with some dreadful results on the road. The 5-1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund last weekend meant they have suffered heavy losses across their last three away Bundesliga matches (aggregate score: 14-2), yet they are undefeated in eight league games on their own turf (W6, D2) and subsequently warm favourites to win this game.
This discrepancy between home and away form threatens to derail their European push with the gap between them in sixth and Wolfsburg in seventh down to just five points ahead of the round. Manager Christian Streich will have welcomed the 2-0 DFB-Pokal success in midweek away to Sandhausen, but he is likely to remain alarmed by his sideās overall defensive displays which have deteriorated rapidly. Freiburg still boast the most clean sheets in the division (eight) but are without one in six straight league matches.
Free of a midweek clash, Stuttgart will welcome any advantage they can get as they look to end a torrid run of no league win in five outings; not the sort of run Decemberās managerial appointment Bruno Labbadia would have hoped for. Not just that, but their record of just three wins from their 19 opening Bundesliga matches (D7, L9) is their lowest-ever return at this stage in the competition!
Unsurprisingly Stuttgart start the round third from bottom, with their sloppiness at the back proving their biggest downfall. They have actually found the back of the net in three of their last four matches, although it continues to prove futile due to a poor defensive record which has seen them fail to manage a single shut-out in their last 15 league games, with their solitary clean sheet all Bundesliga season the worst of any side.
Key battle: Freiburgās Vincenzo Grifo has already matched his Bundesliga goal-tally for each of the last three seasons (nine), a total helped by netting three penalties in his last three home league matches. The primary job of Stuttgart defender Borna Sosa will be to help keep him quiet, but heās bagged eight competitive club assists this season and was a welcome return from injury last week.
Hot streak: Freiburg are looking to make history by securing six straight H2H wins against a single Bundesliga opponent for the first time.