Freiburg vs Utrecht prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-22 19:00.
[p]After making contrasting starts in the UEFA Europa League (UEL), an unbeaten Freiburg face a winless Utrecht on Thursday.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Although Freiburg have drawn their last four games in all competitions, it is now seven matches (W3, D4) since they were last beaten. That run includes a 2-1 home win over Basel and a 1-1 draw in Bologna in the UEL – four points which have put Julian Schuster’s team tenth in the table ahead of this round of fixtures. Another victory here would make it six straight wins in the competition on their own patch for the Breisgau Brazilians, who have kept three clean sheets and scored 16 times in their last five European encounters as hosts.[/p]
[p]Failure to win in Germany would see Utrecht equal PSV’s unwanted record of the longest main-draw winless run by a Dutch side in major European competition! The Cathedral Citizens have lost both of their UEL league phase fixtures 1-0 so far this season, which makes it 13 main-draw matches (D5, L8) since their last continental victory – 4-0 win over DjurgĂĄrden in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup. Away from home, Ron Jans’ men have tasted defeat in their last three such games, but they did get their first win since August (D1, L5) on Saturday – a 3-1 triumph over Volendam in the Eredivisie.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the first meeting between the sides and the first time that Freiburg have taken on Dutch opponents since the 2001/02 UEFA Cup, when they were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Feyenoord. Utrecht last played a German team in Europe in 1981, losing 6-3 to Hamburg.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Freiburg have received 2+ yellow cards in their last six games in all competitions.[/p]
[p]Nine of Freiburg’s last ten home matches saw over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Utrecht have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven games.[/p]
[p]Utrecht have been 1-0 down at half-time in each of their last three away matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Vincenzo Grifo got an assist in the UEL victory over Basel and also scored at the Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday to make it three goal contributions (G2, A1) at home this season. Derry Murkin will be pushing for a start here as he has come off the bench and been involved in a goal in both of Utrecht’s last two games (G1, A1).[/p]
[p]Neither side seem to have picked up any injuries during the weekend’s action.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Utrecht’s European struggles, we’re tipping a Freiburg win and over 2.5 total goals in this clash.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]