Freiburg vs Stuttgart prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-02-02 14:30.
Freiburg manager Christian Streich will be demanding a response from his players, as they look to avoid back-to-back league defeats for the first time since September. A 3-1 loss at Werder Bremen last weekend saw the Breisgau Brazilians lose ground in the race for a European place this campaign, with the head coach admitting that too many of the squad struggled with their fitness level.
He will therefore be hoping the week without a game has worked wonders, as Freiburg seek a return to form at Europa-Park Stadion, where they remain unbeaten across their last seven league fixtures (W4, D3). Recent history suggests that they should be confident of extending that run here too, given that they’re unbeaten in their last four home H2Hs against this matchday’s opponents Stuttgart (W3, D1).
The visitors will likely prove to be no pushovers though, given that they returned to the winners’ enclosure themselves last time out by hammering RB Leipzig 5-2. That result, which left the club in third place in the table, reignited dreams of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009/10, as Sebastian Hoeneß’s side ended an indifferent run of one win from their previous five outings (D1, L3).
It’s over a decade since Stuttgart featured in a European competition of any kind, so even finishing in the top six would be considered an achievement this term. Their away form is proving somewhat problematic however, as they’ve been beaten five times in nine league outings on the road (W4), whilst defeat here would mark their fourth-successive travelling loss – a feat they haven’t fallen to in the Bundesliga since November 2022.
Players to watch: Lucas Höler has netted first or last in seven of his last nine goalscoring appearances for Freiburg. Looking to out-gun him will be Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav, who continued to fill the void left by Serhou Guirassy being at the Africa Cup of Nations, as his hat-trick against Leipzig means he’s won 22 of the last 26 games in which he’s scored (D1, L3).
Hot stat: Stuttgart have won three league games from 1-0 down this season, a joint-high in the Bundesliga.