Hoffenheim vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-07 16:30.
[p]The Christian Ilzer era at Hoffenheim began positively after the November international break as Die Kraichgauer sensationally beat RB Leipzig 4-3, but they have since lost three consecutive away games without scoring in three different competitions! One of those defeats was in the Bundesliga last Sunday (2-0 against Mainz), meaning that the strugglers head into the weekend just two points above the bottom three. [/p]
[p]However, Hoffenheim can draw strength from the fact that their last home match against RB Leipzig saw them come from behind on three occasions to win. That maintained their status as the Bundesliga’s most entertaining side on their own patch in 2024/25 going into this round of fixtures, with their top-flight encounters at the PreZero Arena in that time (W3, L3) averaging a whopping five goals per game![/p]
[p]Freiburg will also be licking their wounds after being dumped out of the DFB-Pokal by third-tier Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday (3-1), but going into this weekend the Breisgau Brazilians found themselves in an enviable sixth position in the Bundesliga table, despite having failed to win any of their last three Bundesliga away games (D1, L2) and scoring only once in the process. [/p]
[p]Indeed, three of their five league goals on the road this season came in one match, an issue that manager Julian Schuster will be looking to address. Freiburg have, however, been very dominant in this fixture during recent campaigns, winning five of the last six H2Hs across all competitions (D1), with all of those victories seeing them open the scoring. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jacob Bruun Larsen scored and assisted in a ten-minute cameo during that thrilling encounter against RB Leipzig last month, but the Dane hasn’t registered a goal involvement in his three appearances since. He also hasn’t registered a goal contribution in four meetings with Freiburg during his career to date. Freiburg’s Michael Gregoritsch has recorded either a goal or an assist in his last three starts for club or country, but his only two career goals against Hoffenheim came for previous employers Augsburg. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Freiburg have received just one yellow card in the opening half-hour of matches this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]