Wolfsburg vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-01-20 14:30.
The Bundesliga returns after a two-month hiatus, and with just nine points separating second and ninth ahead of the resumption, a dramatic second act looks likely. In the midst of that cluster of sides, Wolfsburg could move into the top-six with a fifth straight victory, a streak they haven’t managed in the league since the autumn of 2014, though it could be a good omen in replicating that feat as they finished second that season.
Achieving that may well rely on Wolfsburg staying strong towards the end of this match, with those four wins forming part of a wider league sequence dating back to early October (W5, D3), where they conceded just once beyond the hour mark. It’s perhaps unsurprising then that they’ve also let in the fewest league goals (four) in that period so far this term.
If anyone can breach Wolfsburg at such a late stage, it’s second-placed Freiburg, who remain in pursuit of a maiden Bundesliga title just seven years after gaining promotion as second tier champions. After a blistering start to 2022/23 under coach Christian Streich (W9, D3, L3), a win here will keep them a close second behind Bayern, with the Breisgau-Brasilianer starting the round trailing the reigning champions by just four points.
Freiburg clearly know how to win in style too, as every league victory attained in the month prior to the World Cup break saw them prevail by a multi-goal margin. None of those victories saw Freiburg concede an open-play goal either, suggesting strongly that they can add to an already-positive record across away H2Hs during their current top-tier stay (W3, D1, L2).
Players to watch: Ridle Baku completed a 2-1 comeback win for Wolfsburg against Hoffenheim in the final league round of 2022, his eighth successive goalscoring Bundesliga game to see over 2.5 total goals. As for Vincenzo Grifo, he ended last year by netting Freiburg’s fastest-ever Bundesliga hat-trick (4’-20’) a day later, making him only the second Italian (after Luca Toni in February 2008) to net a treble in this league!
Hot streak: Going back to December 2000, all six of Freiburg’s prior H2H away wins have seen them keep a first-half clean sheet.