Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg taking place? Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg will take place on Saturday 14^thAugust, 2021 at 14:30 (UK)

Where is Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg taking place? Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg will take place at SchücoArena in Bielefeld

Where can I get tickets for Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg? Ticket information for Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg canbe found on each club’s official website

What TV channel is Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg on in the UK? Sky Sports have the rights to show German Bundesliga matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg

Where can I stream Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg in the UK? Arminia Bielefeld vs Freiburg may be streamed to Sky Sports subscribers using Sky Go while the Sky Sports YouTube channel may also live stream the match

THE TEAM NEWS

ARMINIA BIELEFELD

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Ortega; Brunner, Pieper, Nilsson, Laursen; Schopf, Prietl, Kunze, Okugawa; Lasme, Klos

UNAVAILABLE:

QUESTIONABLE:

FREIBURG

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Flekken; Lienhart, Gulde, Schlotterback; Schmid, Santamaria, Hofler, Gunter; Sallai, Demirovic, Grifo

UNAVAILABLE: Petersen (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Kubler (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

After finishing two points above the Bundesliga bottom three in 16^th-placed following promotion the season before, Arminia Bielefeld will be hoping to push on from there, beginning here at home to Freiburg. Head coach Christian Streich will be happy to have retained his key players at Freiburg heading into his tenth season in charge at the club and will no doubt sense a good opportunity to get off to a winning start vs a team who scored just 26 Bundesliga goals last season, the second worst of all 18 teams in the division. Provided Freiburg prioritise defensive solidarity here, allowing Arminia Bielefeld no space going forward and keeping a lid on the dangerous Masaya Okugawa, then they are more than capable of going on to sneak a goal themselves potentially from a counter attack or a set piece, so backing the visitors draw no bet may well prove a shrewd play.