Freiburg vs Wolfsburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Freiburg, in the first season in over a decade without Christian Streich at the helm, sit tucked inside the top seven after a bright start as they now face Wolfsburg at Europa-Park Stadion.
Kick-off date/time: Friday 13th December, 2024: UK – 7:30pm / US ET – 2:30pm / US PT – 11:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
Freiburg Preview: Steady Freiburg
Julian Schuster replaced Christian Streich over the summer and they have begun to over achieve and punch above their weight once again as they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top seven and the UEFA competition qualification places.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim last weekend at the Rhein-Necker Arena. They have been underwhelming in recent times, though, with just one victory in their last six matches across all competitions.
Wolfsburg Preview: Entertaining Wolfsburg
With former Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl at the hem, Wolfsburg had been relatively underwhelming in the opening months of the campaign but they have propelled themselves forward to now sit just outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots.
The Lower Saxony-based club come into this one on the back of six successive wins across all competitions with four in the Bundesliga and two in the DFB-Pokal. Their most recent outing saw them pull of a last-gasp 4-3 win against Mainz when they had been 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 down.
Freiburg Team News: Adamu suspended
Austria international Junior Adamu is heading into the final game of a three-match suspension following a red card picked up against Borussia Dortmund last month. As well as the absence of Adamu, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is sidelined due to undergoing knee surgery.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Atubolu; Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Gunter; Doan, Eggestein, Hofler, Osterhage; Holer, Gregoritsch
Unavailable: Kyereh (Injured), Adamu (Suspended)
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Wolfsburg Team News: Several injuries
Wolfsburg are dealing with several injury issues for this weekend’s trip to Freiburg with Sebastiaan Bornauw among those sidelined for the visitors alongside Belgium international midfielder Aster Vranckx as well as Lovro Majer and Rogerio.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Grabara; Fischer, Vavro, Koulierakis, Maehle; Baku, Dardai, Arnold, Wimmer; Amoura, Tomas
Unavailable: Paredes (Injured), Bialek (Injured), Klinger (Injured), Bornauw (Injured), Vranckx (Injured), Rogerio (Injured), Majer (Injured)
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Freiburg vs Wolfsburg Prediction
Freiburg have been steady and there haven’t even been that many defeats in that run of form where they have managed just one victory in the last month or so. They will want to get a few results to head into the winter break still in the European spots but their opponents will believe they can even squeeze into the top four before they head into the break and Hasenhuttl’s side are now on a good run with a double chance bet appearing to be good value for this one.
Freiburg vs Wolfsburg Tip: Double chance – Wolfsburg to win or draw
