Dortmund – Freiburg SOCCER PICKS
Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg meet in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 13th round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-21-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended in a draw by (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by S. Kagawa (9 ‘) and J. Toljan (90’), for Borussia Dortmund, and N. Petersen (21 ‘and 68’), for Freiburg. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Borussia Dortmund presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Borussia Dortmund:
After 9 wins and 3 draws, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 30 points won. In the last match, they won in an away match against Mainz 05, by (1-2), after in the previous match they won (3-2) at home, against Bayern München. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 32 goals scored and 10 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 38 goals scored and 19 conceded. The team comes to this match after a draw at home with Brujas by (0-0).
For this competition, he has not lost 12 games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so he has not presented great defensive solidity, but his attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 28 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 12 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 4.
Borussia Dortmund is making an excellent campaign in the Bundesliga, is the only unbeaten team after 12 rounds and is looking for another 3 points to at least maintain the 4-point advantage for second-placed Borussia Mönchelgladbach. The team is characterized by an excellent balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 35 goals, being the best attack of the competition, and suffered only 13, having the second strongest defense. These numbers help explain the optimal performance here. Borussia Dortmund has the second best campaign of the competition and usually has a lot of offensive volume in this type of situation, so much that it has the best attack as a local team, with an impressive 23 goals in 6 games and in all these games scored at least 2 goals, showing again the efficiency of its offensive sector. For the game against Freiburg, coach Lucien Favre has no problem in the starting line-up and goes to the field with maximum strength, especially for striker Paco Alcácer and midfielder Jadon Sancho, top scorer and leader in assists, respectively, of the Bundesliga.
Freiburg:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Mainz 05, by (1-3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Werder Bremen, by (1-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 24 conceded. In their last away game, for the Friendlies, they won by (0-5) against Sion. In the last 5 away league matches Freiburg has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 15 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 12 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Freiburg is making an unsatisfactory campaign in the German Championship, won only 1 of its last 7 games and is looking for a recovery to try to open a safe distance over the relegation zone. The team presents problems, both in the offensive and defensive sector, as it scored 16 goals, being the seventh worst attack of the national championship, and suffered 20 goals, having the seventh defense weakest, so it needs to be adjusted in both sectors for the rest of the competition, so as not to run the risk of falling division. As a visitor, as in the game on Saturday, Freiburg has acted badly, has won only one victory in 5 games and it should be noted that he has suffered goals in all the games away from his dominions, showing again the fragility of his offensive sector . For the difficult game against Borussia Dortmund, coach Streich goes to the field with the same lineup as on the last day, when he won a good draw against the strong Werder Bremen team.
