Freiburg – Bayern Munich Prediction & Picks (04.03.2018)

Freiburg and Bayern München meet at Schwarzwald-Stadion, in a match for the 25th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, 14-10-2017, Bayern München won at home, 5-0. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 20-01-2017, for the Bundesliga, which ended with a Bayern München victory by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by J. Haberer (4 ‘), for Freiburg, and R. Lewandowski (35’ and 90 ‘), for Bayern München. Despite being a match between 13th and 1st of the table, it is actually a match between the 7th ranked in home games and the 1st as a visitor.

Freiburg:

After 6 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 29 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Werder Bremen, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (1-1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 21 points, against only 8 in his away matches. In the last 10 home league matches Freiburg has a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 19 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 12 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores only a few times and was only able to open the scoring in 5 of its last 24 games for the Bundesliga, of these 5 came to rest in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 24 matches in this competition, he only got 3 comebacks in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 3 periods that stand out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 7 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 3 of his 7 between (76′-90’).

The Freiburg enters this day after a stranger draw, a ball, in the visit to the Hoffenheim field. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, favoring a more leisurely and organized style of play. In this tactical system, the two players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Haberer and Petersen. The technician Christian Streich will not be able to count on Niederlechner, to be injured.

Bayern München:

After 19 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 60 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Wolfsburg, by (1-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hertha BSC, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 away league matches Bayern München has a record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 25 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, record a sequence of 5 victories in the last games as a visitor. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 18 of its last 24 games for the Bundesliga, of these 18 came to rest in advantage in 13 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 16. In 24 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 3.

Bayern Munich enters this match after a home draw, to zero, in the reception at Hertha. Normally, Bayern Munich usually controls the match in the opponent’s midfield, practicing a ball possession style of play and constant short passes. However, the visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, being able to apply one of their favorite weapons, the counterattack. In this system, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opponent’s defense are Robben, Lewandowski and Ribéry. Everything indicates that the foreign technician should not be able to count on Comán and Neuer, because they are injured.