Freiburg – Hoffenheim Prediction & Picks (26.01.2019)

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SC Freiburg – Hoffenheim SOCCER PICKS

Freiburg and Hoffenheim meet at Schwarzwald-Stadion, in a match for the 19th round of the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim won at home (3-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-01-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 1 win and 3 draws in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 10-10-2017, in a match for the Bundesliga, which ended in the victory of Freiburg, by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by F. Niederlechner (15 ‘), C. Söyüncü (18’) and P. Stenzel (87 ‘), for Freiburg, and R. Hack (14′) and J. Schuster (90 ‘Autogolo ), for the Hoffenheim. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Hoffenheim presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Freiburg:

The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Nürnberg, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (3-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in their stadium. In the last 9 home league matches Freiburg has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 27 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 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Freiburg is doing an unsatisfactory campaign in the Bundesliga, won only 1 of its last 4 games and is looking for a recovery to try to get away from the relegation zone. The team has a somewhat inefficient defense, which suffered 28 goals and is the eighth weakest in the competition, but the biggest problem is their attack, which scored 22 goals and is the sixth worst, so much that they scored only 3 goals in the last four days. Playing in their stadium, as in the game this Saturday, the Freiburg has been quite irregular, alternating between good and bad results, and has made open games, so much that 4 of the last 5 games in their stadium had goals from both teams, since he needs to be more offensive to his fans and ends up leaving many spaces behind. For the confrontation with Hoffenheim, coach Streich must maintain the alignment of the last day, as the injured players will not recover in time to be on the field.

Hoffenheim:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Mainz 05, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Bayern München, by (1-3). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 4 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Hoffenheim won 12 points out of 24 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 away matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). 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 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 18 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Hoffenheim fell a lot of performance in the last days, it does not win 7 games, in which it tied 6 and it lost 1, and it goes in search of a recovery to try to return to the fight by a place of access to the European competitions of the next season. The team has a good quality attack, which scored 33 goals and is the fifth best of the competition, but the defense still needs adjustments, since it suffered 26 goals and is only the ninth best, so much that it scored and suffered goals in 8 of their last 9 games.


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