Sadness is blowing this Saturday over the Black Forest, because the SC Freiburg starts in his farewell season – not by the Bundesliga, but by the one-time companion, namely the Black Forest Stadium. If everything goes according to plan, then the sports club plays only in this season in the old stadium and moves from the season 2020/21 in the new arena.
Maybe it is the right time to remember the old venue with many wins and great games. On Saturday, the Breisgauer could possibly start with a threesome over FSV Mainz. Freiburg against Mainz, more miracle bag in the German upper house actually hardly. For both teams, everything is possible again from European Cup to relegation.
Meanwhile Rheinhessen have established themselves as a fixed inventory in the German upper house. Mainz goes into the eleventh season in series in the Bundesliga. This continuity is also desired in the Black Forest. After all, the Freiburg are represented in the first league for the fourth year in a row. The relegation is without alternative this season, you do not want to open the new stadium as a second division.
The first match day is not the thing of Freiburg and Mainz. The 05ers have celebrated two victories at the season opener in the last seven years, but twice against VfB Stuttgart, who no longer plays in the upper house. The Freiburger celebrated even last of 18 years a victory for the Bundesliga opener, as they could prevail 3-0 against Werder Bremen.
We can not make a favorite in this game. A look at the odds also reveals that it would be difficult to make a specific prediction or a tip in the match between Freiburg and Mainz. There was an indication of the current form in the DFB Cup last weekend, when Freiburg and Mainz also had to torment and the 05ers even remained on the track.
Mainz has missed the start of the competitive matches and should therefore be under pressure on Saturday in Breisgau and be prepared for restitution. We are curious to see if Sandro Schwarz’s team succeeds. The kick-off for the first matchday in the Bundesliga between SC Freiburg and FSV Mainz in the Black Forest Stadium will take place on 17.08.2019 at 14:30.
Freiburg:
How does the SC Freiburg say goodbye to the Black Forest Stadium? That’s the big question Christian Streich probably faces, with a coach having to deal with this topic on a permanent basis and find ways to improve the team permanently. Worry wrinkles got the coach in the last season because of the defensive.
Freiburg has never conceded in the last twelve Bundesliga matches. However, this statistic also faces the alleged home strength of the Breisgauer. In the Bundesliga SC Freiburg conceded in the last seven home games only one defeat.
The own fans must be again this year the pledge for a successful season. Under these circumstances, perhaps more than relegation is possible. However, Freiburg will have to improve in the upcoming games, because in the match in the first round of the Cup, the Breisgauer looked bloodless in the last week.
Now the 1st FC Magdeburg was certainly an ungrateful opponent, but Freiburg was extremely difficult. After a goalless draw after 90 minutes had the team of Christian Streich detention. In extra time, the balanced game was decided by the individual quality of Luca Waldschmidt, who scored the 1-0 winner after a solo attempt.
In this condition, however, it would scarcely be our first choice to record the odds of a home victory in the duel between Freiburg and Mainz. The Freiburg coach obviously looks quite similar. When he philosophizes about the Mainz, the greatest respect resonates in his voice.
Above all, the speed and compactness of the 05er have done to the coach of the Breisgauer. In addition, he has in mind that the sports club against the FSV very often has the short straw. On Saturday, some actors will be forced to watch, which Christian Streich would have liked to have with them.
Jannik Haberer is one of those, but he is also in the advanced training as Gian-Luca Itter, Lukas Kübler, Tim Kleindienst or even Marco Terrazzino. Maybe we see the Bundesliga debut of young South Korean Woo-yeong Jeong, who has moved from the U19 of Bayern to the Black Forest.
Mainz:
The FSV Mainz is often laughed at, but even periods of weakness make the Rheinhessen nothing. Again and again they manage to get over each other and get back on track. Also in the last season many had the 05er as relegation candidates on the slip. Mainz has again survived a season in the Bundesliga and now the 05er are almost a fixture.
Sandro Schwarz will hope that the team he developed so well last year will not need a long lead-in this season. Freiburg could be the perfect opening opponent, because against no opponent Mainz has celebrated more victories in the Bundesliga or scored more goals. Sandro Schwarz could not have wished for a better start opponent.
If the Mainz but present as it was the case in the last week in the DFB Cup, then the short journey home from the Black Forest will certainly start without points. In the derby at 1 FC Kaiserslautern, it looked only in phases after football, which conjured the 05er on the lawn. In the first half, it missed the team of Sandro Black to submit a goal.
Subsequently, the Palatine took over more and more the command and won at the end earned 2: 0, although somewhat favored by the referee. However, the fact is that the Rheinhessen are not allowed to play in the Bundesliga. With such a performance in the match between Freiburg and Mainz probably no forecast on a victory of the guests will be delivered.
What applies to Christian Streich can also be said about Sandro Schwarz. The Mainz coach is very impressed by the way the Breisgauer plays.
Although he sees his team certainly with opportunities, but only if they runners and combative everything will throw in the pan. The statistics speak at least for Mainz 05.
The FSV will have to give up four important players at the season opener. Stefan Bell fails with an ankle injury. Philipp Mwene, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Dong-Won Ji got a little worse. All three will not be available with knee injuries. For Pierre customer Malong could slip after his late arrival after the African Cup in the starting eleven.
