On Wednesday, starting at 19:30 pm, the Freiburg – Bayern match will be played in the 16th round of the Bundesliga, the 2019/2020 edition. Freiburg was the only team that did not lose to Bayern in the previous season, recording two identical draws (1-1). The Bavarians, however, were defeated only once in the last 32 direct matches with Freiburg, in 2014/2015, when they were already the champions of Germany.
Freiburg has lost two of the last three stages, but remains 6th in the standings, just behind Bayern. Christian Streich’s group was defeated by Hertha in Berlin, score 0-1, with opposing coach Jurgen Klinsmann scoring the first success since returning to the Bundesliga. Freiburg is one of Bayern’s favorite opponents, but in the previous season, Niko Kovac failed to “decipher” Streich, who instrumentalized two pragmatic draws. The “white-blacks” suffered a single failure on their own ground this season, with Cologne, having impressive results, 2-1 with Leipzig and 2-2 with Dortmund.
Bayern broke off after defeating Leverkusen and Monchengladbach, beating Bremen 6-1 in the 15th round. This time, the Bavarians can climb in the first 4 positions if they beat Freiburg, a field where they have won only 3 times in the last 7 visits. Bayern are currently being saved with the Allianz Arena, as they have collected only 11 points out of 21 possible trips. Hansi Flick’s students will approach the game from Freiburg offensively, but at the same time they will hope not to fall prey to adverse counter-attacks, as happened in the defeat at Monchengladbach.
Robert Lewandowski has an excellent record against Freiburg, scoring 14 goals (including 5 doubles) and 6 decisive passes in 14 matches. The Polish is ready to score again in the hosts’ gate, but Bayern have scored in each of the last 4 matches in all competitions, which could come back today. Freiburg is a “naughty” band, which does not give the feeling that parties dominate, but can “hit” you when you least expect it.
Probable teams:
Freiburg: Flekken – Gulde, Koch, Heintz – Schmid, Frantz, Höfler, Günter (c) – Grifo, Petersen, Höler
Absent: Jeong, Kübler, Lienhart, Tempelmann, Waldschmidt
Coach: Christian Streich
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Pavard, Martinez, Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Thiago – Gnabry, Müller, Coutinho – Lewandowski
Absent: Arp, Coman, Cuisance, Hernandez, Süle
Coach: Hansi Flick
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,68
