Friday marks the start of Round 21 in the Bundesliga. The opening game is between two teams from the top half of the table – Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg. For the hosts a win is necessary in their ongoing quest to secure a top 4 spot, whilst the guests will be looking to pick themselves up after a rather disappointing start to the new year.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Much like last year, Edin Terzic’s boys started off the Rückrunde well and managed to secure 3 consecutive victories. But a dreary 0-0 draw away at Heidenheim last week marked the end of this winning streak. Nevertheless, Dortmund is doing well since the Bundesliga was restarted. So far in their four 2024 games the team has scored 10 goals and conceded only 1. On top of that, the team has also managed to keep 3 clean sheets. The Black and Yellows typically show their best at home even if their recent record is rather shoddy – 2 losses, 1 draw and 1 win. Jadon Sancho and Felix Nmecha are sidelined due to injuries, but first-choice keeper Gregor Kobel might make a comeback.
Freiburg Team News
For Freiburg the Rückrunde kicked off rather well with a draw to Union Berlin and a win over Hoffenheim, but everything fell apart in their last 2 games – losses against Werder and Stuttgart. Since the Bundesliga restart, Freiburg has 5 goals and conceded 8. Their away record in the league is also not impressive – 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 games away from home. In fact, Christian Streich’s team has accumulated just 10 out of their 28 points this season during visits pointing to issues for Freiburg when having to secure points as guests.
Head-to-Head-Games
Dortmund has clear advantage in this rivalry as evident by their last 5 games – 4 wins and 1 loss. It can be suggested that the Black and Yellows really love their home games against this opponent as their last loss at home to Freiburg was way back in 2001. Another striking fact is the sheer amount of goal scored in the last 5 games – an average of 5 goals per game!
Borussia Dortmund – Freiburg Betting Prediction
Based on everything we can conclude 2 things – goals are to be expected as well as a Dortmund win. Couple that with Freiburg’s overall leaky defense and Borussia’s goal tally since the league restart and we can an even clearer picture. My here expectation is for Dortmund to score over 2.5 goals and with good odds too. A viable alternative would be a combo market of Borussia Dortmund & Over 2.5 Goals.
Betting Tip: Borussia Dortmund Over 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 2.44
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