Freiburg are fighting for qualification to the Champions League for the first time ever. The Breisgau-Brasilianer are fifth in the Bundesliga standings. They are three points off of fourth-place RB Leipzig and coming off of a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bochum are next up for Freiburg in the Bundesliga season. Die Unabsteigbaren are 12th in the Bundesliga table ahead of the match at Freiburg. Bochum are 10 points above the relegation playoff place with 15 points left to play for in the league.
These teams have met twice this season already with Bochum picking up a league win and cup draw at full-time. Bochum claimed a 2-1 Bundesliga win thanks to a 54th-minute goal from Sebastian Polter which cancelled out an earlier strike from Freiburg’s Philipp Lienhart.
Bochum won the match with an 82nd-minute goal from Milos Pantovic. The clubs met again in the DFB Pokal with the match ending 1-1 at full-time. Once again, Freiburg scored first thanks to Nils Petersen in the 51st minute.
Die Unabsteigbaren levelled the game in the 64th minute thanks to Polter. Freiburg won the cup fixture in the 120th minute thanks to a strike from Roland Sallai. Freiburg will play the DFB Pokal semifinal on April 19 versus Hamburger SV.
Freiburg are in form heading into the match with 11 points from the last 18 points on offer in the division. Five of the Breisgau-Brasilianer's six matches in the Bundesliga finished without a defeat.
Bochum picked up seven points from the last 18 points possible. The team was outscored 7-5 across their last six matches in the Bundesliga.
Die Unabsteigbaren have been poor on the road in 2021-22. They have an away record of 3W-2D-9L with 11 goals for and 26 goals against.
Freiburg are coming off of a loss in their last match played at home. The Breisgau-Brasilianer have a home record of 7W-4D-3L. Freiburg have scored 25 goals and conceded 18 goals in the last six matches on the road. Five of Freiburg’s last six road matches finished without defeat.
Bochum have an excellent head-to-head record against Freiburg in the teams’ last five head-to-head meetings. They posted a record of 3W-2D-0L in all competitions.
Freiburg’s form is excellent heading into the match, however. The Breisgau-Brasilianer should post a victory at home versus Bochum. Bochum’s away record is poor and it should lead to a loss. Freiburg and Bochum should combine for over 2.5 goals as both sides find the back of the net once more.