On Saturday evening, Hoffenheim and Freiburg go head-to-head at the PreZero Arena in what could be a massive game in the race for European qualification in the Bundesliga.
Sebastian Hoeness’ team has hit a poor run of form at the wrong time and seems to have blown their chance of European football next season. A six-game winless run, including three draws and three defeats, has left Hoffenheim four points adrift of the league’s top six. Last time out in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt held them to a 2-2 draw. It was Hoffenheim’s second straight draw in the German top flight.
Hoffenheim has struggled for consistency at home in recent months after previously being strong on home soil. Hoeness’ team has now won just two of their last six league games at the PreZero Arena. A goalless draw against rock bottom Greuther Furth in their last home match in the top-flight means that they are winless in three home games in the Bundesliga.
The team from the Black Forest continue to surprise people. Christian Streich’s team is incredibly still battling for a Champions League spot for next season. The visitors head into this game in fifth spot, two points outside the league’s top four. However, they are also just three points clear of seventh-place Koln.
Freiburg has lost just once in their last ten matches in the Bundesliga, which was a defeat against champions Bayern Munich. A 3-3 draw at home against Monchengladbach last time out means that Freiburg are unbeaten in three league matches, having recorded two wins and a draw. They have also been potent in front of goal in recent weeks, scoring at least two goals in their last three games in the Bundesliga.
Both teams need points in the fight for European spots. However, Forebet predicts that this game will produce a low-scoring draw, which would be a frustrating result for both teams.