On Saturday afternoon, Freiburg host Mainz at the Europa Park Stadion, as the home side looks to continue their stellar campaign in the Bundesliga.
Christian Streich’s team are currently sitting pretty in third place in the Bundesliga table, just three points adrift of league leaders Union Berlin. The team from the Black Forest are unbeaten in five matches in the German top flight.
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However, their last two league games against Monchengladbach and Hoffenheim have produced goalless draws.
The games once again illustrated Freiburg’s strong defensive record, as Streich’s team has kept clean sheets in four of their previous five matches in the Bundesliga.
One small area that Freiburg needs to improve upon is their recent home record, as they have won just one of their previous five home games in the league. Freiburg has kept back-to-back home clean sheets.
However, they have also conceded at least two goals in five of their previous eight home matches in the Bundesliga.
Bo Svensson’s team heads into this clash on the back of an inconsistent recent record in the Bundesliga, as they have won just once in four league matches.
Last time out, they drew 1-1 against Hertha Berlin. Despite their recent unconvincing run of form, Mainz could move level on points with Freiburg with a victory in this clash.
Mainz’s most recent Bundesliga matches have been high-scoring, as eight of their last 11 games in the league have produced over 2.5 goals.
The visitor's recent away record was a good one, too, before they suffered a 4-1 defeat at Hoffenheim last time out. The defeat ended a four-game winning run on their travels for Mainz in the Bundesliga.
Forebet predicts that Mainz will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to end Freiburg’s recent good run of form in the Bundesliga.