Analysis of the Bundesliga season to date shows Bayern Munich cannot afford to drop more points if they are to catch Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table.
The match between Freiburg and Bayern Munich takes place on the 1st of March at the Europa Park Stadion. The hosts are currently 9th in the Bundesliga on 29 points while the visitors are in 2nd place 53 on points.
Freiburg come into the game having lost 2-1 at Augsburg in the Bundesliga last weekend. It was Freiburg who opened the scoring in the 19th minute and led 1-0 at half time.
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Into the second half and things started to go wrong for Freiburg in the 72nd minute and they conceded the second goal 9 minutes later.
The defeat at Augsburg means Freiburg are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions but have won only 1 of their last 7 matches.
The victory came over Lens at home in the Europa League playoff second leg and was a 3-2 win in extra time. There have also been draws with Lens away in the Europa League and Eintracht Frankfurt at home in the Bundesliga.
Trends show Freiburg are undefeated in 23 of their last 27 home Bundesliga matches. However, they have won only 1 of their last 4 league games on home soil and have seen both teams score plus over 2.5 goals in each of their last 3 home Bundesliga fixtures.
Bayern Munich make the trip to the Europa Park Stadion on the back of a 2-1 home win over RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Having opened the scoring in the 56th minute Bayern Munich conceded the equaliser 14 minutes later. Just as time was running out, Bayern Munich scored the winning goal in the 91st minute.
The win over RB Leipzig was the first victory for Bayern Munich in 4 matches. There have been 3 defeats in their last 4 games, with the losses coming against Bayer Leverkusen and Bochum away in the Bundesliga plus Lazio away in the Champions League.
Statistics show Bayern Munich are undefeated in 48 of their last 57 Bundesliga fixtures.
They have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals in 4 of their 5 most recent away Bundesliga games. Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 15 matches against Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Team news: Freiburg have several players in the treatment room, including Lukas Kübler, Yannik Keitel, Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder, and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
Bayern Munich also have injury problems, with Noussair Mazraoui, Sacha Boey, Kingsley Coman, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Bouna Sarr, Tarek Buchmann, and Gabriel Marusic all unavailable. Central defender Matthijs de Ligt is suspended.
This could be another tricky away game for Bayern Munich in their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen. However, Bayern Munich have a good recent record against Freiburg and could take maximum points, with over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.