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Freiburg and Hertha Berlin play in the Schwarzwald-Stadion in a Bundesliga 18th round match. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 28-08-2016, Hertha Berlin won at home (2-1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years between the two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 3 draws and 1 victory for each team of the last 5 times that they met.
Freiburg
After 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in 9th place, having won 23 points. In the last match, they lost to Bayern Munich at home (1-2), after having won the previous game in a game against Ingolstadt by (1-2). For the championship, the Freiburg won 15 points in 24 possible, after 5 wins and 3 losses in the last 8 games that played in his stadium. In the games played in his stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (3 in 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 8 games in which he conceded the first goal.
The Freiburg occupy a comfortable position in this German Championship, however, can not lose points, and the relegation zone is only 10 points. One of the weakest points of the home team, is in the sector more retreated, because in 17 games played in this competition, suffered on average 1.71 goals per game. Usually coach Christian Streich is 4-4-2, with Haberer and Petersen being the most advanced men in Freiburg: the latter being one of the team’s top scorers with 5 goals. In addition to using the captain’s armband, midfielder Frantz is one of the main responsible for balancing defensively the team. For this game, the home manager can not count on Kempf, Niedermeier, Stenzel and Soyuncu, all injured.
Hertha Berlin
The visiting team is currently in 5th place with 30 points, after 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Darmstadt 98 by (2-0). In the last match, lost out to Bayer Leverkusen by (3-1). In the last 9 away games, Hertha Berlin has won 2, 3 draws and 4 losses, having won 9 points out of 27. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard.
Hertha’s team have had a very positive season and are currently only 2 points behind Hoffenheim, who occupy the place giving access to the Champions League. However it is important to remember, that visitors come to this game a bit unmotivated, due to defeat in the field of Bayer Leverkusen. One of the great highlights of Hertha is the offensive and captain Vedad Ibisevic, being this the best finalizer with 8 goals scored. Despite the effectiveness of this player it is important to highlight that the visiting team presents some difficulties in finalizing: it has only 3 goals more in comparison with the opponent of this round. For this game, coach Pál Dárdai can not count on Koerber, Weiser, Kurt, Duda and Kohls, injured, besides the young Brazilian Allan, player that represents the Brazil Sub-20.
Prediction: X (Draw) @ 3.25