Stuttgart vs Freiburg

The two sides that experienced contrasting fortunes in the last Bundesliga round will trade tackles at Mercedes-Benz Arena as Stuttgart (loss) meet Freiburg (win).

After the euphoria of winning their season opener against newcomers Greuther Fürth 5-1, Stuttgart were brought back down to earth with a bump in the last round after going down 4-0 away to RB Leipzig. Desperate to bounce back immediately, ‘Die Roten’ take on a Freiburg side they lost to in both last season’s top-flight H2Hs by a single-goal margin. However, the hosts still boast a significant advantage in the overall Bundesliga H2H record after winning 55.26% of their top-tier matches against Freiburg (W21, D5, L12). Additionally, Stuttgart have found the net in 11 Bundesliga games against this opposition in a row, averaging 2.4 goals per match. Since none of Stuttgart’s last eight home league outings have ended level (W5, L3), a draw looks to be an unlikely outcome here.

A goalless draw is seemingly off the table, with just one of their 38 overall Bundesliga H2Hs producing a 0-0 stalemate. Freiburg themselves responded to a similar Matchday 1 result against Arminia Bielefeld with an unexpected 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund last time out. The visitors are now aiming to open the new Bundesliga season with a run of three matches without losing for the first time since 2004/05. Achieving that feat could depend on Freiburg improving their goal tally, as Christian Streich’s men have failed to get on the scoresheet in 50% of their away Bundesliga fixtures this calendar year. Based on that, it comes as no surprise that ‘Breisgau-Brasilianer’ have gone winless in six of their last seven top-flight road trips (D1, L5). Against this backdrop, Freiburg have avoided defeat in three of their previous four Bundesliga visits to Stuttgart (W1, D2), netting 2+ goals in each such contest.