Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich when they welcome Freiburg to Signal Iduna Park on Friday night with a kickoff at 10:30 pm.
Borussia VfL Bochum is currently second in the division, six points behind Bayern München on the same number of games (18). At the same time, Freiburg occupies fourth, seven points behind their opponents in this match.
Dortmund has not won the Bundesliga since 2012, but they are within three points of league leaders Bayern at this stage of the season and will be looking to leapfrog the German giants with a win over Augsburg Friday night.
In addition, Borussia Dortmund has not won the Bundesliga since 2012, but they are close in the table to league leaders Bayern Munich at this stage of the season and will be looking to defeat Augsburg on Friday night.
This season, Freiburg has performed above expectations in the Bundesliga, winning eight, drawing six and losing four of their 18 matches to pick up 30 points, which has left them fourth in their league table.
On the other hand, Christian Streich’s team stood tenth in the Bundesliga last season but are currently challenging for a place in the Champions League—and a win on Friday could be huge for them.
Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg Head to Head
Both sides have 23 games against each other with hosts taking 17 wins while opponents with 3 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Frankfurt 2-3 Dortmund
- Hertha 3-2 Dortmund
- Dortmund 3-0 Greuther Furth
- Bochum 1-1 Dortmund
- Dortmund 5-0 Besiktas
Away
- Freiburg 2-2 Arminia Bielefeld
- Freiburg 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Union Berlin 0-0 Freiburg
- Freiburg 1-2 Hoffenheim
- Borussia M’gladbach 0-6 Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Dortmund will again be without the services of five players for their match against Freiburg, as Roman Burki, Manuel Akanji, Luca Unbehaun, Mateu Morey and Marcel Schmelzer are all out.
French defender Dan-Axel Zagadou is expected to be available after a positive COVID-19 test, and with an opening at centre-back, he could slot in here.
Freiburg Team News
As for Freiburg, Kilian Silldilla and Mark Flekken are doubts following positive coronavirus tests, but there is a chance that Nico Schlotterbeck could play.
There are expected changes in the home team’s XI for this match, with head coach Streich again set to go with a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Lucas Holer at the tip of the attack.
Prediction and Odds
This is a tough match to call: Freiburg has performed admirably this season and are almost certainly the underdogs.
- Dortmund Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Over 2.5
