Freiburg will look to return to the winning ways this weekend when they host St Pauli at Europa-Park Stadion in the second round of DFB Pokal. Match day schedules for October 19 at 19:00 EAT.
Freiburg started the season brilliantly and as result Sunday was the first time they lost a match in any competition since the second match of the season against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern did leapfrog them in the table with that win but they still remain third in the Bundesliga, with their 11-game unbeaten run domestically and in Europe.
Freiburg prepares for this fixture after 5-0 Bundesliga 1 trashing at the hands of Bayern Munich in their previous encounter. In that game, Freiburg managed 34% possession and six shots on goal with one of them on target on target. Bayern München got 17 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Serge Gnabry (13′), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (33′), Leroy Sané (52′), Sadio Mané (55′) and Marcel Sabitzer (80′).
Not only that, it also ended a seven-game winless streak for St Pauli and moved them four points clear of the relegation zone. They have struggled away from the Millerntor-Stadion this season though, as they have picked up just two points from six away matches and travelling away to the third-best team in Germany at the moment will be no stroll.
St. Pauli will aim for another win following 3-0 Bundesliga 2 success to beat Hamburg in their most recent fixture. In that game, St. Pauli had 41% possession, 22 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Eric Smith (61′), Marcel Hartel (74′) and David Otto (89′). Hamburg got seven shots with two of them on target.
Freiburg vs. St Pauli head to head
Both sides claim seven victories from the 20 head to head encounters between Freiburg and St Pauli since 1995; while six matches ended in draws.
- Freiburg 3-0 St. Pauli 07/10/21
- Freiburg 4-3 St. Pauli 10/04/16
- St. Pauli 1-0 Freiburg 25/10/15
- Freiburg 0-0 St. Pauli 14/07/15
- St. Pauli 2-2Freiburg 15/01/11
Home
- B. Munich 5-0 Freiburg
- Nantes 0-4 Freiburg
- Hertha 2-2 Freiburg
- Freiburg 2-0 Nantes
- Freiburg 2-1 Mainz
Away
- St. Pauli 3-0 Hamburg
- Braunschweig 2-1 St. Pauli
- St. Pauli 0-0 Heidenheim
- Regensburg 2-0 St. Pauli
- St. Pauli 1-1 Sandhausen
Freiburg team news
Roland Sallai, Jonathan Schmid, Kimberly Ezekwem, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Manuel Gulde will be unavailable for Christian Streich’s selection for this fixture.
St Pauli team news
Boss Timo Schultz will be unable to call upon David Nemeth, Franz Roggow and Christopher Avevor while Manolis Saliakas will miss out through suspension.
Prediction and odds
- Freiburg Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
