VfB Stuttgart vs. SC Freiburg Match Analysis and Prediction

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Match day 3 of the 2022-2023 Bundesliga will see Stuttgart take on Freiburg this weekend at the ercedes-Benz Arena. Kickoffs on August 20 at 16:30 EAT.

The hosts finished right above right above the relegation playoffs last season and they are back for better results this season after they won in all their three pre-season friendlies against; Valencia, Brentford and Zurich. Coming into this game they have drawn in their two opening fixtures to sit in the 12th place with three goals so far.

Stuttgart gets into this meeting after they shared spoils 2-2 Bundesliga with Werder Bremen in their last outing. In that match, Stuttgart had 43% possession, 14 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Wataru Endo (38′) and Silas Katompa Mvumpa (77′). Werder Bremen got dive shots with three of them on target and goals by Niklas Füllkrug (4′).

Freiburg on the other side has been one of the notable teams in the Bundesliga for a while now, last term they finished in the sixth place with 55 points. Currently they are placed seventh after picking up three points from their two opening matches; that is a win and a loss.

Freiburg will want better results following 1-3 Bundesliga defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in their previous game. In that match, Freiburg managed 39% possession, 16 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Michael Gregoritsch (35′). Borussia Dortmund got 13 shots with six of them on target and goals by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (77′), Youssoufa Moukoko (84′) and Marius Wolf (88′).

VfB Stuttgart vs. SC Freiburg head to head

Stuttgart holds a better record in the head to head history of this fixture having won 25 times from the 47 meetings since 1993. Freiburg won 16 times while three matches ended all square.