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The Bundesliga is back in action with another round of matches this week as Borussia Dortmund take on SC Freiburg on Friday. Both teams have impressive players in their ranks and will be determined to win this game.
SC Freiburg are currently in second place in the Bundesliga standings and have exceeded expectations over the past year. The home side eased past Augsburg with a 4-0 scoreline last week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Borussia Dortmund are in seventh place in the league table at the moment and have also made a positive start to their Bundesliga campaign. The Ruhr Valley giants edged Bayer Leverkusen to an important 1-0 victory in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this week.
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SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund Head-to-Head
Borussia Dortmund have an excellent record against SC Freiburg and have won 22 out of the 37 matches played between the two teams. SC Freiburg have managed nine victories against Borussia Dortmund and will look to cut the deficit on Friday.
The previous meeting between the two teams took place in January this year and ended in a 5-1 victory in favor of Borussia Dortmund. SC Freiburg were thoroughly outplayed on the day and have a point to prove this week.
SC Freiburg form guide in the Bundesliga: W
Borussia Dortmund form guide in the Bundesliga: W
SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
SC Freiburg
Lucas Holer is injured at the moment and will not be able to feature in this match. Lukas Kubler and Kevin Schade are also carrying knocks at the moment and are unlikely to be risked in this fixture.
Injured: Lucas Holer
Doubtful: Lukas Kubler, Kevin Schade
Unavailable: None
Borussia Dortmund
Sebastien Haller has been diagnosed with cancer and is unavailable for selection for the foreseeable future. Niklas Sule has picked up an injury and has been ruled out of this fixture.
Injured: Niklas Sule, Felix Passlack
Doubtful: None
Unavailable: Sebastien Haller
SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund Predicted XI
SC Freiburg Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken; Christian Gunter, Philipp Lienhart, Matthias Ginter, Kiliann Sildillia; Nicolas Hofler, Maximilian Eggestein; Vincenzo Grifo, Roland Sallai, Ritsu Doan; Michael Gregoritsch
Borussia Dortmund Predicted XI (4-3-3): Gregor Kobel; Nico Schlotterbeck, Mats Hummels, Raphael Guerreiro, Thomas Meunier; Jude Bellingham, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus; Karim Adeyemi, Donyell Malen, Youssoufa Moukoko
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SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Borussia Dortmund have been impressive over the past year and will be intent on challenging Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga crown. Marco Reus scored the winning goal against Bayer Leverkusen last week and will look to replicate his heroics in this fixture.
SC Freiburg can pack a punch on their day and have managed to pull off a few upsets over the past year. Borussia Dortmund are the better team on paper, however, and should be able to win this game.
Prediction: SC Freiburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
