Freiburg – Dortmund

The favourite will not take more than one point away from Freiburg

The second round of the German Bundesliga starts on Friday with a match at Europa-Park in Freiburg. The local club of the same name have had a successful start to the new season, building on the success of last season. Freiburg were indeed successful last season. In the German Cup, Streich's men made it all the way to the final, where they lost to Leipzig only in a penalty shoot-out. In the Bundesliga, the team looked competitive all season long and could well finish in the Champions League zone. However, even a sixth place finish does not look too bad for a modest club. Moreover, Freiburg entered the new season in good spirits. In the season's cup opener, Streich's side drew with Kaiserslautern in regulation time and then won the game in the second extra half, and in the Bundesliga, they were successful on the road in Augsburg, where they scored four unanswered goals in the second half. The eyes of many neutral fans around the world were fixed on Borussia ahead of the start of the season. Firstly, BVB did not win anything last season. Secondly, they lost Holand, who they tried to replace with new players, but Allaire dropped out due to illness, and Adeyemi got injured in the opening game. So far, the Dortmund club are coping quite well. In the first round of the German Cup, Borussia thrashed Munich 1860, and in the opening round of the Bundesliga, they secured a win at home to bitter rivals Bayer. The clubs are very dangerous for each other. In 2021, Freiburg won both games with the same score of 2-1, but in the January meeting this year, Borussia crushed an uncomfortable opponent 5-1. There is one peculiarity in the relationship between the teams: the last five encounters in 2020-2022 have all ended in favour of the teams playing on home soil. Most likely, the upcoming game will not end in a victory for the visitors from Dortmund.