Freiburg – Borussia M

The opponents will not leave zeros on the final scoreboard of the match

Before the start of the new Bundesliga season, it was hard to imagine that Freiburg and Borussia Gladbach would be the central match of the matchday. However, the hosts started the season better than the other clubs in the elite division. The visitors, in turn, feel quite comfortable after five rounds of play compared to their disappointing start to last season. Bookmakers are cautious about the prospects of both clubs in the current season, and for the upcoming matchup they have identified Freiburg as the favorite with a slight slant in the odds. Straich's side have been successful this season on three football fronts at once. Of the seven official matches played since the end of July, Freiburg made it to the 1/16 finals of the German Cup, a winning start to the Europa League group stage, and four wins in five Bundesliga matches. The only club to break the resistance of Streich's team is Borussia Dortmund. "The Bumblebees" lost in the second round at the Europa-Park until the 77th minute with a score of 0-1, but they turned the course of the match and finished it in their favour - 3-1. In the rest of the encounters, Freiburg did not let their guard down and steadily brought the encounter to a victory. Borussia started the football season with an "open training" in the German Cup, beating their regional league rivals 9-1. After that, the Gladbach side followed a rather successful home-and-away draw in the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim and Hertha were defeated on home soil, with Schalke and Bayern scoring one away point each. After their successful visit to the champion, Borussia got a little slack in the form of defeat for Mainz at Borussia-Park. One of the reasons for this fiasco was the suspension of Itakur Kue, who joined from Manchester City in early July for €5 million. Along with two other defenders, Elvedi and Liner, the Japanese will be unable to take to the pitch on Sunday. The rivals have played eleven games against each other in the last five years, only two of which have ended with less than three goals. Also, only two of the clubs' head-to-head encounters have ended without both teams' goal betting. The upcoming encounter will feature goals from both opponents.