Freiburg – Eintracht

The hosts are playing more disciplined, which will bring them a good result.

One of the most notable matchups in the upcoming Bundesliga round will take place in Freiburg. Here, the neighbours in the league table will face each other. However, there are significant differences in perception of reality between the opponents. While it is quite familiar for the players and fans to see their team in eighth place in the standings, Eintracht raised the bar of expectations from their performance significantly last season. The Frankfurt club performed at a high level in the last championship and finished in a commendable third place, earning the right to represent Germany in the Champions League. Due to this, the current seventh place is unsatisfactory for anyone in Frankfurt. It seems that Dino Toppmöller's team is struggling to find a balance between attacking and defensive tactics. Scoring five goals against Galatasaray in the Champions League, only to then concede five to Atlético in the same tournament, is normal practice for the current Eintracht. However, against well-organised opponents, such an imbalance in the Frankfurt side usually leads to unfortunate consequences. Bookmakers have not established a clear favourite for the upcoming match, offering a slight tilt in the odds towards the home side. Freiburg has started the new season terribly poorly. Under Julian Schuster's management, the team commenced the second season with two defeats, totalling 2:7. If Bayer's board were in Freiburg, Schuster would be looking for a new job. However, by mid-September, the club began to win, going unbeaten in the subsequent six official matches in the Bundesliga and Europa League. The crisis at the start of the season can be considered resolved. Eintracht lost their last two official matches with a combined score of 1:8. Although their opponents were Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich, the number of goals conceded by the Frankfurt club exceeds any reasonable amount. In the third decade of September, Eintracht conceded four goals each to Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach. This cannot be simply attributed to the level of opposition... The disciplined defending Freiburg should not allow their opponents any freedom near their goal, but will certainly find their chance in front of the opponent's goal.