Dortmund vs Freiburg Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Bundesliga, November 23, 2024

Dortmund vs Freiburg Preview

• Competition: Bundesliga.
• Date: Saturday, November 23.
• Time: 3:30 PM GMT.
• Venue: Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund vs Freiburg will be one of five Bundesliga matches to be played on November 23 as the seventh-placed side gears up to host the fifth-placed side with hopes of overtaking them.

The Black and Yellow will enter this upcoming match on the back of a stuttering run of form. They have won just two of their last five matches, suffering defeats in each of the other three. Dortmund have scored just five goals during this run, conceding seven goals as their woes at the back continue. Already 10 points behind league-leaders Bayern, they will need to put up a winning run and will look to start off with this game.

Freiburg, on the other hand, will enter the next match on the back of a decent run of form. They have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches across competitions. In that time, they have conceded four goals and managed to score four goals as well. Freiburg have also kept clean sheets in each of their last three matches, securing a 1-0 win last time out. Now, they will look to stay above their rivals with a positive result when they face off.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news from both camps.

Dortmund Team News

Manager Nuri Sahin continues to struggle as he deals with a lengthy injury list. Karim Adeyemi, Julien Duranville, Giovanni Reyna, Niklas Sule, Gregor Kobel and Yan Couto are all out for the next match with injuries. Ramy Bensebaini was suspended for the last match and will make it back to the squad. Apart from that, Sahin will look to keep the same combination.

Freiburg Team News

Manager Julian Schuster fielded a strong lineup in his team’s last Bundesliga match in a 0-0 draw against Union Berlin. Although they had no fresh injuries to report, they team will be without several key players. Manuel Gulde, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Merlin Rohl, Kenneth Schmidt and Jordy Makengo will all miss out on the next few games.

Predicted Lineups

Dortmund Predicted Lineup (4-1-4-1)

Goalkeeper: Alexander Meyer.

Defenders: Julian Ryerson, Emre Can (C), Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini.

Midfielders: Felix Nmecha, Pascal Groß, Julian Brandt.

Forwards: Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy, Jamie Gittens.

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Freiburg Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Noah Atubolu.

Defenders: Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Gunter (C).

Midfielders: Maximilian Eggestein, Eren Dinkci, Patrick Osterhage.

Forwards: Ritsu Doan, Vincenzo Grifo, Chukwubuike Adamu.

Dortmund vs Freiburg Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have met in the Bundesliga every year for several years now. However, the last five results will be happy reading for just one team. Dortmund have won each of their last five meetings with Freiburg, scoring an eye-watering 20 goals and letting in just five.

Key Players to Watch

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

The Dortmund striker is the team’s top goal contributor in the Bundesliga so far this season. Guirassy has racked up six goals and one assist so far in the campaign and will look to continue in his good run of form. Fellow attacker Karim Adeyemi remains sidelined, meaning Guirassy has to bear the goal scoring burden single-handedly for his team.

Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg)

Grifo has been the frontrunner in terms of goal contributions for his team this season. He has provided five assists and also chipped-in with three goals as the club looks to get closer to the top of the table. Grifo has provided three assists and also scored two goals in Freiburg’s last five matches and will look to continue his good run of form.

Dortmund vs Freiburg Prediction

Going by the recent head-to-head record as well their respective form guides, Dortmund should walk away from this game with all three points with relative ease. They have made light work of Freiburg in the past and will look to earn a win the next time as well.

Prediction: Dortmund 2-1 Freiburg

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