The final match of the weekend in the Bundesliga takes place on Sunday afternoon as Stuttgart welcome Freiburg to the Mercedes-Benz-Arena. Since winning the title in 2006/07, Stuttgart have struggled to assert themselves in the top-flight of German football and in 2015/16 were relegated to the 2.Bundesliga. They won promotion back to the Bundesliga last season and will be keen to avoid a relegation battle. Freiburg were relegated from the Bundesliga the season before Stuttgart and came back at the first attempt. Last season they finished in 7th place, which was a good achievement but this season could be tough.
Bundesliga – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart – 30th Sunday October – 17:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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VfB Stuttgart
SC FreiburgStuttgart Form
Stuttgart start the Bundesliga weekend sitting 13th in the table with 10 points from their 9 matches played. This leaves them just 3 points clear of the relegation playoff place and a win in this game would give them a bit of breathing space. Stuttgart have won 3 of their 9 league games this season, with all those wins coming at home against Mainz, Wolfsburg and Koln. The latter of those games is significant as it is the only time Stuttgart have scored more than 1 goal in a Bundesliga match this season. Only 17th place Werder Bremen and bottom of the table Koln have scored less goals than Stuttgart and they need to improve in-front of goal if they are to climb the Bundesliga.
Freiburg Form
Freiburg have won just 1 of their 9 Bundesliga games this season and that’s why they come into this weekend’s games down in 15th place. If results go against them on Saturday, they could be in the relegation playoff place come kick-off. Freiburg’s only league win this season came in the home match against Hoffenheim but they did enjoy a 3-1 victory over Dynamo Dresden in the DFB Pokal in mid-week, which should have given them a bit of confidence. However, that match was at home and away from home this season has proved tough in the Bundesliga, with Freiburg picking up just 1 point from a possible 15 thanks to a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen. Freiburg have won just 1 of their last 11 Bundesliga games and have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 on the road.
Team News
Stuttgart have several players missing due to injury for this game including Dennis Aogo, Marcin Kaminski, Anastasios Donis, Christian Gentner, Matthias Zimmermann and Carlos Mane. Holger Badstuber is hoping to recover from a muscle injury. Freiburg also have injury problems and will be missing Manuel Gulde, Jonas Meffert, Vincent Sierro, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Philipp Lienhart and Karim Guede.
Top Betting Tips
Freiburg are struggling to score goals away from home and Stuttgart join them in having one of the worst goal scoring records in the Bundesliga. Goals may be difficult to come by in this match and under 2.5 goals is Evens with Ladbrokes. Stuttgart have won 3 of their 4 home Bundesliga games this season and have conceded only 1 goal in the process. Stuttgart to win the match to nil is 11/5 with William Hill. With goals at a premium for both these teams, 1 goal could be enough for Stuttgart to claim the victory and you can get 7/1 with Ladbrokes for Stuttgart to win the game 1-0.