Freiburg vs Hoffenheim Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Freiburg lie in sixth-place, whilst Hoffenheim are in 14th-place and still not safe from relegation.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday April 19th 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Not streamed / US – ESPN+
Freiburg Preview: Fighting for Europe
Freiburg are in a battle to secure European football that could last right up until the end of the season. After a poor run of results, Julian Schuster’s side picked up a much-needed victory last time out against Borussia Monchengladbach, winning 1-2 away from home.
After falling behind through an own goal, Freiburg showed great resilience to pull themselves level immediately before going ahead in the 90th minute through Johan Manzambi off the bench.
Hoffenheim Preview: Snapping the streak
After a run of four league fixtures without a win, Hoffenheim broke that streak with a crucial 2-0 triumph over high-flying Mainz, arguably an unexpected result considering the season being enjoyed by visitors, combined with Hoffenheim’s recent struggles.
The question now is whether they can back that up with another positive result in this one. If they can replicate the defensive showing of last weekend, then they’ll have a good chance.
Freiburg Team News: Ginter back from ban
Text to come following press conferences with predicted XI’s & availability lists subject to change
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Muller; Sildillia, Ginter, Lienhart, Gunter; Eggestein, Osterhage; Doan, Holer, Grifo; Gregoritsch
Unavailable: Atubolu (Injured), Kyereh (Injured), Ogbus (Injured)
Questionable: TBA
Hoffenheim Team News: Ostigard remains suspended
Text to come following press conferences with predicted XI’s & availability lists subject to change.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Baumann; Gendrey, Chaves, Akpoguma, Nsoki; Stach, Bischof; Toure, Kramaric, Bulter; Tabakovic
Unavailable: Ostigard (Suspended)
Questionable: TBA
Freiburg vs Hoffenheim Prediction
Expect Freiburg to come out of the traps quickly and try to take control early on. They have the players to dominate, but Hoffenheim boast some extremely dangerous weapons going forward, like Kramaric for instance. It would be no surprise to see the visitors gain opportunities on the counter-attack, particularly if Freiburg deploy an ultra-attacking playstyle, as they may well do being at home and needing three points. Therefore, it’s worth seriously considering backing both teams to find the net.
Freiburg vs Hoffenheim Tip: Both teams to score