Freiburg vs Hoffenheim Prediction: A potential win for Freiburg

The German Bundesliga season continues on Sunday with Freiburg hosting Hoffenheim at the Europa-Park Stadion. Due to their inconsistent league play in recent weeks, the hosts have fallen behind in the title chase. Before falling 1-0 to Italian superpower Juventus in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, they played out a scoreless draw with Borussia Monchengladbach in their final league match. Freiburg has 42 points after 23 games, placing them seventh in the league.

This weekend, they'll try to move past their most recent failures and go back to winning ways. Andre Breitenreiter, the manager of Hoffenheim, was fired as a result of the team's relatively disastrous season. Pellegrino Matarazzo, a former manager of Stuttgart, has been named as the team's new leader, even though the American has struggled to produce success lately, with his team's most recent league match ending in a 1-0 loss to Mainz. The visitors sit 16th in the Bundesliga standings, with just 19 points earned so far, and will be desperate to add to that tally come Sunday.

The attacking play of the home side should be enough to aid the home team to claim a win.

Freiburg initially was fighting for the title but due to inconsistent league play in recent weeks, the hosts have fallen behind in the title chase. Freiburg has 12 wins, 6 draws, and 5 defeats. With a victory percentage of 52%, this performance now positions Freiburg in fifth place out of 18 clubs in the Bundesliga Standings. Freiburg has a strong home record, with 7 victories, 3 ties, and 1 defeat.

At home, Freiburg has 7 wins, 3 ties, and 1 defeat. This season, Freiburg has played 11 home league games without a loss. Freiburg has a good home form which can guarantee a win.

With only 19 points accrued, Hoffenheim was forced to part ways with their former manager and appoint Matarrazo. The appointment of Matarrazo has not changed the team's play much. With a victory percentage of 22%, this performance presently ranks Hoffenheim at 16th place out of 18 clubs in the Bundesliga Standings. With 3 wins, 2 ties, and 7 losses at home, Hoffenheim's performance is quite subpar. They also have a dismal away record, with 2 wins, 2 ties, and 7 defeats.

The 30th encounter between Freiburg and Hoffenheim will take place on Sunday. In their prior meetings, the hosts had won 11 and the guests had won four less games. Between the two teams, there have been 11 draws, including their most recent meeting that saw no goals scored.

In their past three contests in this series, the hosts are unbeaten. In 2023, the guests have yet to record a clean sheet. Only one of Freiburg's five league defeats this season has occurred on home grounds. This season, Hoffenheim has allowed 42 goals in the Bundesliga. Just three clubs, including Bochum, have let up more goals (56). The strong home form of Freiburg and the weak away form of Hoffenheim suggests Freiburg will win even with a Handicap of 1 goal. The scoreline is like to be 3-1 or 4-1.

• W1 for 1.86 odds (1xbet);
• Over 2.5 for 1.845 odd (Coinplay);
• BTTS for 1.66 odds (bet365)