TSG Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg Prediction: Bet on the goals market

TSG Hoffenheim will begin their 23/24 Bundesliga season with SC Freiburg visiting the PreZero Arena for the first match. Both clubs after coming off a win from the German DFB Pokal games. Hoffenheim played against Luback and won 4-1, while Freiburg Oberachem 2-0.

Hoffenheim ended in 12th place last season, with 36 points from 34 matches played. They had a total of 10 wins, 6 draws and 18 defeats and a goal aggregate of 48:57. Andrej Kramaric was top scorer for the team with 12 goals and Angelino registered 9 assists for the club.

SC Freiburg were 5th at the end of last season, with 59 points from 34 matches. They had 17 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats last season, with a goal ratio of 51:44. And top scorer for the team was Vincenzo Grifo, who scored 15 goals and registered 5 assists.

TSG Hoffenheim had a worrying preseason games before the season opener. But their big win in the DFB Pokal match might be enough motivation for the team in the opening match. They played 6 games during preseason and had 2 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw.

They started off with a 3-1 win over Walldorf, before losing back-to-back games against Elversberg (2-1) and Strasbourg (2-1). Then they defeated Feyenoord 4-2 and then played a 2-2 draw against Rangers, before losing their final preseason game against Fulham (2-1). Their most recent match was the 4-1 win over Lubeck in the Round 1 of the DFB Pokal. In the game, Lubeck got the opening goal from the spot in the 35th minute before Andrej Kramaric fired in the equalizer for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute. And in the second half, Hoffenheim transformed the game, as Andrej Kramaric, Marius Bulter and Julian Justvan all scored in the 60th, 69th and 75th minute to give Hoffenheim a 4-1 win.

TSG Hoffenheim will be hoping for a good start this season after making several additions to the squad during the transfer window. Marius Bulter, Attila Szalai and Wout Weghorst all came into the club, while Philipp Pentke, Jacob Brunn Larsen and Lucas Riberio left to other clubs.

Streak: without a clean sheet (14), more than 2.5 goals (7/7), both teams scoring (10/10), less than 4.5 cards (8/8).

Freiburg were able to secure the Europa league spot at the end of last season and so they can qualify the season as a success. They are back this season, hoping to achieve the same goals of European football and they can begin with the right result in this game.

SC Freiburg played 4 matches during preseason and in those games they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Their first game was against Grasshoppers FC, and they won 6-1. And then they played against Wolfsburg and lost 3-2 before playing out a 2-2 draw against Strasbourg and then beating Empoli 2-0 in their final preseason match.

Prior to the season opener, they played against Oberachern in the DFB Pokal Round 1, and they won 2-0. The first half was goalless until Christian Gunter opened the scoring in the 60th minute. And then Roland Sallai scored the second in the 77th minute to seal the victory for SC Freiburg. They were the better team according to the statistics as they had 76% possession, 11 shots on target and 10 corner kicks in the game.

SC Freiburg made significant additions to the team during the transfer window, Jordy Makengo, Maximilian Rosenfelder and Chukwubuike Adamu were just a few names that were added to the team. While Lino Tempelmann, Woo-Yeong Jeong and Mark Flekken were among the list of players who left the club.

Streaks: no losses (3), first to score (6/7), less than 4.5 cards (5/5), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg have played 20 matches against each other in the past. SC Freiburg won 7 matches, while TSG Hoffenheim won 5 matches and 8 matches ended in a draw.

• Freiburg have not lost in the last 4 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 4/5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.

TSG Hoffenheim are favored to win over SC Freiburg by the bookmakers for some reason. Statistics from both sides matches in the preseason clearly shows Freiburg are a better side and they are the superior team. Neither side had the perfect preseason, but Freiburg have a good record against Hoffenheim and they have not lost against them in the last 4 meetings. The last game between these two clubs at the PreZero Arena ended in a 0-0 draw, but before that, Freiburg won 3 times in a row against Hoffenheim on that ground.

Hoffenheim might have the advantage of playing at home on the opening, but i don’t expect them to defeat Freiburg easily.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Andrej Kramaric to Score Anytime at 2.62 Odds
• Over 9.5 Corners at 1.99 Odds