Freiburg x Greuther Furth – Palpite & Prognóstico (30.10.2021)

Greuther Furth will arrive at SC-Stadion on Saturday for the Bundesliga 1 showdown with home side Freiburg.

Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Freiburg v Greuther Furth match are shown here (including the best match odds).

Freiburg
Freiburg head into this match after a 2-2 DFB-Pokal drawn match versus Osnabruck.

In that game, Freiburg had 55% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For Freiburg, the scorers were Vincenzo Grifo (33′) and Keven Schlotterbeck (120′). At the other end, VfL Osnabrück had 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Lukas Gugganig (97′) and Sebastian Klaas (108′) scored for Osnabruck. After a tense 3-2 penalty shootout, Freiburg were victorious.

Their latest results show that things are going according to plan in the Freiburg defence. Freiburg have been miserly, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six games standing at 3.

A look at their previous results shows us that Freiburg:

haven’t been beaten in the league by Greuther Furth in their last 12 games. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
haven’t been defeated in their previous 8 home league matches. A run that they’ll hope to extend here.

Greuther Furth
After a losing effort in their last game against RB Leipzig in Bundesliga 1 competition, Greuther Furth will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Greuther Furth managed 43% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Greuther Furth was Branimir Hrgota (45′). For their opponents, RB Leipzig got 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Yussuf Poulsen (46′), Emil Forsberg (53′), Dominik Szoboszlai (65′) and Hugo Novoa (88′) scored for RB Leipzig.

The stats tell the story, and Greuther Furth have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 15 goals in all. Defensively, Greuther Furth have seen their frailties exposed. We will see if that trend will be continued on here.

Coming into this fixture, Greuther Furth are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.

Head to head
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 30/11/2008 tells us that these encounters have not been fruitful for Greuther Furth. They have not managed to get themselves any wins whatsoever while Freiburg have maintained the edge over them, finishing as winners in 67 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

An aggregate of 18 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 12 from Freiburg and 6 created by Greuther Fürth. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

The previous league encounter between the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 28 on 04/04/2016 which ended up with the score at Greuther Furth 2-3 Freiburg.

The match was refereed by Christian Dingert.

Team News: Freiburg
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Freiburg boss Christian Streich to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Jonathan Schmid (Corona virus) misses out.

Team News: Greuther Furth
Due to a fully injury-free squad to choose from, the Greuther Furth manager Stefan Leitl doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.

Prediction
In this game, Freiburg should be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

At the other end, Greuther Furth could well find it tough to score themselves but do we see them scoring here.

Our selection here is for a 3-1 victory for Freiburg at the end of the 90 minutes.

What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the win-draw-win market, victory for Freiburg can be had for 1.45, betting on the draw is 4.75 and betting on the winner to be Greuther Furth comes in at 7. Those are the top returns being offered at this very moment.

Team Focus: Freiburg

Formed: 1904
Stadium: SC-Stadion (34,700)
Captain: Christian Günter
Chairman: Fritz Keller
Manager: Christian Streich
Competitions: Bundesliga 1 position 3, DFB-Pokal (Second Round)

Key Player: Vincenzo Grifo

Typically taking to the field in the Left Attacking Midfielder position, Vincenzo Grifo was born in Pforzheim, Germany. After making a first senior appearance for Hoffenheim in the 2012 – 2013 season, the talented Midfielder has managed to score 2 league goals in the Bundesliga 2021 – 2022 season to date coming from a total of 9 appearances.