Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd April 2023

Freiburg go up against Schalke 04 at Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg approach round 29 as number five in the Bundesliga table with 50 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, Schalke 04 have amassed 24 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Freiburg came away with three points from the latest encounter with Schalke 04. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Sunday.

Freiburg go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Schalke 04 scored 12 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Freiburg had an excellent reading on Schalke 04, the last three times they faced each other in the Bundesliga. They won them all of them without conceding and the scoreboard reading 2-0, 4-0 and 2-0. No doubt, they are rubbing their hands at the prospect of their upcoming encounter.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Bayern Munich by 1-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat against Bayern Munich, followed up by a 1-2 win against Werder Bremen. Freiburg won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded six goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 collected one win from their last three matches, as Bayer Leverkusen won by 0-3. Hoffenheim were too strong as well, winning 2-0, before Schalke 04 won 5-2 against Hertha Berlin. Schalke 04 claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to three.

Schalke 04 and Freiburg always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call this coming Sunday.

Freiburg showed very little mercy in their last 11 games against teams from the bottom six. They claimed 27 points and eight wins after scoring 20 goals and conceding six. No other side in the Bundesliga claimed as many points against teams from the bottom. Schalke 04 claimed zero wins and two points in their last nine games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 26 goals. Freiburg are looking at a record of 14 wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Schalke 04 have a record of five wins, nine draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Stats

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Squads

Freiburg Squad

The 57-year-old Streich will select the starting eleven against Schalke 04 from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/28), Noah Atubolu (0/0), Christian Guenter (0/27), Kenneth Schmidt (0/2), Kilian Sildillia (0/25), Kimberly Ezekwem (0/0), Lukas Kuebler (2/16), Manuel Gulde (0/12), Matthias Ginter (3/28), Philipp Lienhart (1/25), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (2/12), Jonathan Schmid (0/1), Maximilian Eggestein (1/27), Merlin Roehl (0/1), Nicolas Hoefler (0/27), Noah Weisshaupt (0/13), Ritsu Doan (4/28), Robert Wagner (0/2), Roland Sallai (1/15), Vincenzo Grifo (13/27), Woo-Yeong Jeong (1/22), Yannik Keitel (0/18), Lucas Hoeler (4/20), Michael Gregoritsch (8/25), Nils Petersen (0/23).

Schalke 04 Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Schalke 04 head coach Reis will select from for his starting XI:

Alexander Schwolow (0/18), Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Justin Heekeren (0/0), Michael Langer (0/0), Ralf Faehrmann (0/11), Brooklyn Ezeh (0/0), Cedric Brunner (0/24), Eder Alvarez (0/0), Henning Matriciani (0/17), Ibrahima Cisse (0/0), Jere Uronen (0/7), Leo Greiml (0/6), Marcin Kaminski (0/0), Maya Yoshida (0/27), Moritz Jenz (0/9), Sepp van den Berg (0/4), Thomas Ouwejan (0/13), Timothee Kolodziejczak (0/0), Alex Kral (0/23), Blendi Idrizi (0/0), Danny Latza (0/15), Dominick Drexler (3/21), Mehmet Aydin (0/15), Nassim Boujellab (0/0), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Rodrigo Zalazar (1/17), Soichiro Kozuki (1/5), Suat Serdar (4/27), Tim Skarke (1/9), Tobias Mohr (0/16), Tom Krauss (1/28), Kenan Karaman (1/15), Marius Buelter (9/28), Michael Frey (0/12), Sebastian Polter (1/14), Sidi Sane (0/0), Simon Terodde (4/28).

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Team News

Freiburg are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Schalke 04 this coming Sunday.

Philipp Lienhart, Noah Atubolu, Jonathan Schmid, Yannik Keitel and Kimberly Ezekwem are all absent from the Freiburg squad that faces Schalke 04 at Europa-Park Stadion.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Schalke 04, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Names like Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Freiburg.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Lineups

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 H2H

Freiburg ran out 0-2 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again this coming Sunday. Freiburg have been slightly more successful than Schalke 04 in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Freiburg has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 5/8.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Freiburg took on Schalke 04. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 13/16 with the bookies.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ritsu Doan, who is performing well for Freiburg. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Schalke 04.The visitors will be looking to Marius Buelter to find the net once again, after managing five Bundesliga goals for Schalke 04 in recent matches.

Freiburg claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Schalke 04 won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. It is a little hit-and-miss, whether home matches for Freiburg go over or under 2.5 goals. Over 2.5 happened four times in their last 10 at Europa-Park Stadion. It came out four times in 10 league matches away for Schalke 04.

In the past ten encounters between Freiburg and Schalke 04 over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Freiburg scoring an average of 1.7 goals per game. Schalke 04 averaged 0.5 goals, while both teams scored one time. Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Schalke 04, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.