Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd February 2024

The Bundesliga tie at Europa-Park Stadion on Saturday sees home team Freiburg up against VfB Stuttgart.

Freiburg are seventh in the rankings with 28 points after 19 matches played, whereas VfB Stuttgart rank third in the Bundesliga on 37 points.

Freiburg are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against VfB Stuttgart. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment this coming Saturday.

Freiburg only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

VfB Stuttgart scored 16 goals, conceded 14 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Freiburg were defeated by 5-0 in their last encounter with VfB Stuttgart, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with Union Berlin, before claiming 3 points in a 3-2 win against Hoffenheim. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Werder Bremen. Freiburg won three of their previous six matches at Europa-Park Stadion in the Bundesliga. They drew three and suffered zero defeats, scoring 11 goals to seven against.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart collected one win from their last three matches, as Borussia Moenchengladbach won by 3-1. Bochum were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before VfB Stuttgart won 5-2 against RB Leipzig. VfB Stuttgart claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and six scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Freiburg renew VfB Stuttgart their acquaintance.

Freiburg have taken ten points from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 11 goals to 23. VfB Stuttgart took 16 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won five, scored 20 goals and conceded 16. Freiburg claimed eight wins, four draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart are looking at 12 wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Freiburg Squad

Christian Streich will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against VfB Stuttgart from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Jaaso Jantunen (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/19), Attila Szalai (0/5), Christian Guenter (0/1), Jordy Makengo (0/8), Kenneth Schmidt (0/5), Kilian Sildillia (0/18), Lukas Kuebler (0/14), Manuel Gulde (1/13), Matthias Ginter (0/18), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (1/14), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/1), Florent Muslija (0/1), Maximilian Eggestein (0/19), Merlin Roehl (1/15), Mika Baur (0/0), Nicolas Hoefler (1/14), Noah Weisshaupt (1/16), Ritsu Doan (1/16), Roland Sallai (3/14), Vincenzo Grifo (5/17), Yannik Keitel (0/4), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/12), Lucas Hoeler (6/19), Maximilian Philipp (1/8), Michael Gregoritsch (3/17), Ryan Johansson (0/0).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 41 year-old VfB Stuttgart manager Hoeness will select his starting XI from these players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/19), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/13), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/19), Hiroki Ito (0/12), Josha Vagnoman (1/9), Leonidas Stergiou (0/6), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/17), Pascal Stenzel (0/13), Waldemar Anton (0/19), Angelo Stiller (0/18), Atakan Karazor (0/18), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (5/19), Enzo Millot (3/17), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/1), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/12), Deniz Undav (12/16), Jamie Leweling (1/19), Jovan Milosevic (0/5), Roberto Massimo (0/5), Serhou Guirassy (17/14), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/16).

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

Freiburg could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. There is no need for Ritsu Doan to show up in the Freiburg dressing room, as he is suspended.

Freiburg-players Roland Sallai, Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Michael Gregoritsch, Max Rosenfelder, Christian Guenter and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh won't be playing in the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart at Europa-Park Stadion due to nursing various injuries.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for VfB Stuttgart, who are looking at three players nursing various problems. Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Hiroki Ito and Serhou Guirassy racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the VfB Stuttgart travelling party for their next match.

Lilian Egloff, Nikolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman all face a spell on the sidelines for VfB Stuttgart due to various injuries.

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Freiburg were defeated by 5-0 in their last encounter with VfB Stuttgart, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. Freiburg were a little more successful than VfB Stuttgart in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Freiburg has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/1.

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 8/13 with the bookies.

Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Deniz Undav has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because VfB Stuttgart bank on him to build on these numbers against Freiburg. The latter relies on Lucas Hoeler, who found the target three times in six games.

Europa-Park Stadion witnessed Freiburg winning five times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing one as well. VfB Stuttgart claimed five wins, zero draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. It is a little hit or miss who gets the first goal in, when looking at Freiburg's recent at Europa-Park Stadion, They scored the opening goal five times in 10 here, whereas their visitors scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams scored seven times in the past ten encounters between Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Freiburg scored an average of 1.9 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging 1.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Freiburg’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored two goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of VfB Stuttgart's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.