Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 5 match between Freiburg and Schalke 04 and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Schalke 04 come to Europa-Park Stadion for the Bundesliga match on Sunday, Freiburg will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Freiburg find themselves as number 3 in the league table with ten points from their first four matches this campaign. They are five points better off than Schalke 04, who rank as number 11.
Team form: Freiburg vs Schalke 04
Freiburg Form
In their last three matches, Freiburg won 0-1 and 5-0 against first Paderborn then Borussia Moenchengladbach, before drawing 2-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 18 goals.
Schalke 04 Form
Schalke 04 go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Bayern Munich. They went on to beat Union Berlin by 1-3, before sharing the spoils with Elversberg in a 0-0 draw. Schalke 04 claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 20 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Freiburg and Schalke 04
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Freiburg and Schalke 04. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Freiburg have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Freiburg have won 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Freiburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Freiburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Freiburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Bundesliga and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 10 Schalke 04 away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Schalke 04 have won 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Schalke 04 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Schalke 04 away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Schalke 04 have won 5 of the last 6 away matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Freiburg vs Schalke 04
Igor Matanovic is showing good form for Freiburg, scoring six goals in their last six matches. Robin Gosens scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Freiburg vs Schalke 04
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Freiburg won eight times and lost two as well. Schalke 04 won seven times, drew zero and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Freiburg didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Freiburg didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Europa-Park Stadion. Freiburg have beaten Schalke 04 in 4 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Freiburg scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Schalke 04 scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Schalke 04 managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Freiburg were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Freiburg have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Schalke 04.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Freiburg, who scored an average of 3.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Schalke 04, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.
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