Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 18 match between VfB Stuttgart and Freiburg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

VfB Stuttgart are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 18 of the Bundesliga on Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Freiburg, whom they welcome on home soil at MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart are number 5 in the table on 29 points after 17 matches. Freiburg rank as number 8 with 27 points after 17 matches played.

Team form: VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against St. Pauli, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Augsburg in a 0-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against RB Leipzig in their most recent outing. VfB Stuttgart won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 14 goals and conceded eight times.

Freiburg Form

It is all or nothing with Freiburg, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 5-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, before beating Holstein Kiel 3-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 4-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for VfB Stuttgart and Freiburg

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between VfB Stuttgart and Freiburg. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg

Lukas Kuebler shows decent form right now for Freiburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Nick Woltemade also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Popular betting markets: VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg

Full-time result

VfB Stuttgart won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Freiburg won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Freiburg conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

VfB Stuttgart scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Freiburg scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Freiburg games. VfB Stuttgart managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. VfB Stuttgart have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Freiburg.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Freiburg, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. In the last fourBundesliga outings for Freiburg there were over 4.5 goals.