Freiburg vs Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund will look to make it two wins from two when they face Freiburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga.
Match Details:
Teams: Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund
Venue: Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany
Date: Saturday 21st August, 2021
Time: 07:00 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/sports/football-bundesliga-2021-22-1700000771
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Preview
Borussia Dortmund will look to continue their good start to the season when they travel to face Freiburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga.
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BVB opened their campaign in fine style as they beat Frankfurt 5-2 last week.
Haland guided them with a brace followed by goals from Reus, Hazard and Reyna to ensure victory.
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Passlack’s OG and Hauge’s strike late on did not trouble the home side as BVB ran out comfortable winners.
This was backed up by a Super Cup loss to Bayern 3-1, where Reus scored the only goal for the hosts. As a result, Dortmund will look to get back to winning ways this week.
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On the other hand, Freiburg played out a goalless draw against Arminia Bielefeld in their opening match last week.
They will be eyeing a surprise win against an in-form Dortmund side.
Both sides met earlier this year in the Bundesliga where Freiburg turned up with a good performance and won 2-1.
Jeong and Schmid scored for the hosts before Moukoko pulled one back for Dortmund.
Form Guide
Freiburg: DDWWD
Borussia Dortmund: LWWWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Arminia Bielefeld 0-0 Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Bayern Munich (Super Cup)
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Team News
Gulde, Petersen and Burkart miss out for the hosts due to Bruised leg, Knee injury and physical discomfort respectively.
BVB continue to have a list of casualties with Can, Zagadou, Schmelzer, Morey, Guerreiro and Hazard ruled out due to injuries.
Meunier and Brandt are also out due to Covid-19 and are recovering.
Freiburg possible 11:
Flekken, Lienhart, Heintz, Schlotterbeck, Schmid, Keitel, Höfler, Günter, Sallai, Grifo and Höler
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Schulz, Akanji, Witsel, Passlack, Reyna, Dahoud, Bellingham, Reus, Moukoko and Håland
Prediction: Freiburg 1-3 Dortmund
Dortmund is expected to make it successive wins after their positive start last week.
Freiburg were not at their best in the 0-0 draw against Arminia and could struggle against Dortmund’s high-tempo play.
Haland remains key once again as he looks to add to his goal tally.
Players to watch out for: Sallai, Höler, Håland and Reus.
