Leipzig vs Freiburg: It’s 4th vs 5th place in the Bundesliga as Leipzig meet Freiburg in an important league match with a top 4 spot on the line.
Match Details:
Teams: Leipzig vs Freiburg
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Date: Saturday 5th March, 2022
Time: 08:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Leipzig head into this after a 4-0 win over Hannover 96 in their mid-week DFB Pokal Quarter final match.
Nkunku continued his prolific goal-scoring season by adding 2 more strikes while Laimer and Silva also found the net.
In the Bundesliga, a 1-0 away win over Bochum ensured Leipzig entered the top 4 of the table with Nkunku scoring. They have picked up 40 points and won their last 4 matches across competitions.
On the other hand, Freiburg beat Bochum in the DFB Pokal Q/F final in mid-week.
Prior to that, a 3-0 win over Hertha BSC at home got them to 5th place in the Bundesliga table with 40 points. Grifo, Schade and Höler found the net for them in that clash.
Both sides last met in October, where Freiburg drew 1-1 at home to Leipzig.
Form Guide
Leipzig: WWWWD
Freiburg: WWWDL
Last Matches of both teams:
Hannover 96 0-4 RB Leipzig
Bochum 1-2 Freiburg
SC Freiburg have now scored 1️⃣9️⃣ league goals from set-piece this season, that’s the highest in Bundesliga this season.🙌🏻
Lethal 🎯#SCFreiburg #Bundesliga pic.twitter.com/0iDAYvUx3b
— Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) February 27, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Leipzig vs Freiburg in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV.
Team News
There are no injury concerns for the hosts ahead of this one whereas Keitel misses out for the visitors due to injury, Höfler is suspended.
Leipzig possible 11:
Gulácsi, Klostermann, Orban, Simakan, Mukiele, Adams, Haidara, Angelino, Forsberg, Szoboszlai and Poulsen
Christopher Nkunku in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season:
👕 36 games
⚽️ 25 goals
🅰️ 10 assists
⏱ 1.1 G/A per 90A reported #MUFC target. 👀🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/zZYQBlSdMl
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 3, 2022
Freiburg possible 11:
Flekken, Günter, Schlotterbeck, Lienhart, Kübler, Eggestein, Haberer, Schade, Jeong, Grifo and Höler
Prediction: Leipzig 2-1 Freiburg
Both sides are in good form ahead of this clash and this is expected to be an intriguing battle.
However; with home advantage and the lightening form of Nkunku, we see Leipzig nicking this one to consolidate their top 4 status.
Players to watch out for: Nkunku, Angelino, Grifo and Jeong.