Can Freiburg's Grit Stop Bayern's Avalanche? Bundesliga Sunday Showdown
SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·
Let me be straight with you. This is not a difficult match to read. Bayern München arrive at Freiburg on Sunday 25 October having scored 17 goals in their last five Bundesliga matches. Freiburg are a well-organised side who compete hard. But there is competing hard and then there is stopping that.
Freiburg's Form: Credit Where It's Due
Listen, Freiburg have not been poor. In their last five Bundesliga matches they have won three, drawn one, and lost one. They put five past Borussia Mönchengladbach without reply and ground out a 1-0 win over Paderborn. That is a team with standards. That is a team that knows how to compete.
The problem is the timing. Freiburg lost 1-2 to Bayer Leverkusen last week. They head into this match carrying six first-team players who are either injured or suspended. One of those absences is classified as major. The thing is, you cannot absorb that kind of disruption against ordinary opposition, never mind Bayern München. Accountability has to start with fitness and availability. Right now Freiburg are short.
Bayern's Form: Relentless and Ruthless
Bayern are unbeaten in their last five Bundesliga matches. Three wins and two draws. They beat RB Leipzig 6-1. They beat Union Berlin 7-0. They drew 0-0 with Schalke and drew 2-2 with Augsburg, which are the only matches in that sample where their attack misfired. When Bayern are switched on, they are a different level. End of.
They have their own injury concerns coming into Sunday. One player is suspended and two more are out through injury. But Bayern's squad depth means disruption that would cripple most clubs barely registers for them. Marcus would probably show me a laptop full of numbers to explain why. I don't need the laptop. I can see it.
Head to Head: The History is Brutal
The Bet: Bayern to Win and Both Teams to Score
The basics here are clear. Bayern are the superior side with superior depth. The head-to-head record offers no comfort to the home support. Freiburg's injury list adds another layer of difficulty for Christian Streich's men to manage.
Freiburg have scored in 60 percent of their recent home matches, including that 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt and the 2-1 win over Schalke. They can find the net. Bayern, for all their brilliance, have conceded in three of their last five Bundesliga outings. The conditions are there for both teams to score. Bayern will win. Freiburg will at least make sure it hurts on the way out.