Eintracht Braunschweig - SC Freiburg

After over 20 years Eintracht Braunschweig ist back in „Bundesliga“ but it looks like that this will be a very hard season for them. Above all the first Rounds showed already that they are a bit away from other teams and if they have not the luck on their side or some of the players have not the form they need it is hard to win matches. Of course they did some steps in the past and won twice but overall it was a bit of luck maybe. Overall they have to invest much more as other teams to get good results as the players are only average. The next problem is if players got injured they have not an equal replacement immediately. Some weak points are keeper position, offensive midfield and maybe attack. If Bellarabi who is on loan from Leverkusen has not his best day, the team is much weaker anyway. Maybe we can put some others on the same level as Bellarabi but only a few. Therefore they must fight big for every point and if they do not work as team they get nothing.

A lot was written during the first Rounds from SC Freiburg. Nevertheless they are in big crisis at the moment but it was expected as well. This was mentioned in several posts before. They can not replace so many key players within a few month. A lot of players arrived but not all did well, of course some of them found their form in the past matches but with a lot of matches in EL, Cup and league it is very hard to put a fresh and hungry team on the pitch. This happen often in the past and Coach Streich is not very pleased about the performances, maybe he is very happy if the EL ends in December that he can take the focus more on league and against relegation battle. Therefore this is an important match for them against a direct rival. It is a six point game for them and they should not lose this one not to fall further. Maybe the international break was to the right time and they can refresh and prepare for this important match. But overall it is not easy at the moment according to their long injury list. Some players are sure out and some are doubtful but they want face some late fitness tests. One positive sign can be that they are much stronger on the road as at home were they could not win so far.

I am very keen on Freiburg today, they should not lose this one as it is a very important. The stats are also on their side because Braunschweig could only win 3 from 21, therefore I hope that this continues. Both teams with some personal problems but I expect more a very close match with big fight from both sides. This one can be also a very difficult one for Braunschweig because I do not think that Freiburg open here too much and Braunschweig did much better against teams who try to control the game and make it as well. Freiburg stands deep here and this gives the fast wings or key players from Braunschweig who are very fast not much space what can be an important factor here. But it is not sure if Bellarabi can play as he was injured under the week and has problems to train. Maybe they get him fit but it would be hard for him today. I go with the power Coach Steich and his team today.

Recommend Bet: SC Freiburg AHC +0,25 @ 1,93 (3 Units)