RB Leipzig - SC Freiburg

Both teams are contenders for promotion as both are named by the experts before the Season already. Both have done their work so far and they are in a circle of teams who plays for promotion. Despite only 12 Points out of the first 7 matches it is much work to do but overall the young team is very convinced that they doing better and better in the upcoming matches. The basis should be there and they are aiming for promotion this Season anyway. Therefore a lot of pressure on Coach Rangnick and his team. Their opponent from Freiburg did much better with 16 from 21 possible Points and are second at the moment but with a win today they can jump on top. After they got relegated they are very fast in good shape and also find a good balance in team with all the young and a bit unexperienced players. Away from home they have won 3 from 3 and they are looking for the next win this evening.

It was not all well in Leipzig these days above all Coach Rangnick was not very pleased with the outcome in Heidenheim 1-1. Above all the unnecessary foul from defender Orban who allowed Heidenheim to equalize with a penalty. Also they were absolutely dominant there but they were not able to get some of their good actions finished. It may can happen but if you are egoist as striker it is not so good for the team above all if a player has the much better position and can easily score. This was mentioned from Rangnick in an interview and he meant Yussuf Poulsen who was not a team player in this game.
The offensive remain the same as in Heidenheim with Sabitzer, Bruno, Forsberg and alone striker Selke. Poulsen is no option for the starting lineup according to his illness in recent days. He could not train additional, but sit on bench. Also the defensive lineup maybe is the same too, but nevertheless they have a very strong squad and a lot of options or alternatives are there for sure.

The outcome from the last game was not like they expected in Freiburg, only a 2-2 draw against newcomer Bielefeld who was an even opponent and fight very hard for the Point. Maybe it was positive to see that they are able to come back in a game because they were already 0-2 down but managed to get a Point in the end. Coach Streich saw the positive things and he mentioned that they travel to Leipzig with a lot of self confidence because he knows that they are able to play good football and also have the weapons to bounce back in a game.
Despite the last game they do not want to fall behind today, they want to be active and a very awful opponent for Leipzig today. Squad wise there are not many changes according to the injury list. Midfield player Grifo, Kübler and Möller Daehli are still out injured while Kleindienst return into team training after a long injury time but he is not option as he needs still time. The only player who maybe can be an alternative is Hufnagel who scored the equalizer against Bielefeld because he had really good actions and played very fresh what put some pressure on Guede. It is up to Streich whom he wants to field if the quickness from Hufnagel or the fighting spirit from Guede. Also Torrejon can be an option for the central back where Höhn and Kempf played lately.