Freiburg
- Freiburg are unbeaten in their last two Bundesliga home games (W1, D1).
- SC Freiburg’s form in the last five Bundesliga games has been mixed with two wins, two draws and a defeat leaving the Breisgau Brazilians in eighth spot in the table with 24 points from 18 games.
- Freiburg, who are having a solid mid-table campaign, claimed a 2-1 home win over Hamburger SV, then lost 2-0 away at RB Leipzig and drew 2-2 at Augsburg.
- Freiburg operate with a compact base, generally in a 3-4-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation, and have been solid on their own turf, where Schuster’s team have conceded only 10 goals in 8 home Bundesliga matches.
Koln
- Koln have won two, drawn three and lost four of their nine away Bundesliga games this season.
- Koln, who sit in tenth with 20 points from 18 matches, are four points worse off than Freiburg but they too have had some decent results lately.
- The Billy Goats lost 3-1 at home to Bayern Munich before bouncing back to beat Mainz 05 2-1 at home last weekend.
- Ole Werner took charge at Koln in July 2025 and has continued the energetic, transition-based style that has been the club’s trademark for the last few years.
- His tactical tweaks, such as varying between a three-at-the-back system with wing-backs or a 4-2-3-1 formation, have brought some solid defensive structure and a more organised approach to the wide areas.
- But Koln are still a team that loves to make transition plays and counter attacks, pressing aggressively and triggering their high-tempo game with positive first passes.
- That could make this a chess match of sorts on Sunday with Freiburg’s patient build-up and positional discipline going up against Koln’s preference for quick, vertical movement.
Key Players
Vincenzo Grifo , who has six Bundesliga goals in 18 appearances this term, will again be the focal point of the home side’s attack and the set-piece and wide overload specialist has enough guile to unlock the best defences.
Betting Insights
- Freiburg’s recent form has been a mixed bag, but their home form, the momentum of the recent head-to-head results and the odds all favor Schuster’s men at 1.9 to beat Koln, who are 3.9 outsiders.
- Both teams to score at 2.1 offers value, too, because Koln have conceded 15 goals in nine away Bundesliga matches, an average of 1.67 per game.
Prediction
The draw is priced at 3.5 and might be a wiser option for a game where Koln’s ability to counter attack could keep this close.
