Freiburg vs Stuttgart Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

A page in the history of Friborg turned at the end of last season with the departure of the emblematic coach Christian Streich who had held the reins of the team since 2011. For his last season, the former local figure did not could not achieve better than the 10th final place which will not allow the Black Forest club to be able to compete in Europe this year. His replacement, Julian Schuster, will therefore try to do better and be able to get involved again in the fight for European places. After a preparation marked by a draw conceded against Strasbourg 2-3, the Brazilians of Brigsau were well above Osnabrück last week for their entry into contention in the German Cup 0-4. Opposite, this team from Stuttgart was one of the huge surprises of last season across the Rhine where they took 2nd place in the final, far behind the untouchable Bayer Leverkusen but ahead of Bayern Munich all the same.

It is therefore with a new status that the VfB is moving forward, which will therefore compete in the Champions League during this first part of the exercise. During the summer preparation, the Swabians gained confidence by winning 4 wins in 5 matches including a resounding victory against Bilbao 4-0. Last week, however, they had to lose after the penalty shootout during the German Super Cup against Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 in normal time.

The main departure to report from Friborg is that of midfielder Keitel who joined... Stuttgart. Otherwise, Hungarian defender Szalai (Hoffenheim) returned to his club after his loan period. In the opposite direction, the leaders were able to convince winger Dinkci (Werder Bremen) and midfielder Osterhage (Bochum) to join the project while striker Philipp has definitely committed. Once again, the attacking leader of this team should be the Italian Grifo (8 goals, 8 assists). However, we can also be wary of the Japanese striker Doan (7 goals, 2 assists) and the attackers Höler (7 goals) and Gregoritsch (7 goals, 4 assists). On the Stuttgart side, the changes in the squad have been quite numerous this summer.

Indeed, executive defenders Ito (Bayern) and Anton (Dortmund), and top scorer Guirassy (Dortmund, 28 goals) attracted envy and they left the club. However, the Swabians have set their sights on winger Leweling (Union Berlin), center forward Demirovic (Augsburg, 15 goals, 9 assists decisive last year) and defender Chabot (Cologne). In addition, Rieder (Rennes) and Krätzig (Bayern Munich) arrived on loan and the very valuable Undav (18 goals, 9 assists) has definitely signed up from Brighton, where midfielder Dahoud returns from on loan last year. Finally, the promising Diehl (Cologne), the midfielder Keitel (Fribourg) and defender Stergiou (St. Gallen) are also newcomers to this team. Like last week, the injured long-term players Nartey, Zagadou and Vagnoman are absent. The very interesting Fürich (8 goals, 7 assists) is available, just like the Frenchman Millot and the excellent Undav who both found the fault against Bayer last week.