In this week 21 match, on Saturday Feb 18th, Freiburg and Bochum will play a match in Bochum in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 15th placed Bochum is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bayern München. Thomas Müller struck first for Bayern München in the 41st minute, then Kingsley Coman added another in the 64th minute In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and Bayern München ran away with the shutout win. Bochum is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Freiburg recorded a 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Chris Führich struck first for Stuttgart in the 30th minute, then Vincenzo Grifo tied it up for Freiburg in the 60th minute But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Vincenzo Grifo. Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Europa Park Stadium, Freiburg was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 33000 fans. Vincenzo Grifo struck first for Freiburg in the 48th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win.
For Freiburg, their top scorers are Lucas Höler and Vincenzo Grifo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Bochum’s most prolific scorer has been Erhan Mašović. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Gamboa Luna, Michael Esser and Paul Grave are unavailable to play for Thomas Letsch’s team, while Christian Streich’s Freiburg squad will be without Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.