In this week 18 match on Jan 8th, Freiburg plays host to Arminia Bielefeld in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 3rd placed Freiburg, recorded a 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Vincenzo Grifo scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 33rd minute on a penalty, but Charles Aránguiz got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty. Freiburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while arminia Bielefeld sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against RB Leipzig. Janni Serra struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 57th minute, then Masaya Okugawa added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Florian Krüger At the end of 90 a dissapointed RB Leipzig couldn’t manage to score, and Arminia Bielefeld took the shutout win. Arminia Bielefeld is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 14th, Arminia Bielefeld and Freiburg battled to a 0-0 draw in front of almost 14000. Neither Arminia Bielefeld nor Freiburg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Masaya Okugawa has been the most effective weapon for Arminia Bielefeld lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Both Philipp Lienhart and Nico Schlotterbeck have been the hottest scorers for Freiburg in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.