Matchday 18 of the Bundesliga between Stuttgart and Freiburg will take place on January 18 at the MHP Arena. Stuttgart vs. Freiburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Matches – 8 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 38%.
Predicted lineups for Stuttgart vs. Freiburg
Stuttgart (4-4-2): Alexander Nübel – Ramon Hendriks, Jeff Chabot, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Josha Vagnoman – Chris Führich, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Jacob Bruun Larsen – Nick Woltemade, Deniz Undav.
Freiburg (4-2-3-1): Noah Atubolu – Christian Günter, Maximilian Rosenfelder, Matthias Ginter, Lukas Kübler – Merlin Röhl, Maximilian Eggestein – Vincenzo Grifo, Eren Dinkci, Ritsu Doan – Lucas Höler.
Each team's starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Stuttgart
Sebastian Hoeneß's side defeated Leipzig 2-1 in Matchday 17. The club has lost only once in their last seven league matches (five wins, one draw). These successes have lifted the team to fifth place in the standings, just one point short of the Champions League zone.
- The opponents scored at least three times in 10 of Stuttgart's last 13 home Bundesliga games.
- The club conceded first in 4 of their last 5 home league matches.
- The team failed to score in the first half in their last 5 home games in this tournament.
Freiburg
Julian Schuster's side suffered a 1-4 defeat to Eintracht in the previous round. The team has won only three times in their last ten league matches (three draws, four losses). Freiburg is in eighth place in the standings, just one point away from the European competition zone. Notably, Freiburg has conceded 19 goals in away matches in the 2024/25 Bundesliga – only four teams have worse records in this championship.
- No more than three goals were scored in 12 of Freiburg's last 16 away Bundesliga matches.
- Freiburg failed to score in the first half in 4 of their last 5 away league games.
- The club has not scored more than one goal in their last 7 away matches in this tournament.
Stuttgart vs. Freiburg: Match Prediction
Stuttgart consistently finds the net in home matches – the club has scored in 29 of their last 30 home league games. Moreover, the team has scored at least two goals in 23 of those matches. However, the club's defense is not reliable – Sebastian Hoeneß's side has conceded in 8 of their last 9 home matches in this tournament. In those games, Stuttgart managed to keep a clean sheet only against the league's bottom team, Bochum (2-0).
Freiburg has also been prone to defensive errors in recent away games. Opponents have scored against the club in their last 4 away Bundesliga matches, with the team conceding 14 goals in that period. Their attack is more promising – Julian Schuster's side has scored in 6 of their last 8 away league matches.
I expect both teams to score in the upcoming game. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
