Bayern Munich will host SC Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Sunday evening, looking to continue their perfect start to the season.
Bayern Munich are coming into the game against SC Freiburg on the back of a 3-2 win away from home against VfL Wolfsburg, and they will be reasonably confident of grinding out a positive result on Sunday.
Bayern Munich will be the favourites at home, and it remains to be seen whether they can grind out all three points. The Bavarian giants missed out on the Bundesliga title last season, and they will be desperate to win the league this time around. They have one of the best teams in European football, and the home fans will expect a strong performance here.
Meanwhile, SC Freiburg are coming into this game on the back of a 3-1 win over VfB Stuttgart, and they will look to pull off an upset away from home. The visitors are in impressive form right now, and they will be full of confidence heading into this game. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Bayern Munich
Josip Stanisic misses out with a knee injury for the home side here. He will be joined on the sidelines by Arijon Ibrahimovic, who has a hamstring problem, Hiroki Ito, who has a fractured metatarsal, Daniel Peretz, who has a hip injury, Leroy Sane, who has a groin problem, and Tarek Buchmann, who has a hamstring injury.
Bayern Munich will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against SC Freiburg, with Manuel Neuer in goal. Sacha Boey and Raphael Guerreiro will start as the full-backs. They will look to help out in the attack and at the back. Kim Min-jae will start in the central defensive pairing alongside Dayot Upamecano.
Joshua Kimmich will start alongside Joao Palhinha in the midfield double pivot, and they will look to break down attacking moves and win the ball back for their side. Jamal Musiala will operate in the hole here, and he will look to link the midfield with the attack. Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry will start on either side of him. Harry Kane will lead the line for Bayern Munich against SC Freiburg.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Boey, Kim, Upamecano, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Palhinha; Muller, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane
SC Freiburg
Kenneth Schmidt misses out due to suspension. Maximilian Philipp has a back injury, Michael Gregoritsch misses out with a hamstring injury, Noah Atubolu has appendicitis, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh has a knee injury, Manuel Gulde has a back problem, Kiliann Sildillia has a leg injury, Matthias Ginter is lacking in match fitness and Eren Dinkci has a groin injury.
The visitors will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation as well, with Florian Muller in goal. Lukas Kubler and Christian Gunter will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things compact defensively and help out during counter-attacking situations. Max Rosenfelder will start in central defence alongside Philipp Lienhart.
Patrick Osterhage and Maximilian Eggestein will start in the midfield pivot. They will look to protect the backline and break up the home side’s attacking moves. Lucas Holer and Vincenzo Grifo will start in the wide areas, and they will look to add pace and flair to the side. Ritsu Doan will start as the attacking midfielder and he will look to link up with Junior Adamu in the attack.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Muller; Kubler, Rosenfelder, Lienhart, Gunter; Osterhage, Eggestein; Holer, Doan, Grifo; Adamu
Key Stats
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 33 of Bayern Munich’s last 39 league games.
- Bayern Munich have won 18 of their last 20 home matches against SC Freiburg in all competitions.
- Bayern Munich have been winning at both half-time and full-time in 12 of their last 14 home matches against SC Freiburg in all competitions.
- 21 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two sides.
- Freiburg have scored just five goals in the last six matches against Bayern Munich.
Player to Watch
Harry Kane
The England international has been outstanding for Bayern Munich since joining them, and he will look to continue in his rich vein of form. He will look to punish the away defence with his clinical finishing and creativity in the final third. He is our key player to watch out for, and Bayern Munich will need him to be at his best if they want to grind out a comfortable victory here.
Prediction
Bayern Munich 2-0 Freiburg
Bayern Munich are undoubtedly the better team here, and they will be the favourites heading into this game. Die Roten have the quality to grind out a comfortable victory here, and they should be able to find a way past the SC Freiburg resilience. The home team will look to continue their impressive start of the season, and a comfortable victory is on the cards.
