Freiburg hosts Union Berlin in German DFB Pokal 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 29th at Schwarzwald-Stadion (Freiburg)
After nine rounds of the championship, Freiburg is in 3rd place in the standings and only 2 points behind leading Borussia (M). And although the Red-Blacks have a whole group of pursuers at a distance of one or two points, you can only amaze with their start and envy of it. In the last round, the men of Streich beat a rather strong Leipzig (2-1). In general, Freiburg won five championship matches and suffered two losses. Having underestimated the opponent in the last stage of the cup, Freiburg knocked out the club from Bundesliga 3, Magdeburg, only after extra time. The team is unlikely to allow the same meltdown, and there is another reason for this, which I will give slightly lower.
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The newcomer to the league cannot boast of such a start. Vice versa. Having only 7 points, Union Berlin shares the 14th-16th places with the same two losers. The metropolitan team lost six out of nine games of the tournament. The last one was lost to Bayern. But in the penultimate round, Berlin gained its 2nd victory in the championship. Over... Freiburg. And I think that Streich is unlikely to rotate the squad for the cup match after such a turn of events. On the contrary, he will try not only to go to the next round with his team but also to return the Iron Ones the favor while the trail is still hot.
Union Berlin’s opponent in the last cup round was even easier than that of Freiburg. It was the team from the northeast regional league, and the Iron Ones beat it without any problems (6-0). Now they have to play against the vice-leader of the championship. Yes, Berliners beat it 10 days ago. But they won only the 2nd time in the championship, and that match was played at home. In four away games, Berlin managed to gain only one draw in the match with Augsburg, which is penultimate in the standings. The remaining three matches were lost. Freiburg will start the match with double motivation – it wants to make amends for a defeat and to go further in the tournament. And most likely, it will go. Freiburg is on a good move and stable from a moral point of view. Berlin has not adapted to new realities. All the same, the hosts must be insured with a zero handicap in case of a tie.
Prediction for the match: Freiburg to win with 0.0 handicap
