Soccer 2022 Freiburg vs FC Koln
Freiburg vs FC Koln |
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Venue: | Europa-Park-Stadion |
Prediction: | Freiburg 2-1 FC Koln |
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Freiburg continued their stellar season with a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Schalke 04 last weekend, with Vincenzo Griffo scoring on either side at half-time as the visitors dominated.
Head coach Christian Streich, already top of Europa League Group G, traveled to Azerbaijan on Thursday to take on Karabag FK, but they kept their unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw.
As such, their strongest XI will likely feel fresher than usual, as they have played three games throughout the season, which is still a novelty for a club that has rarely played in Europe in its history.
Freiburg is likely to be without Jonathan Schmid, Manuel Gould, Kimberly Ezequim, and Kevin Shad due to Sunday’s injury, but Roland Salle is coming from a severe eye. He recovered from injury and came off the bench against Karabagh.
Streich made ten changes in Azerbaijan on Thursday – only Christian Gunter retained his place in the starting lineup – so the same team that won in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday is back. Europa Park is no surprise.
Meanwhile, Cologne was forced to advance powerfully to the knockout stages against Nice, so Baumgart may be keen to refresh with some changes.
Freiburg should be fresher than their rivals, who nearly rested their strongest XI midweek, and we expect them to remain in third place in the table at worst as they take the critical victory.
It will be Cologne’s fourth game in 10 days, and fatigue could soon catch up to them, especially after the disappointment of failing to beat Nice and advance to Thursday’s Europa League knockout stage.
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