Stuttgart aims to secure a third consecutive league victory as they host Freiburg at the MHP Arena for a Bundesliga match on Saturday.
Stuttgart has started 2025 strongly, winning both of their opening matches. They began the year with a 1-0 victory over Augsburg, followed by a narrow 2-1 win against RB Leipzig. In that match, Jacob Bruun Larsen equalized after Benjamin Šeško's opener, and Nick Woltemade scored the decisive goal. Stuttgart managed to maintain their lead despite Leipzig being reduced to nine players late in the game due to red cards for Šeško and Loïs Openda.
Having won four of their last five matches, Stuttgart currently sits in fifth place, just one point behind the top four. They have also been successful at home, winning three of their last four league games. In their most recent home encounter with Freiburg in September 2023, Stuttgart achieved a convincing 5-0 victory.
In terms of team news, Stuttgart is expected to be without Dan-Axel Zagadou, Justin Diehl, Luca Raimund, and El Bilal Touré for the upcoming match.
Freiburg, on the other hand, is positioned eighth in the league, two points behind Stuttgart, with a record of eight wins, three draws, and six losses from 17 matches. Their latest win came in their first game of 2025, where they narrowly defeated Holstein Kiel 3-2 at home. However, they faced a setback in their recent match against Eintracht Frankfurt, suffering a heavy 4-1 defeat.
This loss extended Freiburg's winless away streak to seven Bundesliga matches, with their last away victory occurring over three months ago against Werder Bremen on October 5. Freiburg will be eager to break this streak and seek a Bundesliga double over Stuttgart after winning the earlier fixture 3-1 in August. The first goal could be pivotal, as Freiburg has lost all three away league matches this season in which they conceded first.
Team news for Freiburg indicates that they will be without Bruno Ogbus and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh due to injuries to their Achilles and knee, respectively.
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