TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg Prediction: Can Freiburg end the poor away form?

During their match against Hoffenheim on Sunday, Freiburg will try to end a losing streak of four games away from home across all competitions. The match will take place at the PreZero Arena. After a dismal midweek performance in the DFB Pokal action, both Hoffenheim and Freiburg will be hoping to get themselves back on track.

On Wednesday, Wolfsburg defeated Hoffenheim by a score of 0-3 away from home, and Freiburg was defeated by Arminia Bielefeld by a score of 1-3 away from home on Tuesday. Both teams were defeated by lower-division teams. Hoffenheim is now experiencing a particularly terrible run of form, as they have suffered three consecutive defeats across all competitions. During this run, Hoffenheim allowed eight goals to be scored without a response.

The previous weekend, Freiburg defeated Monchengladbach by a score of 3-1 in their stadium; nonetheless, their performance has been all over the place since the beginning of the season. Despite this, the aforementioned victory has moved the team coached by Julian Schuster up to sixth place in the Bundesliga table. Having said that, Freiburg has only managed to score one goal in their last three league matches that have been played away from home. They face an opponent who is not in good form in Sinsheim; will they be able to respond well?

The manager of Hoffenheim began his tenure with a victory at home, but since then, he has been plagued by a string of unsatisfactory results, as his team has suffered three consecutive defeats away from home. In their Europa League match against Braga, Hoffenheim suffered a crushing loss by a score of 3-0. Before that, they were defeated by Mainz by a score of 2-0 in their league match that took place most recently on Sunday. The squad endured yet another fruitless road trip during the middle of the week, as they were defeated by Wolfsburg by a score of 3-0 in their DFB-Pokal match.

Hoffenheim is now wallowing in 14th position in the league after winning three, drawing three, and losing six of their twelve league games. Hoffenheim will now shift their attention back to league action after exiting the cup in the final sixteen. As a result of their bad performance in their most recent encounters with Freiburg, Hoffenheim will be expecting to win their fourth league match at home on Sunday. However, taking advantage of this opportunity may prove to be more difficult than it seems. 

At the moment, Freiburg is going through a disappointing run of form, as they have only won one of their most recent five competitive matches, drawn two of them, and lost two of them. In their most recent league match, they were victorious over Borussia Monchengladbach by a score of 3-1 at home. This victory was the only one they had accomplished during that time span. 

The team coached by Julian Schuster will now shift their attention back to league competition, as Freiburg is now in seventh place before the matches that will take place on Saturday. Freiburg have played a total of 12 matches in the Bundesliga this season, and they have won six of them, drawn two of them, and lost four of them. The fact that they have a winning record against Hoffenheim in recent times indicates that they have a good chance of recording their seventh league victory on Sunday. The past six competitive matches between Freiburg have resulted in five victories for Freiburg, including a double in the Bundesliga a year ago. 

Throughout this season, Hoffenheim is having a really difficult time finding their form. Although they have just made a change in management, the appointment of Christian Ilzer has not proven to be very effective in improving their recent performance. Both Hoffenheim and Freiburg have a terrible head-to-head record against each other over the past few years. For the previous six encounters against Hoffenheim, the away team had a record of five wins and one draw.

In addition, the home team has been unable to find the back of the net in four of their most recent five matches across all competitive categories. I anticipate a win for Freiburg but under 2.5 goals after the final whistle.