26 August 2021, 15:45 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
German Bundesliga fixture, VfB Stuttgart vs. SC Freiburg kicks off at 14:30 (GMT+1) on Saturday, August 28 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Preview VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga, Aug 28, 2021
Preview VfB Stuttgart will return off the back of last Friday's embarrassing 4-0 defeat to RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena. Leipzig were on the front foot from the get-go. An acrobatic effort from Andre Silva forced a save out of Florian Müller before Dominik Szoboszlai (38') put Leipzig in the lead with a fabulous strike. Minutes later, a team goal from the Bulls, helped on with an assist in the shape of a backheel from Andre Silva and finished off by Forsberg (46') saw Stuttgart pick up a two-goal deficit. Dominik Szoboszlaia (52') returned for the brace minutes later to compound Stuttgart's misery before Andre Silva (65' P.) added to the haul from the penalty spot. - His first goal in the colours of RB Leipzig. Coach, Pellegrino Matarazzo watched on from the sidelines as the Swabians were shredded to pieces. On Saturday, he would be aiming to get back to winning ways when he returns with Stuttgart in a probable 3—4—2—1 formation which could see Hamadi Al Ghadddioui in attack. Riddled with injuries, Stuttgart may be without Orel Mangala and Mohamed Sankoh. Meanwhile, centre-forward, Sasa Kalajdzic continues to struggle with fitness. Ahead of Match Day 3, Stuttgart remains in 10th place with 3 points after two games: 1W, 0D & 1L.
Preview SC Freiburg Bundesliga, Aug 28, 2021
Preview Freiburg stunned Borussia Dortmund in a hard-fought 2-1 win at the Schwarzwald-Stadion, last Saturday. The victory took them to fifth place on the German Bundesliga table, - leaving them with 4 points after 1W, 1D & 0L. Minutes after kick-off, an exquisite freekick from Vincent Grifo (6') gave Freiburg an early lead over Dortmund. After a few chances at both ends, both teams walked off the pitch at the interval with Freiburg having the narrow lead. Minutes after the break, Rolland Sallai (53') doubled the lead for Freiburg. But an own goal from Freiburg's Yannik Keitel (59' O.G.) saw Dortmund cut down the two-goal deficit to one. The opposition pressed for the second goal, but Freiburg soaked up the pressure and kept it tight at the back to see off the win. - The first for the new season. Christian Streich hopes Freiburg's trip to the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday to take on Stuttgart would see his side pick up three more points. On Saturday he is expected to adopt a conventional 4--4--2 formation with the attacking duo of Höler and Jeong Woo-Yeong. On availability, head coach Christian Streich could be without centre-forward, Nils Petersen.