The managers M. Rose and C. Streich are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Bundesliga league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Bundesliga games here at Borussia-Park for Borussia M'gladbach. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Borussia M'gladbach has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Borussia-Park. We remember; it was RB Leipzig.
Happy days for Borussia M'gladbach in their previous game, a Europa League match away at Wolfsberger AC that ended with a 1-0 victory. Heartbreak before that as Borussia M'gladbach lost 0-2 at Union Berlin's place.
Borussia M'gladbach are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 6 games). Borussia M'gladbach have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Freiburg form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Freiburg have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Freiburg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-4 versus Borussia M'gladbach (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bayer Leverkusen that ended 1-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Freiburg, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken had a great day against Borussia M'gladbach, but despite making 9 saves the loss could not be avoided.
Freiburg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Freiburg have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Borussia M'gladbach - Freiburg 4-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Borussia M'gladbach victories, 2 draws and 4 Freiburg wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Petersen 6 goals |   M. Thuram 5 goals |  P. Herrmann 4 goals |
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
Freiburg missing players
| Borussia M'gladbach | Freiburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 69% |
| 42% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 58% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 69% |
| 25% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 25% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 8.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 170 | 94 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 76 | 159 |
| 65 | 41 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 26 | 51 |
| 37% | 37% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 45% |
- All of Freiburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Borussia M'gladbach have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Freiburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Freiburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Freiburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 27 |
| 2 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 24 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 8 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 5 |