Freiburg vs Schalke 04 - prediction, team news, lineups

Freiburg volition look to proceed their beardown commencement to the Bundesliga play erstwhile they instrumentality connected visitors Schalke 04 connected Sunday at Europa-Park Stadion.

The third-placed hosts are unbeaten successful the league with 10 points from 12, portion their newly-promoted opponents are 11th with 5 points.

Match preview

Freiburg person enjoyed a singular 2026-27 truthful far, winning six of their 7 games successful each competitions, with their lone stalemate a 2-2 gully with Eintracht Frankfurt successful the Bundesliga connected September 19.

During their unbeaten streak, the nine managed to find the backmost of the nett 24 times, scoring astatine slightest 3 goals connected 5 occasions.

Boss Julian Schuster volition beryllium somewhat disappointed that his broadside could not support a 3rd consecutive cleanable expanse erstwhile they faced Frankfurt, though it should beryllium noted that that was the archetypal clip this run they conceded 2 goals successful a azygous fixture.

There is simply a accidental that the hosts could extremity the play successful archetypal spot should Bayern Munich (10) and Borussia Dortmund (12) driblet points.

A triumph for Breisgau-Brasilianer would support their 100% grounds astatine location this term, with Freiburg having overcome Motherwell, Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Schalke should beryllium pleased by their showings successful the apical flight, and a two-point pb implicit 16th-placed Hamburger SV successful the relegation portion aft 4 matchweeks should not beryllium dismissed arsenic an achievement.

Perhaps caput coach Miron Muslic volition judge that his broadside could person taken much from their goalless stalemate with Elversberg earlier the planetary interruption fixed their opponents are apt to beryllium 1 of respective relegation rivals.

However, the visitors are present undefeated successful 3 outings, and portion they drew doubly successful that time, they claimed a invaluable constituent against Bayern Munich connected September 5.

Schalke person won 2 of their 3 distant clashes this season, losing once, scoring 8 goals and conceding six times.

The Royal Blues are winless successful their past 8 meetings with Freiburg, a play successful which they mislaid six games.

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Team News

Freiburg's lone confirmed absentee is attacker Florent Muslija, who is scheduled to instrumentality successful December having suffered a genu wounded successful April.

The hosts person been beardown going forward, truthful determination is nary crushed to uncertainty the enactment of Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki and Derry Scherhant down fig 9 Igor Matanovic.

Perhaps midfielders Maximilian Eggestein and Yannik Engelhardt volition beryllium trusted up of cardinal defenders Matthias Ginter and Philipp Lienhart.

As for Schalke, erstwhile Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is acceptable to beryllium shielded by centre-backs Timo Becker, Nikola Katic and Hasan Kurucay.

With striker Emil Hojlund ruled out, the astir apt subordinate to pb the enactment is Moussa Sylla, who could beryllium supported by Kenan Karaman and Adil Aouchiche.

Freiburg imaginable starting lineup:

Backhaus; Treu, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Engelhardt; Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant; Matanovic

Schalke 04 imaginable starting lineup:

Karius; Becker, Katic, Kurucay; Ebimbe, El-Faouzi, Tanaka, Gosens; Karaman, Aouchiche; Sylla

We say: Freiburg 3-1 Schalke 04

While Freiburg person not been cleanable astatine the back, they person been outstanding astatine the different extremity of the pitch.

Schalke are apt to airs a challenge, but it is hard to spot them overcoming their assured hosts, particularly arsenic they person struggled going forward.

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