Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg will look to keep their Champions League hopes alive when they take on Bochum on Saturday. Christian Streich’s troops are only three points behind top four, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for the home side. Experienced attacker Nils Petersen is pushing for a start after scoring the winner against die Adler, while both Kevin Schade and Yannik Keitel remain in the treatment room.
Bochum, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table with 36 points. Since Thomas Reis’ troops have little to play for in the season finale, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home team. You should know, though, that Freiburg are eyeing their first win over Bochum since November 2009. Both Antwi-Adjej and Locadia are injured for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Nils Petersen):
Son to a football coach, Andreas, the Freiburg striker Nils Petersen is a physical forward best known for his clinical finishing. A former Bayern Munich striker never got a chance to prove his worth with Bundesliga giants and had to take a long road to prominence which included loan spells at Werder Bremen and Freiburg, before penning a permanent deal with Die Breisaguer in 2015.
Petersen’s impressive exploits during the 2017/18 season helped him get into Germany’s provisional FIFA World Cup 2018 squad although his father Andreas would argue it was his personal influence that helped Joachim Loew write his son’s name in the 23-man list. Namely, Andres Piteresen spotted the Germany manager on a beach in January and decided to ask him about his son’s chances of making it into Germany World Cup squad.
Piteresen was rewarded with his senior Germany cap in an Austria friendly but unfortunately for his father missed out on the final squad for the tournament in Russia.