Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
After rolling over Borussia M’gladbach 6-0 at the weekend, Freiburg will look to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga round 15. Freiburg did well to put an end to their three-match losing run, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Christian Streich’s troops aim to stay in the Champions League berth, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Saturday’s clash.
Defender Jonathan Schmid should be the only absentee in the home team. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, came from behind to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 on home soil, but given their poor away record in the 2021/2022 Bundesliga campaign, we are tempted to put our money on Freiburg. All Dennis Geiger, Florian Grillitsch, Robert Skov, Marco John, and Ermin Bicakcic are likely to miss the game with injuries for the away team.
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.
Highlighted Team (Hoffenheim):
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German sport club from Hoffenheim in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. The football division played in season 2001/2002 for the first time in the Regionalliga Sud: the third highest football division in Germany. In 2007 the club managed to get to the 2. Bundesliga. One year later in 2007/2008 the club even managed to reach the Bundesliga .
Hoffenheim plays its home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena Rhein-Neckar-Arena which was built in 1999. The venue holds a capacity of 32 000 and is one of the most modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of Hoffenheim are blue and white. The most known nickname for the club is Hoffe. The most famous football player that played for Hoffenheim was Luiz Gustavo.