VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2025

VfB Stuttgart are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 18 of the Bundesliga this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Freiburg, whom they welcome on home soil at MHPArena.

Ranked as number 5 in the Bundesliga standings, VfB Stuttgart, have so far collected 29 points this season, while Freiburg collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 17 rounds.

VfB Stuttgart are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Freiburg and odds favour them to pull it off.

VfB Stuttgart scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 11 goals against. This is an average of 1.1 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Freiburg managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 22 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 2.2 goals an average per game.

VfB Stuttgart took a hit when Freiburg handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

In the previous three matches, VfB Stuttgart lost 0-1 against St. Pauli, beat Augsburg by 0-1 and won 2-1 against RB Leipzig. VfB Stuttgart won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 14 goals and conceded eight times.

Freiburg Form

It is all or nothing with Freiburg, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 5-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, before beating Holstein Kiel 3-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 4-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 17 goals while scoring four themselves.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when VfB Stuttgart renew Freiburg their acquaintance.

VfB Stuttgart have taken seven points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of 12 goals to 18. Freiburg won three of their last eight matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring ten and conceding 17 goals. They collected ten points from these. VfB Stuttgart are looking at a record of eight wins, five draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Freiburg are looking at eight wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Sebastian Hoeness will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Freiburg from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/17), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/2), Anrie Chase (0/12), Anthony Rouault (0/15), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Jeff Chabot (0/16), Josha Vagnoman (1/16), Leonidas Stergiou (0/4), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (1/16), Pascal Stenzel (0/4), Ramon Hendriks (0/11), Angelo Stiller (0/17), Atakan Karazor (1/16), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/16), Enzo Millot (4/17), Ermedin Demirovic (7/17), Fabian Rieder (1/15), Jarzinho Malanga (0/1), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/5), Deniz Undav (6/11), El Bilal Toure (2/9), Jacob Bruun Larsen (3/14), Jamie Leweling (1/11), Justin Diehl (1/5), Nick Woltemade (5/12), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Freiburg Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Freiburg players that the manager Julian Schuster will choose from for the upcoming game:

Florian Mueller (0/2), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/15), Christian Guenter (2/17), Jordy Makengo (0/8), Kilian Sildillia (0/8), Lukas Kuebler (4/17), Manuel Gulde (0/0), Matthias Ginter (1/16), Max Rosenfelder (0/15), Philipp Lienhart (1/15), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/0), Florent Muslija (0/9), Maximilian Eggestein (0/16), Merlin Roehl (0/9), Nicolas Hoefler (0/12), Patrick Osterhage (0/15), Ritsu Doan (6/17), Vincenzo Grifo (5/17), Chukwubuike Adamu (2/13), Eren Dinkci (0/13), Lucas Hoeler (2/15), Maximilian Philipp (0/2), Michael Gregoritsch (1/10).

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Team News

VfB Stuttgart are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Freiburg. Atakan Karazor gets a day off from the VfB Stuttgart squad, as he serves out a suspension.

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg H2H

VfB Stuttgart took a hit when Freiburg handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. In total, they have played six matches in past seasons with Freiburg running away with most of the points. They won four encounters, with VfB Stuttgart stealing all 3 points in two matches. Naturally, the last zero games ended all square. The bookies have Freiburg to win this match at best price odds of 15/4.

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when VfB Stuttgart welcome Freiburg as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

VfB Stuttgart vs Freiburg Betting Tips

Lukas Kuebler shows decent form right now for Freiburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Nick Woltemade also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

VfB Stuttgart won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Freiburg won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at MHPArena since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for VfB Stuttgart. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Freiburg.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of 1.7 goals, while Freiburg averaged 1.9 goals a game. VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Freiburg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.