In a weekend match in week 23, on Saturday Feb 19th, Freiburg will travel to Augsburg to battle Augsburg in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 16th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Borussia M’gladbach. Kouadio Koné scored the first goal for Borussia M’gladbach in the 30th minute, then Jonas Hofmann added another in the 46th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while freiburg is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. Alexander Hack struck first for Mainz 05 in the 31st minute, then Nils Petersen tied it up for Freiburg in the 69th minute earning Freiburg at least a draw. Freiburg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 26th, Freiburg was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Lukas Kübler struck first for Freiburg in the 6th minute, then Lucas Höler added another in the 25th minute In the end, Augsburg was frustrated by Freiburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Freiburg ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Freiburg, their top scorers are Ermedin Demirović and Vincenzo Grifo, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Augsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Gregoritsch. The Austrian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches
Fredrik Jensen, Iago, Tobias Strobl, Arne Maier, Carlos Gruezo, Rafał Gikiewicz and Robert Gumny are unavailable to play for Augsburg, while Freiburg will be without Keven Schlotterbeck.