In this week 16 match on the 21st of January, Freiburg will travel to Wolfsburg to battle Wolfsburg in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Wolfsburg is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hoffenheim. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute on a feed from Angeliño, but Ozan Kabak got the equalizer for Wolfsburg on an own goal in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time But luckily in the 56th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ridle Baku. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Wolfsburg should be reasonably happy with their performance, while freiburg is fresh off their 4-1 win against Union Berlin. Vincenzo Grifo scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 4th minute from the penalty spot, then Vincenzo Grifo added another in the 6th minute on a feed from Michael Gregoritsch. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Freiburg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Vincenzo Grifo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Freiburg. Ridle Baku has been the most prolific scorer on Wolfsburg in his last five matches with 3 goals
Niko Kovač’s squad will be without Lukas Nmecha, Patrick Wimmer and Kevin Paredes, while Jonathan Schmid, Manuel Gulde and Merlin Röhl are unavailable to play for Christian Streich’s team.