Can little-fancied Darmstadt 98 trouble SC Freiburg?

Darmstadt 98 and SC Freiburg face off this Sunday at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in an intriguing match in the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Torsten Lieberknecht's team are 18th in the table with 14 points, while Christian Streich's team are 9th with 36 points. The match will be broadcast live at 09:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After losing 4-0 in the last match against Mainz (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), Darmstadt 98 receive SC Freiburg, who lost 1-4 against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Torsten Lieberknecht's team is on a sequence of 21 games without a win in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. On the other hand, Christian Streich's team has recorded a seven-game unbeaten sequence in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Darmstadt 98 and SC Freiburg have faced each other thirty-one times, with Christian Streich's team holding the advantage: 11 victories, against 10 victories of Torsten Lieberknecht's team. Specifically in the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt 98 have the advantage in the duels against SC Freiburg: 7 wins in 16 games. Christian Streich's team has 5 wins.

In the 1. Bundesliga, three games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for SC Freiburg, 1 draw and 1 win for Darmstadt 98.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from Darmstadt 98's most influential players, Marcel Schuhen is the most used player in a total of 27 games (2430 min). Tim Skarke is the current best scorer with 8 goals. As for SC Freiburg, Noah Atubolu is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Vincenzo Grifo has scored 8 goals, the most across SC Freiburg's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1-1. SC Freiburg are given the favouritism to win this match.