SC Freiburg vs Monchengladbach Prediction, 12/5/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/4/2020

Game: SC Freiburg vs Monchengladbach

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020

Location: Schwarzwald-Stadion in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: SC Freiburg (+225) Monchengladbach (+110)

Lucas Holer and SC Freiburg (1-4-4, 14th in Bundesliga) host Monchengladbach (4-3-2, 7th in Bundesliga) at Schwarzwald-Stadion on Saturday. The starting goalies are Florian Muller for SC Freiburg and Yann Sommer for Monchengladbach. The line on this game has SC Freiburg priced at +225 and the Foals are at +110. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

SC Freiburg faced FC Augsburg in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 1-1. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 74.9% received passes percentage by completing 337 of the 450 targeted passes in their last outing. SC Freiburg attempted 8 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 6 of those tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, SC Freiburg finished the game at a 50.0% clip by hitting 5 SoT out of 10 total shots. SC Freiburg has an average of 1.11 goals per 90 minutes (10 goals in total) and have earned 8 assists in all matches this year.

Lucas Holer is a guy who should be able to impact this game for SC Freiburg. Holer has been given a starting assignment in 152 games in his career and he accounts for 0.32 goals per 90. The forward from Germany has tallied 48 goals in 13,488 minutes played. He has accounted for 13 assists while earning 17 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Someone else who should impact this match is Nils Petersen, the forward who is from Germany. Petersen has totaled 20,657 minutes in 214 career starts and has been given a total of 17 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 29 times during his soccer career while scoring 139 goals. He is averaging 0.61 G/90 for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for SC Freiburg will be Florian Muller. Muller (20-14-36 record in his career) has earned 13 clean sheets, which gives him a 18.6% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Germany has seen 346 shots attempted against him in 70 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.72 (121 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of .673. Muller has seen the field for a total of 6,345 minutes and has earned 231 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Monchengladbach went home victorious with a score of 4-1 against FC Schalke 04. They wrapped up this match by completing 490 of the 572 attempted passes for a percentage of 85.7%. Monchengladbach earned a 75.0% successful dribble rate by completing 15 of the 20 dribbles they tried. Monchengladbach had 9 SoT out of their 18 shots attempted which had them at a 50.0% clip when they last took the field. Having accumulated 17 goals and 9 assists in all their matches, Monchengladbach averages 1.89 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Lars Stindl will be someone to watch for Monchengladbach. The forward born in Germany has 26,139 mins while scoring 72 goals. He has accounted for 70 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 42 times. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 292 matches in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Marcus Thuram, the forward hailing from Italy. Thuram has been given a total of 16 yellow card cautions in 8,687 professional minutes played (99 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.26. He has scored 25 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 13 different times.

Yann Sommer will be looking after the goal for Monchengladbach. In his career, Sommer has given up 425 goals and has earned 1,165 saves in 369 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.16 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 183-84-96. He sports a save percentage of .740 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 29.5%. Sommer has 109 shutouts while seeing 1,584 shots against him in 33,063 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SC Freiburg (+225)

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