Hertha BSC vs SC Freiburg Prediction, 10/2/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/29/2021

Game: Hertha BSC vs SC Freiburg

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Location: Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Hertha BSC (+130) SC Freiburg (+200)

Stevan Jovetic and Hertha BSC (2-0-4, 12th in Bundesliga) play SC Freiburg (3-3-0, 5th in Bundesliga) at Olympiastadion on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Alexander Schwolow for Hertha BSC and Mark Flekken for SC Freiburg. SC Freiburg are at at +200 while the Old Lady are at +130. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Hertha BSC faced off with RB Leipzig in their last match and ended up losing by a score of 6-0. Hertha BSC tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 5 of those dribbles for a percentage of 45.5%. In the passing game, they earned a 77.3% received passes rate by completing 262 of the 339 passing attempts in their last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Hertha BSC finished the game at a 50.0% clip by landing 2 SoT of 4 shots. Hertha BSC has an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (6 goals in total) and have earned 4 assists in all matches this year.

Stevan Jovetic is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hertha BSC. Jovetic has been a starter in 168 contests so far in his career and tallies 0.44 G/90. The forward representing Montenegro has recorded 74 goals in 15,208 professional minutes. He has 25 assists while earning 26 yellow card warnings during his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Krzysztof Piatek, the forward born in Poland. Piatek has 14,151 minutes in 157 career starts and has been handed 27 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 10 times so far in his career while scoring 76 goals. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Hertha BSC is Alexander Schwolow. Schwolow has defended the goal for 20,297 minutes and has tallied 703 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.52 (342 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 69.1. The goalie from Germany has seen 1,023 shots tried against him in 227 starts. Schwolow (88-59-79 mark in his career) has accumulated 58 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 25.6% clean sheet percentage.

When they last played, SC Freiburg walked away with a victory by a final of 3-0 against FC Augsburg. SC Freiburg had a 71.4% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by converting 428 out of their 514 passing tries for a rate of 83.3%. SC Freiburg connected on 6 shots on target out of their 17 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 35.3% clip in their last outing. With 8 goals and 4 assists in all their contests, SC Freiburg averages 1.33 goals and 0.67 assists per 90 minutes.

Nils Petersen should be someone to watch for SC Freiburg. He currently averages 0.60 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 221 matches during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Germany has been on the field for 21,514 minutes while scoring 143 goals. He has 17 yellow cards during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Lucas Holer, the forward who is from Germany. He has earned 53 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 16 different times. Holer has been given a total of 21 yellow cards in 15,283 mins (171 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.31.

Mark Flekken will be looking after the net for SC Freiburg. During his professional soccer career, Flekken has conceded 143 goals and has racked up 345 saves in 105 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.37 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 40-32-32. He has a save % of 72.5 and his shutout rate is currently at 32.4%. Flekken has racked up 34 shutouts while defending 487 shots against him in 9,389 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hertha BSC (+130)

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