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SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Prediction, 10/16/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/14/2021

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Game: SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Location: Schwarzwald-Stadion in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: SC Freiburg (+420) RB Leipzig (-165)

Lucas Holer and SC Freiburg (4-3-0, 4th in Bundesliga) play RB Leipzig (3-1-3, 8th in Bundesliga) at Schwarzwald-Stadion on Saturday. The goalies who are expected to start are Mark Flekken for SC Freiburg and Peter Gulacsi for RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig are at at -165 while the Breisgau Brazilians are at +420. The over/under opens at 3.

SC Freiburg stepped onto the pitch against Hertha BSC in their most recent game and notched a win by a score of 2-1. SC Freiburg attempted 8 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 4 of the tries for a rate of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they had a 94.0% rate by connecting on 392 of the 417 pass targets in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, SC Freiburg wrapped this game up at a 50.0% clip by hitting 6 shots on target of 12 shots. SC Freiburg is averaging 1.43 goals per 90 (10 goals in total) and have racked up 5 assists in all competitions this season.

Lucas Holer is a player who should be able to impact this game for SC Freiburg. Holer has had a starting assignment in 172 contests in his career and scores 0.31 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Germany has earned 53 goals in 15,358 minutes. He has accounted for 16 assists while earning 21 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

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Another guy who should impact this match is Nils Petersen, the forward representing Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times thus far in his career while scoring 144 total goals. Petersen has been on the pitch for 21,529 minutes in 221 starts and has been given 17 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.60 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for SC Freiburg will be Mark Flekken. Flekken (41-32-32 record during his soccer career) has recorded 34 clean sheets, which has earned him a 32.1% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Netherlands has seen 490 shots attempted at him in 106 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.37 (144 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is 72.4. Flekken has defended the goal for 9,479 mins and has tallied 347 saves in his career.

In their last game, RB Leipzig went home victorious with a score of 3-0 against VfL Bochum. RB Leipzig had a 55.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 11 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by converting 445 of the 537 pass attempts earning a percentage of 82.9%. RB Leipzig converted 8 shots on goal out of their 15 shots attempted which gave them a 53.3% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 15 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, RB Leipzig has an average of 2.14 goals and 1.43 assists per 90 minutes.

Andre Silva will be counted on for RB Leipzig. The forward from Portugal has totaled 10,792 mins while scoring 70 goals. He has collected 10 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 19 times. He sports an average of 0.58 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 118 contests so far in his career. Be sure to watch out for Yussuf Poulsen, the forward born in Denmark. He has 63 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 32 different times. Poulsen has been given 26 yellow card cautions in 16,607 minutes (182 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.34.

Peter Gulacsi is expected to look after the goal for RB Leipzig. Gulacsi has recorded 94 clean sheets while defending 1,157 shots tried against him in 26,496 career mins. He has earned a save % of 72.4 and his shutout rate sits at 31.8%. He has surrendered 1.14 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 161-59-76. In his pro soccer career, Gulacsi has conceded 337 goals while tallying 831 saves in 296 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SC Freiburg (+420)

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