VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg Prediction, 1/31/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/27/2021

Game: VfL Wolfsburg vs SC Freiburg

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2021

Location: Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfL Wolfsburg (+105) SC Freiburg (+240)

Volkswagen Arena is the venue where Wout Weghorst and VfL Wolfsburg (8-8-2, 4th in Bundesliga) will take on SC Freiburg (7-6-5, 9th in Bundesliga) on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers will be Koen Casteels for VfL Wolfsburg and Florian Muller for SC Freiburg. SC Freiburg are at at +240 while the Wolves are at +105. The total has been set at 2.5.

VfL Wolfsburg faced off with Bayer Leverkusen in their last match and notched a win by a score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 74.5% passes received percentage by connecting on 254 out of their 341 targeted passes in their last game. VfL Wolfsburg attempted 7 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 6 of the attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding shot accuracy, VfL Wolfsburg walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% rate by hitting 4 shots on target of 8 total shots. VfL Wolfsburg sports an average of 1.50 goals per 90 (27 goals in total) and have accounted for 21 assists in all games for the year.

Wout Weghorst is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for VfL Wolfsburg. Weghorst has been a starter in 219 games thus far in his career and tallies 0.51 goals per 90. The forward who is from the Netherlands has accumulated 115 goals in 20,286 professional minutes played. He has totaled 25 assists while accumulating 41 yellow cards so far in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Renato Steffen, the forward hailing from Switzerland. Steffen has played 15,100 mins in 176 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 53 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times during his career while scoring 49 goals. He scores 0.29 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for VfL Wolfsburg will be Koen Casteels. Casteels (60-57-63 record during his soccer career) has recorded 44 shutouts, which has earned him a 24.4% clean sheet rate. The goalie hailing from Belgium has had 802 shots attempted at him in 180 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.54 (277 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is .675. Casteels has seen the field for a total of 16,174 minutes and has earned 542 saves during his soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, SC Freiburg got the victory with a final of 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart. They finished this game by connecting on 231 out of their 272 passes they tried for a rate of 84.9%. SC Freiburg finished the match with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by converting 6 of the 9 dribbles they pursued. SC Freiburg had 5 shots on target out of their 10 shots attempted earning them a 50.0% clip in their last outing. With 32 goals and 20 assists in all their contests, SC Freiburg averages 1.78 goals and 1.11 assists per 90.

Nils Petersen will be someone to watch for SC Freiburg. He has an average of 0.61 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 216 games in his career. The forward from Germany has been on the field for 20,936 mins and has earned 142 goals. He has tallied 17 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Lucas Holer, the forward representing Germany. Holer has been handed 19 yellow cards in 13,857 professional minutes (155 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.32. He has accounted for 49 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 13 different times.

Florian Muller will reside in front of the goal for SC Freiburg. Muller has recorded 16 clean sheets while defending 386 shots tried against him in 7,155 mins throughout his career. He holds a save % of .684 and his shutout rate is 20.3%. He has allowed 1.64 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 26-16-37. During his pro soccer career, Muller has surrendered 130 goals and has earned 263 stops in 79 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SC Freiburg (+240)

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