SC Freiburg will be looking to build on their previous run at VfL Bochum after two defeats. For one SC player, the match can be a special one.
A goal spectacle is probably not to be expected in Bochum when SC Freiburg are the guests, as the best home defence (three goals conceded) meets the best away defence (five). Most recently, the Sport-Club conceded two goals in Munich, and two followed at home by the Frankfurt side. After ten games without defeat, Freiburg had to deal with two defeats in a row. “You can already talk about a crisis again “, said Christian Günter on the sidelines of the Matthias Ginter Foundation Gala in Freiburg – but with a grin. “In Munich and against Frankfurt we did a lot of good things, but in the last third we lacked accuracy and were a bit unlucky. “
Special game for Günter?
The SC captain could set another record in Bochum: Like Andreas Zeyer, Günter has celebrated 79 victories with Freiburg, and will become the Breisgauer’s sole record winner with the next treble. However, it is more important to him that his team builds on the series before the two defeats. “The first ten games were outstanding for us, “ said Günter, “and even though Bochum are playing a good season so far, we are prepared for this difficult task.”
In terms of personnel, there are hardly any changes for Freiburg compared to the previous week. Nils Petersen is back in training after knee problems, but it would be too early for him to play this weekend. Offensive player Roland Sallai could be a candidate for the starting eleven again after his substitution against Frankfurt. Coach Christian Streich was pleased that the Hungarian “was able to make a partial appearance again, but you could see that he had been injured for a while”.
That rather points to another wild card role, and means a good chance for competitor Kevin Schade to be part of the starting eleven for the third time this season on his 20th birthday and a few days after his contract was extended. “It’s great that we can work with him in peace for the next few years “, Streich commented on the signing of the U-21 international, “he comes from football school, that’s always special. “
What about Schmid?
Before the trip to the Ruhr area, the SC coach also explained that he does not plan to play Jonathan Schmid until next year. He might be able to take part in parts of the team training again in December, he said. “But we have to be careful that we introduce him appropriately,” said Streich. The 31-year-old’s corona infection at the end of August “took quite a toll on him physically “ He hopes the Frenchman will be “an option to play football again” in January – but then initially friendlies or with the second team. “Only when he can do the very intense stuff again fully, he is back in my considerations,” Streich clarified.
