Little to separate SC Freiburg and Mainz

SC Freiburg and Mainz face off this Sunday at the Europa-Park Stadion in an intriguing match in the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Christian Streich's team are 8th in the table with 39 points, while Bo Henriksen's team are 16th with 26 points. The match will be broadcast live at 13:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After winning 0-1 in the last match against Darmstadt 98 (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), SC Freiburg receive Mainz, who won 4-1 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Going into the encounter, Christian Streich's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past eight, in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. On the other hand, Bo Henriksen's team is on a sequence of 4 games without losing in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. A look back at the history books shows that SC Freiburg and Mainz have faced each other forty-seven times, with Bo Henriksen's team holding the advantage: 17 victories, against 16 victories of Christian Streich's team. Specifically in the Europa-Park Stadion, SC Freiburg have the advantage in the duels against Mainz: 10 wins in 23 games. Bo Henriksen's team has 8 wins.

In the 1. Bundesliga, twenty-nine games were played between the two teams, with 14 wins for Mainz, 7 draws and 8 wins for SC Freiburg.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from SC Freiburg's most influential players, Noah Atubolu is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2610 min). Vincenzo Grifo is the current best scorer with 8 goals. As for Mainz, van den Berg is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2388 min). Jonathan Burkardt is their current best scorer with 5 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with SC Freiburg winning 1-0. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.