Dortmund vs SC Freiburg

It's just about impossible to remember the last time the Bundesliga, which has been so singularly dominated by one team over the past decade or so, was.

The third player tied with both for the team lead in assists is Ritsu Doan, a right winger who is now well known for scoring massive goals against both Spain and Germany, ironically enough, at the World Cup. On the Freiburg squad, he’s behind only Grifo in match rating, is tied with the Italian for the lead in assists, and has scored the most open play goals with 7. The performance of fullback duo of Christian Günter and Kiliann Sildilla has been a bit less spectacular than that of the central defenders, but they’ve each chipped in two assists and been steady, consistent presences at the back. The winger group is headlined by Julian Brandt, who has chipped in nicely with 4 goals and 4 assists, and an average match rating of 7.35 on FotMob, the third best figure on the team. Rounding out the group is goalkeeper Mark Flekken who is having a bit of a tough year. By match rating (average of 7.61), this is just one more in a string of really strong seasons for Freiburg, but he and the team will both be happy to see the goals and assists trending a bit higher than in years past, even in somewhat limited time on the pitch. Rounding out the back three is likely to be Lukas Kübler, who was in a strong run of form before the World Cup and has largely continued in that way since returning- really, he’s been excellent this season, albeit in relatively limited time. In a matchup between two teams that have performed evenly in so many ways, there’s a couple of deciding factors to take into consideration, the most obvious of which is recent form. This year, they have their sights set even higher; they have a realistic chance of qualifying for the Champions League, and at just three points behind first-place Bayern- who are in troubling form, to boot- there’s an outside chance to secure what would be a shocking league title. After years of kicking between mid-table status in the Bundesliga, slightly worse results, and a handful of short-lived stints in the second division, they qualified for the Europa league last season. The Ivorian striker is easing back into the swing of things, he’s just made his first start and is hopefully building towards playing full 90s for his new club. The draw is set at +300, while the visitors Freiburg are +370 underdogs to win.

BVB sit 4th in the Bundesliga, whilst the visitors are just below them in 5th, with the two sides separated by just goal difference after 18 games this season.

[Sebastien Haller](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/17/germany-bundesliga/1134900-new-signings-goalkeeping-sagas-and-a-feel-good-story-the-bundesliga-returns-with-a-bang-this-weekend.html) started ahead of [Youssoufa Moukoko](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/02/germany-bundesliga/1118683-is-karim-adeyemi-the-perfect-man-for-marco-rose.html) last time out against Bayer Leverkusen and could be set to lead the line once again for BVB. [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/11/germany-bundesliga/1119482-sc-freiburg-1-3-borussia-dortmund-teenage-dynamic-duo-wrap-up-all-three-points-for-dortmund-after-a-goalkeeping-blunder.html)'s [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/02/17/germany-bundesliga/1059889-marco-rose-reveals-reason-behind-borussia-dortmund-switch.html) [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/03/01/germany-bundesliga/1061652-borussia-dortmund-3-0-arminia-bielefeld-blackyellows-hit-form-against-stubborn-arminia.html) [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/18/germany-bundesliga/1134980-borussia-dortmund-vs-fc-augsburg-bundesliga-matchday-16-preview-2023.html) - [Karim Adeyemi](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/04/germany-bundesliga/1118836-borussia-dortmund-vs-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-preview-matchday-1-2022.html) [Signal Iduna Park.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/04/17/germany-bundesliga/1067646-borussia-dortmund-vs-werder-bremen-preview-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-team-news-predicted-lineups-and-ones-to-watch.html) [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/02/01/germany-bundesliga/1136403-eintracht-frankfurt-vs-hertha-bsc-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-19-2023.html) spot, in what would be his biggest achievement at the football club. [North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/04/06/germany-bundesliga/1107596-haveborussia-dortmund-gone-backwards-under-marco-rose.html) and will be hoping to add to his first goal of the campaign against Freiburg. [Bayer Leverkusen.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/19/germany-bundesliga/1135121-the-lastmatch-of-g.html) [Thomas Meunier](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/01/19/germany-bundesliga/1055744-bayer-leverkusen-vs-borussia-dormund-preview-form-guide-team-news-predicted-line-ups-managers-thoughts-how-to-watch.html) are both still on the sidelines meaning [Julian Ryerson](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/01/26/1135771-hertha-berlin-v-union-berlin-bundesliga-preview-week-17-202223.html) is set to start again, with the January signing having impressed so far. [Vincenzo Grifo](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/04/02/germany-bundesliga/1065697-borussia-monchengladbach-vs-sc-freiburg-preview-how-to-watch-kick-off-time-team-news-predicted-lineups-and-ones-to-watch.html) has started on the bench in the last two games for Freiburg despite early season form and could be left out again after their victory last time out. [World Cup](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/26/germany-bundesliga/1135776-werder-bremen-vs-wolfsburg-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-18-2023.html) break last week, as the Breisgau-Brasilianer overcame the challenge of Augsburg at the Europa-Park Stadion. [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/01/27/germany-bundesliga/1135882-bayer-leverkusen-vs-borussia-dortmund-bundesliga-preview-gameweek-18-2023.html) go head to head with SC Freiburg tomorrow in the Bundesliga, with the winner going into the top four in Germany's top flight.

Borussia Dortmund News & Current Form: Borussia continue to gain momentum with each match and are reaching their peak condition, based on the quality of recent ...

In the last match [Ritsu Doan](https://www.instagram.com/doanritsu/), [Nicolas Hofler](https://www.instagram.com/chicco2727/) and [Philipp Lienhart](https://www.instagram.com/philipp_lienhart/) scored for Freiburg. Three of their four defeats in the Bundesliga have been on the road. [VFL Wolfsburg](https://twitter.com/VfLWolfsburg_EN) (0:6), drew (1:1) with Eintracht at home and also defeated Augsburg at home with the score (3:1), returning to the top five of the table. Moreover, the team lost three times in their previous four away matches (1-3 to Leipzig, 0-5 to Bayern, 0-6 to Wolfsburg). They stayed in their system the whole game because they believed in it. [Mainz FC](https://twitter.com/Mainz05en) (2-1) and a tough Bayern away game made it clear that Dortmund are determined to challenge the top of the table, from which they are only three points behind. Julien is finishing the recovery process from a muscle injury suffered in the fall, he is considered one of the brightest talents of his age. The gap from Bayern is three points, given the recent statistics of Munich, Borussia may well be in the fight for the title this season. In the last round the Black and Yellows managed to beat In the 53rd minute Bayer’s defender [Edmond Tapsoba](https://www.instagram.com/edmondtapsoba/) scored a goal to his own net. The team won all three last games, advancing to the top-4. Borussia continue to gain momentum with each match and are reaching their peak condition, based on the quality of recent soccer.