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Freiburg vs Dortmund Betting Preview<\/h2>\n

For the second season in a row, Freiburg will host Dortmund in the home opener of their Bundesliga season. Freiburg emerged with a 2-1 victory in last year’s Match Day 2 clash. Can they repeat that performance a year later? WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on Friday’s Freiburg vs Dortmund showdown.<\/p>\n

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Friday, August 12<\/th>\nGerman Bundesliga Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Freiburg:<\/td>\n+200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Borussia Dortmund:<\/td>\n+120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draw:<\/td>\n+255<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/td>\n3.25 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Time:<\/td>\n2:30pm ET \/ 11:30am PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Freiburg vs Dortmund Analysis<\/h3>\n

Last season\u2019s sixth-placed finishers, Freiburg, welcome in runners-up Borussia Dortmund on Friday hoping for back-to-back victories to open the Bundesliga season after their monster 4-0 opening day win over Augsburg last week.<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund also got their season started off in winning fashion with a 1-0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen last Saturday, with Jude Bellingham having a standout game for the home side in that one.<\/p>\n

Both sides have split each of their last four head-to-heads overall claiming two wins each. However, Freiburg has won both of their recent contests against Borussia Dortmund in this venue.<\/p>\n

Life Without Haaland<\/h3>\n

Borussia Dortmund\u2019s top scorer last season Erling Haaland has left for new pastures with a monster transfer deal to Manchester City over the summer, and that\u2019s left a sizeable offensive hole for Dortmund to fill ahead of this season.<\/p>\n

Haaland actually had a better goals per game ratio than Bundesliga\u2019s No. 2 striker Patrik Schik last season at 0.92 gpg (Schik\u2019s numbers came in at 0.89 gpg), and he played a full ten games less than Bayern Munich\u2019s former top man Robert Lewandowski as well.<\/p>\n

Ajax\u2019s Sebastian Haller was originally supposed to be the man to take over Haaland\u2019s goal-scoring duties along with Salzburg\u2019s Karim Adeyemi, but both players are out of the lineup at time of writing: Haller through serious illness and Adeyemi through a knock he picked up against Leverkusen last weekend. So it\u2019ll be interesting to see where Dortmund\u2019s offensive output comes from over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

Freiburg Hoping For A Repeat Of History<\/h3>\n

Long-time Freiburg coach Christian Streich was no doubt a happy man last weekend as his Freiburg side enjoyed their joint-best start to a Bundesliga campaign in club history.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be hoping for more of the same this week as they host Borussia Dortmund in Europa-Park Stadion for the second-straight season in a Match Day 2 encounter.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s game resulted in a 2-1 victory for Freiburg and the hosts will no doubt be hoping for more of the same here on Friday.<\/p>\n

Freiburg vs Dortmund Prediction<\/h3>\n

We\u2019re looking towards taking the under in this one on Friday as Dortmund\u2019s offensive woes continue.<\/p>\n

While Dortmund struggled to get going last week, they were competent on defense, allowing just 1.24 xG to Bayer Leverkusen last week, a team that contains one of the league\u2019s best out-and-out strikers in Patrick Schik.<\/p>\n

Freiburg, for their part, held a poor Augsburg team to just 0.59 xG and neither team will want to get in a shootout here with both teams aiming for Champions League football next season.<\/p>\n

The total is floating anywhere between 3 and 3.25 right now, so make sure and grab that 3.25 at around -145 for this game as it\u2019s unlikely we see four goals in this one, in our opinion.<\/p>\n

Take the under 3.25 goals<\/strong> in the German Bundesliga matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg on Friday.<\/p>\n

\"Kevin<\/a><\/p>\n

Stoppage Time | European Soccer Betting Preview<\/h3>\n

Football season is right around the corner for those in the US, but futbol season has already kicked off in Europe. Join Carmine Bianco, Kevin Dolan, Pavlos Laguretos and Jazz Ray for Stoppage Time as we preview this weekend’s featured matches in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.<\/p>\n

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