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SC Freiburg was a major success last season, as they finished in seventh place in their first season after promotion. Qualifying for the Europa League was a major coup for Freiburg, as the club did it on a shoestring budget. You can make a case that Freiburg did it with mirrors, as they had a goal differential of -18, yet they still finished in seventh place. It won’t be easy for Freiburg to match their success of last season, especially with the added pressure of playing in the Europa League and because they lost two of their key players from last season.
SC Freiburg Bundesliga Futures Odds
Odds To Win Bundesliga: +2500 (Field)
Freiburg is no threat to win the Bundesliga, as they are listed as part of the field at odds of +2500. The question is whether or not they can do enough to avoid relegation. Going from seventh place to relegation would be a steep fall but not unprecedented.
SC Freiburg Competitions in 2017-18
German Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal
Europa League
What's New?
The team added Bartosz Kapustka on loan from Leicester City, Philipp Lienhart on loan from Real Madrid, Florian Niederlechner from Mainz and Pascal Stenzel from Borussia Dortmund.
What's Gone?
The team lost Amir Fallen who was released, Jonas Fohrenbach on loan to Karlsruher, Vincenzo Grifo to Borussia Monchengladbach, Sebastian Kerk to 1. FC Nurnberg, Maximilian Philipp to Borussia Dortmund and Marc Torrejon to Union Berlin.
SC Freiburg 2017-18 Predictions
Freiburg got a lot from their two offensive stars, as Nils Petersen and Florian Niederlechner played really well. Manager Christian Streich showed why he is one of the top managers in the league, as he had Freiburg playing some excellent football last season. There is no doubt that the team benefited from some luck, as they were -18 on goal differential but they won big games when they needed to.
Freiburg does not look to be as good in 2017-2018, as they lost Philipp and Grifo and didn’t do much to replace them. The club is hoping that Kapustka can replace what was lost but it is not going to happen. Freiburg was able to hold onto some of their younger players like Caglar Soyuncu, Marc Oliver Kempf and Janik Haberer, but they didn’t bring in many players to help them.
Freiburg lost in the 3rd round of the Europa League so they won’t have to worry about added games this season and that might be a blessing, as this team needs to focus on avoiding relegation.
The problem for Freiburg this season is that the bottom of the table has gotten better. Darmstadt and Ingolstadt have been replaced by Hannover and Stuttgart, so there are no easy wins on the schedule.
You might be able to make a case that Freiburg has the weakest roster in the Bundesliga but Streich is an excellent manager. Can he work his magic again in 2017-2018? The losses of Philipp and Grifo really hurt and the team might not have enough talent to make up for their departures.
If you look simply at the numbers, Freiburg is in trouble for the 2017-2018 season. They were very fortunate last season, winning 11 games by one goal. They lost 11 games by two goals or more and nine matches by three goals or more. And the team looks weaker this season than last year. Freiburg will need to get some more players if they hope to compete for a good finish in 2017-2018. With their current club, they are likely to struggle and relegation is a definite possibility for SC Freiburg in 2017-2018.
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