SC Freiburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt Best odds and tips

Freiburg are fourth in the Bundesliga 2024-2025 table with 55 points from 33 games, two fewer than third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt, who they face on Saturday. Julian Schuster’s side are in good form, having avoided defeat in their last two home games and taken four wins and a draw from their last five in the league. The Breisgau club held high-flying Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 draw at home before edging Holstein Kiel 2-1 away last weekend. Freiburg are a compact and well-organised unit under Schuster, who has instilled discipline and a strong shape to the team since taking over in July 2024. Ritsu Doan remains their top scorer with nine Bundesliga goals, but the return to form of Lucas Höler, who has three in his last five games, has given Freiburg a bit more bite during their unbeaten run. Vincenzo Grifo, who has three assists in his last five matches, is a constant threat to opposition defences with his clever movement and vision, creating crucial chances.

Dino Toppmoeller’s dynamic tactics have made Frankfurt a much more fluid and dangerous side since he took over in 2023. His team are much more aggressive in their pressing, play wide players who are comfortable on either flank and attack with speed and verticality. Hugo Ekitike is their biggest threat, having scored 15 Bundesliga goals in 32 appearances this season, while his strike rate on the road is even better than at home. Frankfurt have a reasonable away record in Bundesliga 2024/2025, winning six, drawing five and losing five of 16 away games, averaging 1.50 goals per game. But they have drawn their last two Bundesliga games, against Mainz (1-1) and St. Pauli (2-2), and cannot be trusted to win this one. There is no real bad blood between these clubs, but the battle for European places adds an extra layer of tension to the occasion and could make the game more cagey than the odds suggest.

Freiburg are the bookies’ favourites at 2.449, with Frankfurt at 2.95 and the Draw at 4.2. The odds suggest the home side are in better form, which is true, but the Eagles are dangerous enough to keep this close and avoid defeat. Freiburg have not beaten Frankfurt in their last two home games, so there is a psychological edge for the visitors, who will be eager to build on their 4-1 victory over Freiburg in the last Bundesliga meeting between the clubs. The Draw No Bet market looks a good way to get a bit more value from backing the home side at 1.73, which is the same as the bookmakers’ odds for the hosts to win outright. A tight match is expected, with Freiburg’s compactness and structure likely to frustrate Frankfurt’s fast transitions, but the midfield battles and turnovers could be where the game is won and lost.