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September 10, 2011 2:30 PM BST
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee:‬ T. Welz‎
Attendance:‬ 69000‎
 
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26′ Franck Ribéry
 
41′ Franck Ribéry
 
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90′ Nils Petersen
 

Bundesliga Preview: Bayern Munich - Freiburg

The Bavarian giants have bounced back from their opening day defeat to Monchengladbach with three straight Bundesliga wins and will be looking for another against Freiburg

By Luke Matthews

More On :  FC Bayern München, SC Freiburg, FC Bayern München vs SC Freiburg
Bundesliga: SC Freiburg – FC Bayern Munich, Cisse and Gustavo
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 PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

Neuer; Rafinha, van Buyten, Badstuber, Lahm; Gustavo, Schweinsteiger; Muller, Kroos, Ribery; Gomez

Arjen Robben is unlikely to feature after his recent spell on the sidelines through injury as the Bavarian club are keeping one eye firmly on the midweek Champions League encounter against Villarreal. Toni Kroos is expected to feature in midfield which will be the youngster's 50th Bundesliga appearance. Rafinha could start at right-back with Jerome Boateng given a breather.

Freiburg (4-5-1)

Baumann; Mujdza, Barth, Krmas, Bastians; Schuster, Caligiuri, Flum, Makiadi, Reisinger; Cisse


Coach Marcus Sorg is expected to name an unchanged starting line-up from the side that dismantled Wolfsburg 3-0 before the international break. The only injury doubt is right-back Mensur Mujdza who will face a late fitness test on a knee injury. If the Bosnian is ruled out, Johannes Flum will drop into defence with Maximilian Nicu stepping into midfield.


 DID YOU KNOW?
 
  • Bayern Munich have won their last 11 games against Freiburg, the second longest winning spree against a side in the Bundesliga..
  • The Bavarian club's Mario Gomez and Freiburg's Papiss Cisse were the two top goalscorers in the Bundesliga last season with both players once again leading the charts this campaign on four goals a piece.
  • Jupp Heynckes' men have kept clean sheets in their last five competitive games.
  • Freiburg have the worst record against Bayern in the Bundesliga, winning three, drawing four and losing 17 encounters against the giants of German football.
  • The last time the side earned a point against the Bavarian club was in a 1-1 draw back in November 2000.
  • Midfielder Cedric Makiadi has scored two goals already this season in comparison to last campaign where he failed to find the back of the net.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • FC Bayern München 4-0 SC Freiburg
    25.75 %
  • FC Bayern München 3-0 SC Freiburg
    25.21 %
  • FC Bayern München 3-1 SC Freiburg
    10.41 %
Head to Head
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Last Five Matches
FC Bayern München
May 18, 2013Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - FC Bayern München 4GER1
May 11, 2013FC Bayern München 3 - FC Augsburg 0GER1
May 4, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 1GER1
May 1, 2013FC Barcelona 0 - FC Bayern München 3UCL
Apr 27, 2013FC Bayern München 1 - SC Freiburg 0GER1
SC Freiburg
May 18, 2013SC Freiburg 1 - Schalke 04 2GER1
May 11, 2013Greuther Fürth 1 - SC Freiburg 2GER1
May 5, 2013SC Freiburg 2 - FC Augsburg 0GER1
Apr 27, 2013FC Bayern München 1 - SC Freiburg 0GER1
Apr 21, 2013VfB Stuttgart 2 - SC Freiburg 1GER1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Manuel NeuerGoalkeeper
21Philipp LahmDefender
28Holger BadstuberDefender
17Jerome BoatengDefender
13RafinhaMidfielder
7Franck RibéryMidfielder
31Bastian SchweinsteigerMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
30Luiz Gustavo DiasMidfielder
25Thomas MüllerStriker
33Mario GomezStriker
22Hans-Jörg ButtGoalkeeper
5Daniel Van BuytenDefender
26Diego ContentoDefender
27D. AlabaMidfielder
33Takashi UsamiMidfielder
44Anatoliy TymoshchukMidfielder
24Nils PetersenStriker
1Oliver BaumannGoalkeeper
22Felix BastiansDefender
2Pavel KrmasDefender
4Oliver BarthDefender
10Maximilian NicuMidfielder
26Erik JendrisekStriker
23Julian SchusterMidfielder
7Cédric MakiadiMidfielder
18Johannes FlumMidfielder
27Stefan ReisingerStriker
9Papiss CisséStriker
19Daniel BatzGoalkeeper
4Beg FeratiDefender
24Mensur MujdzaDefender
40Daniel CaligiuriMidfielder
-Anton PutsilaMidfielder
6Yacine AbdessadkiMidfielder
-Garra DembeleStriker
Players to Watch
Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 39
Games Goals YC RC
24 6 2 0
After two impressive performances for the national side in the last week, the young creative midfielder will be full of confidence. This will be Kroos' 50th Bundesliga performance and expect the 21-year-old to pull the strings in the Bayern attack.
Oliver Barth
Oliver Barth
Position: Defender
Squad Number: 4
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
Alongside defensive partner Pavel Krmas, Barth will be a key figure for his side against Bayern on Saturday. He was in fine form against Wolfsburg a fortnight ago and will need to be at his best to restrict the home side's impressive attack.
Probable Lineups
Manuel Neuer 1
Philipp Lahm 21
Holger Badstuber 28
Jerome Boateng 17
Rafinha 13
Franck Ribéry 7
Bastian Schweinsteiger 31
Toni Kroos 39
Luiz Gustavo Dias 30
Thomas Müller 25
Mario Gomez 33
Oliver Baumann 1
Felix Bastians 22
Pavel Krmas 2
Oliver Barth 4
Maximilian Nicu 10
Erik Jendrisek 26
Julian Schuster 23
Cédric Makiadi 7
Johannes Flum 18
Stefan Reisinger 27
Papiss Cissé 9
Prediction
With Freiburg's dismal record against the Bavarian giants, it is difficult to imagine anything other than a Bayern win. Heynckes looks to have shored the defence up while an attack of Ribery, Muller, Kroos and Gomez will be too much for Marcus Sorg's men to handle.
Editor's Prediction
Bayern 3
SC Freiburg 0
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling
Striker
Leverkusen 		25 4
Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski
Striker
Dortmund 		24 1
Alexander Meier Alexander Meier
Midfielder
Eintracht Frankfurt 		17 3
Vedad Ibisevic Vedad Ibisevic
Striker
VfB Stuttgart 		15 5
Mario Mandzukic Mario Mandzukic
Striker
Bayern 		15 0