Two clubs in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Mage Solar Stadion in Freiburg im Breisgau and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Freiburg striker Admir Mehmedi (via Bundesliga): "A derby's a derby. It's always special. It's going to be a cracking contest."
Stuttgart head coach Huub Stevens: "It's a different team now with different players. Football's full of surprises."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: SC Freiburg's Stefan Mitrovic has been a stalwart defender for the club in 2014. In four league appearances, the 24-year-old is averaging 7.5 clearances and 2.8 interceptions.
Freiburg's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Burki; Gunter, Mitrovic, Torrejon, Sorg; Klaus, Darida, Hofler, Schmid; Freis, Mehmedi
VfB Stuttgart Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kirschbaum; Sakai, Rudiger, Baumgarti, Klein; Gentner, Gruezo; Kostic, Leitner, Harnik, Ginczek
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 30 | |||
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 | |||
| 6 | FC Augsburg | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 17 | |||
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 10 | SC Paderborn | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 14 | |||
| 14 | SC Freiburg | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 10 | |||
| 18 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 9 |
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