At 23:30 on September 1st, the second round of the Bundesliga will see Bayern Munich hosting Freiburg at home. Both teams secured victories in their opening matches, with Bayern hoping to claim the top spot through a home win, while it will be challenging for Freiburg to leave unscathed.
In their first round, Bayern overturned a 3-2 deficit to win away against Wolfsburg, securing an expected victory; Freiburg also came from behind at home, defeating last season’s Bundesliga runner-up Stuttgart 3-1, which was quite surprising.
During the summer transfer window, Bayern made some big moves, including signing Ito Yohei for €23.5 million, Olis for €53 million, and Palhinha for €51 million; in terms of departures, the most notable were De Ligt sold to Manchester United for €45 million and Mazraoui also sold to Manchester United for €15 million.
After last season’s setbacks, Bayern is determined to regain the Bundesliga title this season. Within the team, Thomas Müller has contributed two goals and one assist, showing excellent form and becoming the current top scorer, while Kane has scored one goal and provided two assists, tying with Müller as the players who have created the most goals. Gnabry has also contributed one goal and one assist.
This match will also mark the home debut of Bayern’s coach Kompany at the Allianz Arena. Kompany expressed that he has been looking forward to it for a long time and hopes to deliver an exciting game for the fans.
During the summer transfer window, Freiburg’s main signings included Ostergaard for €4.8 million and Dinkci for €5 million; significant departures were Schlotterbeck sold to Augsburg for €2.5 million and Sicker sold to Club Brugge for €3 million.
Within Freiburg’s squad, Adam has contributed two goals and one assist, making him the player who has created the most goals; Kuebler has scored two goals, tying with Adam as the team’s top scorers.
In this match, Bayern’s Ito Yohei, Perisic, Stanisic, A. Ibrahimovic, and Buchmann are sidelined due to injuries; Freiburg’s Atubolu, Gregoritsch, and Koffiye are also out due to injuries.
In past encounters, Bayern holds a dominant advantage with 35 wins, 10 draws, and 5 losses; at home, Bayern has an overwhelming record of 21 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss against Freiburg.
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