Six points separate Freiburg and Gladbach before today’s third-round meeting

SC Freiburg’s perfect two-match start meets Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 0-point record today, with kickoff at 13:30 UTC at Europa-Park Stadion. Freiburg sit second on six points, while Gladbach arrive 17th after two defeats, making the third round an immediate test of the table’s extremes.

What's at stake

Freiburg trail leaders FC Augsburg by 0 points on six, so a win would move them to nine points and strengthen their position near the top. Gladbach are six points behind Freiburg; a victory would lift them to three points and cut that gap to three, while a defeat would leave them without a point after three rounds.

The numbers

Freiburg have won both of their matches and hold a 5-1 overall goal record. At home, they are 1W 0D 0L, with four goals scored and one conceded, although they have not kept a clean sheet.

Gladbach’s two losses have produced a 3-7 overall record. Their away sample is 0W 0D 1L, with no goals scored and three conceded, while both teams’ recent form reads as opposite streaks: Freiburg, win-win; Gladbach, loss-loss.

One to watch

Y. Suzuki has scored three goals in two appearances for Freiburg, accounting for a major share of the team’s five league goals. His output gives the hosts a clear attacking reference against a Gladbach side that has already conceded seven times in two matches. H. Bolin provides the visitors’ leading scoring threat with two goals in two appearances.

Why it matters

For Freiburg, today is a chance to turn six points and a plus-four goal difference into a stronger early cushion behind or alongside FC Augsburg. For Gladbach, the priority is to change a 0W 0D 2L start before the six-point deficit to Freiburg grows; J. Castrop, D. Hashioka, Y. Konoplya, N. Kuhn, E. Leopold and Z. Uno are listed as unavailable or doubtful.