Freiburg will face Bremen. Schuster calls for good defense to increase the chances of a clean sheet.

The 23rd round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga will be staged, and Freiburg will host Bremen at home. Coach Julian Schuster said in an interview that he hopes the team can maintain good defense and a compact formation to increase the chances of keeping the opponent scoreless.

In the last round of the league, Freiburg defeated St. Pauli 1-0 away after an own goal by the opponent's players. After three consecutive wins, Freiburg is currently ranked fifth in the standings with 36 points, only one point behind Leipzig, which is fourth.

In terms of head-to-head record, Freiburg has achieved 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 matches against Bremen, including the first round of this season where they relied on Ritsu Doan to score and finally defeated Bremen 1-0 away.

Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said in an interview, "We are able to score in every game, which is a positive sign. Our goal is to maintain a solid defense and a compact formation, so that we have a great chance of keeping the opponent scoreless. Our focus is certainly not just on defense, but on scoring one more goal than the opponent. If we continue to perform like this, we will not go wrong."

"We have to be extremely alert in this game. We can see that Bremen is a team that plays well. They have many options in attack and can create very threatening passes. They showed a very sharp and aggressive performance against Mainz."

In addition, Bremen coach Ole Werner said at the press conference, "The opponent we will face has hardly changed from the first leg. Their discipline and organizational ability are still very good. Our first task is to keep the defense solid and match them in the confrontation. Considering Freiburg's recent game trend, we may not get too many offensive opportunities, so we must be more efficient in scoring goals."

“Every game is extremely important. If we want to achieve ideal results this season, we can’t make any mistakes. This is a very good opportunity. We hope to get back to our form in this round and keep moving forward in the next schedule.”