**Both sides are limping into this friendly with rough preseason form, but Freiburg's got the sharper edge here.** 🔴⚫ A 3-1 win over Derby shows they can click; Strasbourg's 0-7 demolition by Sporting is… not the vibe you want heading into August.

Freiburg have dropped matches to serious outfits (Aston Villa, Greuther Fürth), but that Derby result suggests they're starting to gel. Strasbourg are still hunting consistency — two wins in five doesn't mask how badly they got picked apart in Lisbon.

Key storylines:

- **V. Grifo** and the Freiburg attack need to punish a Strasbourg backline missing defensive depth without **J. Panichelli**

- **L. Höler** and **D. Scherhant** up top give Freiburg a physical presence that Strasbourg's rearguard hasn't faced since the Sporting CP bloodbath

- Strasbourg's midfield trio of **J. Enciso**, **A. Ouattara**, and **S. Amo-Ameyaw** must control tempo — if Freiburg dominate possession, it'll get ugly fast

Expected lineups:

- **SC Freiburg**: N. Atubolu, M. Ginter, P. Treu, L. Kübler, V. Grifo, M. Eggestein, J. Beste, D. Scherhant, L. Höler

- **RC Strasbourg**: M. Piekutowski, I. Doukouré, L. Høgsberg, A. Omobamidele, J. Enciso, A. Ouattara, S. Amo-Ameyaw, Y. Diémé, G. Kodia

Prediction:

**Freiburg 2-0 Strasbourg**

Freiburg's slight favorite in a low-intensity friendly where Strasbourg's shaky defense gets exposed early. 📍