The Wolves have plenty of momentum behind them for their furthest away journey in the Bundesliga. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men travel to Friday’s away match at Freiburg (kick-off 20:30 CET) on their longest winning run in two years, since VfL celebrated six successive victories under Niko Kovac between October 2022 and January 2023. The Green-and-Whites are currently unbeaten in eight games in all competitions and have won the last four in the Bundesliga, something no other team has managed to do. That form has seen the Wolves climb up to fifth place in the table.
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Dip in form: Freiburg have won just one of their last six competitive matches (D3, L2), having won seven of the first 10 under coach Julian Schuster (L3).
A force on the road: Only leaders Bayern Munich have collected more points on their travels (17) and scored more away goals (24) than Hasenhüttl’s side in the Bundesliga this season (13 points, 16 goals). VfL have never registered so many points in the first six away matches.
That’s Amoura: Mohammed Amoura has been directly involved in 11 goals (five goals and six assists) in his first 11 Bundesliga appearances. That’s the best start for a VfL player since detailed data collection began in 2004/05. His six assists are currently only bettered by two players in the German top flight: Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush and Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo (both seven).
The last laugh: Last weekend, the Green-and-Whites turned it around at home to Mainz with two late goals, their seventh and eight strikes in the final 15 minutes this season. Freiburg, in contrast, are the only side in the Bundesliga yet to find the net in the final quarter of an hour.
Attack setting new standards: With 29 goals after 13 matchdays, the Wolves have set a new club record. Even Grafite, Edin Dzeko and Co didn’t manage those figures in the 2008/09 championship season. It was 28 goals at the same stage of that campaign. Strikers Amoura, Tiago Tomas and Jonas Wind are leading the way in the internal scoring chart with five goals apiece.
Set-piece power: VfL have scored five goals from corners so far this term – that’s the joint best in the league together with Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin. The total of 10 goals from set pieces is topped only by Bayern’s 12. Freiburg have netted just three times from dead-ball situations.
