…INJURY REPORT

Michael Esser, Niclas Thiede, Andreas Luthe, Mohammed Tolba, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng, Patrick Osterhage and Christopher Antwi-Adjei are still out. Matus Bero is also not available. He has had knee problems for a long time and they have worsened. Matus is unlikely to feature again before the international break. All other players are ready to play. Despite the many absences, we still have 20 healthy field players. So we have another option.

…FREIBURG

The Freiburg collective is very, very strong. When it comes to set pieces, they have an outstanding shooter in Vincenzo Grifo. Michael Gregoritsch is known very well here. Like yesterday, he only needs a few minutes to decide a game. Freiburg has very high quality and a good chance of reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League. We have a tough road ahead of us.

…STANDINGS

There are three teams behind us. As long as that's still the case at the end, everything is good. That's why I'm happy for it to stay that way. Ultimately we only have influence on the game against Freiburg. We lost two games. It's time we won another one.

**Club Statement: **

Christian Streich will held the press conference before the match.