SC Freiburg vs Crystal Palace — Tips & Analysis

SC Freiburg +0.25: Freiburg open their season at their own ground in front of a big crowd, and Palace are poor travellers. That is the case for the home side. Freiburg were strong at home last season. They won 5 and lost 3 of their home games there and scored more than 2 goals a game. Across their last 18 they have won 8, and they score almost 2 goals a game. Palace do not travel well. They won only 2 of their 8 away games, scored about a goal a game on the road and let in almost 2. Their last five results read win, tie, loss, win, loss. This is the last warm up for both teams. Palace start the Premier League at Everton a week later, so their manager will protect players and change the team after an hour. Freiburg have more riding on the day. A 2-1 to Freiburg looks the likely finish, with the late changes flattening the game rather than opening it up. There are two things to watch. It is a friendly, so effort and selection can go anywhere. Freiburg have not played a real game in 87 days, so they could start slowly. We are happy to be with Freiburg here.