NEWCOMER KIEL SEEKS THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN AGAINST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-CHASING FREIBURG
May 10, 2025 Holstein Kiel - SC Freiburg Holstein-Stadion, Kiel, Germany On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Bundesliga newcomer Holstein Kiel will face SC Freiburg in the 33rd round of the German top flight. While the home team is fighting for survival in the highest division, the visitors from Freiburg are in a sensational fourth place in the table and battling for participation in the Champions League. SC Freiburg and Holstein Kiel have only previously met twice in professional football. The "Storks," as the Kiel team is nicknamed, won 2-1 at home in the second round of the 2018/19 DFB-Pokal, while Freiburg secured a 3-2 home victory earlier this season. SC Freiburg have only won one of their last seven Bundesliga games away at league debutants (2 draws, 4 losses): 2-1 at Greuther Fürth in May 2013. They have lost each of their last three such fixtures, scoring two goals and conceding nine. Their most recent trip to a top-flight debutant saw them lose 3-2 in Heidenhei...