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Expected score: Freiburg 3-2 Memmingen
Freiburg and Memmingen meet in DEL 2 on 15 November with both sides locked on 19 points after 14 games. The hosts enter this fixture having won their last outing against Weiden 5-3, yet their recent record shows fragility: three defeats in their last five games have exposed defensive vulnerabilities that a visiting side in similarly inconsistent form will look to exploit.
Team form
Freiburg
Freiburg's last five matches reveal a team struggling to find consistency. They scored 10 goals across those five games while conceding 17, averaging 2.0 per game offensively and 3.4 defensively. The 5-3 victory over Weiden masks deeper concerns: losses to Düsseldorf (3-5), Starbulls Rosenheim (0-3), and Landshut (2-3) show a side that cannot maintain defensive shape under pressure. Most troubling for the hosts is their September meeting with Memmingen, when they were shut out 0-3 at home—a result that should weigh heavily on tactical preparation.
Memmingen
Memmingen arrive with an equally troubling defensive record. Over five games they conceded 19 goals at 3.8 per game, though their offensive output of 2.8 per game slightly exceeds Freiburg's. A 3-2 win over Crimmitschau offers some encouragement, but losses to Bad Nauheim (0-5), Bietigheim/Bissingen (2-5), and a heavy defeat to Landshut (3-7) demonstrate that Memmingen cannot be trusted defensively either. Their 6-0 demolition of Lausitzer Fuchse shows they can perform, but consistency remains elusive.
Head-to-head
The teams met once this season on 2 October, when Memmingen won 3-0 at home. That result gives the visitors tactical confidence, though Freiburg will have studied that performance closely and will seek to avoid a repeat of their defensive collapse.
Key factors
Both teams sit in the lower half of the standings with identical records, suggesting a match between sides of roughly equal quality. The decisive factor may be which team can tighten its defence—both have conceded at an alarming rate in recent weeks. Freiburg's home advantage is marginal given their defensive frailties; Memmingen's recent road record offers no reassurance either. Whichever side imposes discipline in the third period will likely prevail. The absence of a clear defensive leader on either side suggests a match where goals will flow, but neither team can be confident of controlling the game.
Prediction
The statistical balance between these two sides is too fine to separate. Freiburg hold a marginal home advantage and have won their most recent outing, yet their defensive record and the memory of September's 0-3 loss to Memmingen prevent any strong backing of the hosts. Memmingen's away form is unreliable, but their 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture proves they can perform on hostile ice. With both teams averaging around 3 goals per game in their recent five-game windows and neither possessing a reliable defensive foundation, the match is likely to be competitive and close.
This is a dead-heat fixture too close to separate. Freiburg are given a marginal lean as the home side, but the pick reflects a coin-flip margin rather than any tactical or form advantage. Expect a tight contest where defensive discipline will be at a premium and both teams will have genuine chances to win. The reverse fixture result and Freiburg's home-ice advantage combine to justify the home lean, but caution is warranted: Memmingen have the form and recent head-to-head evidence to upset the hosts.
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| # | Team | MP | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 38 | |
| 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 27 | |
| 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 26 | |
| 4 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 26 | |
| 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
| 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 23 | |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |
| 14 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
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