Psychology is playing an increasingly important role in top-class sport, and in football it is popular to report on games that have been won before the kick-off. Now everyone involved is aware that in the end it is the result on the scoreboard that decides about joy and sorrow, but that can be influenced in the right direction with a good mental attitude. Exactly this was also the topic in the blue and white camp before the away appearance at SC Freiburg. “What matters is the attitude with which we tackle the challenges. I feel a lot of calm around the team, which is very important in this phase,” Tayfun Korkut underlines the importance. Before our guest performance in southern Baden herthabsc.com As usual, exciting statistics and facts about the duel are noted in the curve knowledge – presented by main partner Autohero.
Statistics: In a total of 31 Bundesliga clashes between SCF and BSC, our record is positive. Eleven wins face just as many point divisions and nine defeats – one of which was 1-2 in the first leg. At the Dreisam, too, the statistics see our Berliners at an advantage with six wins, four draws and five defeats. In recent years, however, our boys have had little to gain in the south. Our old lady managed the last away win twelve years ago, the last three duels were all lost. Time to reverse the trend and take something countable back home from Freiburg! “The SC works as a team, works incredibly well on the basics. We have to bring the same intensity to the pitch,” says our coach, describing an important prerequisite for this project.
Remarkable: With an average of 2.52 goals per game, it should be an eventful afternoon in the south, statistically speaking. In home games of the SC against our Spreeathener it is even 3.07. The personal balance sheet of our coach against the coming opponent should give us courage. In his five duels with Christian Streich and his team, Korkut has two wins, two draws and only one defeat. Certainly not only because of that, but also because of his impressions during the week, our football coach is “in good spirits that we can deliver a decent game in Freiburg – and we want to reward ourselves with points for that.”
Personal: For this endeavor, Korkut welcomed two more returnees after Dedryck Boyata and Suat Serdar at the start of the week on Thursday. Maximilian Mittelstädt and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp have been tested, have the green light after the cardiological examination and have been able to train again. A comeback by Niklas Stark, Lukas Klünter, Marvin Plattenhardt, Prince Boateng and Dongjun Lee, who are all in isolation at home after their positive corona tests, is still open and depends on the free test and the cardiological examination. “We have to be incredibly flexible, but we still have enough players available. It is our job to catch the failures as a team. The players who end up on the pitch will give everything for us to score,” our coach commented on the personnel situation. What is certain is that Alexander Schwolow cannot travel to his old place of work due to his infection, and the suspended Marc Kempf is also missing. Rune Jarstein, Oliver Christensen, Kélian Nsona and Márton Dárdai are still under construction and are not an option for the match in Breisgau.
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