Bayern Munich will be hoping to avoid the jitters of their season-opening victory when they host Freiburg in their 2024/25 home opener at the Allianz Arena.
Vincent Kompany’s managerial debut required a late comeback, with the Gunners trailing 2-1 to Wolfsburg on the hour mark, but they came from behind to win 3-2 thanks to Serge Gnabry’s 82nd-minute winner. Harry Kane has scored in three different pre-season friendlies, but failed to find the net in the Bundesliga opener.
The new boss knows that mistakes must be eliminated if they are to reclaim their Bundesliga throne from last season’s darlings Bayer Leverkusen, saying they “lost momentum just after half-time” and that “such gaps often happen because of mistakes”.
Freiburg found themselves in a similar position in their first game of the season, trailing Stuttgart just two minutes into the match, but came back to win 3-1 thanks to a Lukas Kubler brace.
Live Streaming Bayern Munich – Freiburg Match, TV Channel
- Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
- Time: 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT
- TV channel: None
- Streaming: ESPN+
This Bundesliga match is available exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States.
What time is the kick-off for the Bayern Munich v Freiburg match?
This Bundesliga match will kick off at the Allianz Arena on Sunday, September 1st at 5:30pm local time in Munich, Germany.
Here’s how this time translates across time zones in North America:
| Date | Kick-off time | |
| Eastern Time | Sunday September 1st | 11:30 a.m. |
| Central Time | Sunday September 1st | 10:30 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Sunday September 1st | 9:30 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Sunday September 1st | 8:30 a.m. |
Bayern Munich vs Freiburg lineup and team news
Bayern Munich are dealing with a number of injuries, but most of them are to squad players. Leroy Sane is the only key player to be out, nursing a groin injury for a few more weeks. Josip Stanisic is out until early October with a knee injury and a recent signing Hiroki Ito came out with a broken bone in his foot.
There is a battle for places in midfield, as Alexander Pavlovic And Josh Kimmich started in the pivot, but new signature Joao Palhinha could be introduced, while Leon Goretzka And Konrad Laimer are also waiting for a chance.
Bayern Munich’s predicted starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer (GK) – Boey, Kim, Upamecano, Davies – Kimmich, Palhinha – Olise, Musiala, Gnabry – Kane.
Freiberg faces a long list of injuries at the start of the season. The most important is the young goalkeeper Noah Atubolu is out for a few weeks after needing an appendectomy.
They also lack a playmaker. Daniel-Kofi Kyerehwinger Eren Dinkciand attacking Michel Gregoritschleaving them with a number of senior players short.
Fribourg’s expected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Muller (GK) — Kubler, Rosenfelder, Lienhart, Gunter — Eggestein, Osterhage — Doan, Rohl, Grifo — Adamu.
Bayern Munich – Freiburg prediction, odds and tips
- Score prediction: Bayern Munich 3-1 Freiburg
Vincent Kompany may not like it, but Bayern Munich have a lot of work to do defensively if they want to not only challenge for the German title, but also for European glory. Yet, at least for now, it often goes unnoticed as their crazy attacking lineup allows them to outplay their opponents to make up for their defensive woes at the moment. If Joao Palhinha comes into midfield for his first start for Bayern, it will help solve the transition issues.
| BetMGM (USA) |
|
| Bayern Munich victory | -500 |
| Draw | +650 |
| Victory of Fribourg | +1100 |
| Both teams mark |
Y: -165 N: +115 |
| More / Less 3.5 goals |
O: -160 U: +115 |
| Bayern Munich -2.5 goals |
+115 |
| Fribourg +2.5 goals |
-165 |
