Both sides were in supreme form prior to the World Cup and, although there may be concerns from their respective managers and sets of fans regarding a loss of rhythm, they should be able to pick up where they left off fairly quickly.
As such, it would be a surprise if this game does not provide several moments of brilliance for the neutrals, with both teams averaging more than one goal for and against throughout the season so far.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wolfsburg win with a probability of 40.07%. A win for Freiburg had a probability of 35.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolfsburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.21%). The likeliest Freiburg win was 1-2 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.53%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolfsburg would win this match.