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Bundesliga 2016-2017: Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg, Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup

| Sep 22, 2016 09:37 PM EDT

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Powerhouse squad Borussia Dortmund (3-1-0, 9 points) will aim to continue their streak of lopsided wins as they meet newly-promoted club SC Freiburg (2-2-0, 6 points) in a 2016-2017 Bundesliga season match scheduled on Friday, Sep. 23 at the Signal Iduna Park.

Start Time and Streaming Info

The game starts at 2:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.

Borussia Dortmund opened their season with a 2-1 nipping of Mainz in their first game before being tripped by another newly-promoted side, RB Leipzig, 0-1, in their second match.

Die Borussen retaliated with two straight demolition jobs as the team whitewashed Darmstadt, 6-0, and Wolfsburg, 5-1, in their next two games.

Their crushing win over Wolfsburg took place on Tuesday on the road at the Volkswagen Arena, as per Daily Mail Online.

Two quick goals in the first half, courtesy of Portuguese defender Raphael Guerreiro and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the fourth and 16th minutes respectively, gave the visitors a 2-0 lead at the halftime interval.

Die Wölfe managed to trim the gap at the 53rd with a close range shot from German midfielder Daniel Didavi.

However, head coach Thomas Tuchel's squad added three more goals en route to the blowout win, with French winger Ousmane Dembélé, Aubameyang, and Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek netting one apiece at the 58th, 62nd, and 73rd minutes.

Meanwhile, last season's 2. Bundesliga champions Freiburg had already pulled off two victories in four games this term.

After the team lost their season-opener to Hertha Berlin, 1-2, they then completed a 3-1 upset win over Borussia Monchengladbach. They the lost again to Cologne, 0-3, before nipping Hamburg, 1-0, in their game on Tuesday at their home field of Schwarzwald-Stadion, via ESPN.

Veteran striker Nils Petersen netted the lone goal at the 70th minute in the match against Die Rothosen as head coach Christian Streich's side grabbed their second win in the young season.

Breisgau-Brasilianer is now at the ninth place in the overall standings.

Prediction and Predicted Lineup

The predicted result is a 3-0 victory for Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Burki; Piszczek, Papastathopoulos, Bartra, Schmelzer; Weigl; Pulisic, Götze, Guerreiro, Dembélé; Aubameyang

Freiburg starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Schwolow; Stenzel, Gulde, Hofler, Gunter; Bulut, Frantz, Abrashi, Grifo; Niederlechner, Philipp 

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