SC Freiburg will use the international break to play a friendly against Swiss Super League side FC Luzern on Saturday. The match serves as a fitness test ahead of the next Bundesliga fixture.
Christian Streich's team heads into the game with plenty of confidence. They are unbeaten in their last five competitive matches, winning four of them. The most recent outing was a 2-2 draw away at Eintracht Frankfurt a fortnight ago. Yuito Suzuki scored the equaliser in that game and is the team's current top scorer this season with four goals.
SC Freiburg currently sit third in the Bundesliga table with ten points from four games. They are just two points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. A record of three wins and one draw, with a goal difference of +9 (12 scored, 3 conceded), shows their strong start. The full standings show the tight competition at the top.
The last starting lineup against Frankfurt featured a 4-2-3-1 formation with Mark Flekken in goal and a back four of Treu, Ginter, Lienhart and Makengo. Eggestein and Engelhardt operated in midfield, with Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant and Matanović providing the attacking threat. Updates on the full squad and any injuries are provided separately.
Opponents Luzern arrive following a 1-0 home win against Lausanne in late August. The Swiss side's last five matches have yielded three wins, one draw and one defeat. For Freiburg, this friendly is the final chance to maintain rhythm before their Bundesliga home game against FC Schalke 04 on October 10th. Preparations for that league encounter are already underway.
