30pm CET). Latest Click here for the Freiburg vs. Stuttgart LIVE blog! One of the heroes of Japan’s 2022 World Cup campaign, Doan’s return to club action with Freiburg has been more mixed at the start of 2023. He got an assist as Die Breisgauer beat Augsburg 3-1 in their last home game, but a 5-1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund last weekend saw the Black Forest outfit slip to sixth in the table. However, it's still only six points that separate them and leaders Bayern Munich, while last season’s DFB Cup runners-up are also through to the quarter-finals of that competition after a 2-0 win – thanks to two late goals – at Sandhausen during the week.
Doan was only a substitute in that so should start as normal. Mark Flekken will return in goal after Noah Atubolu got a runout on Tuesday. Christian Streich will be watching this one from the stands after he was shown a red card in Dortmund and will now be without Daniel-Kofi Kyereh for the rest of the season after he tore his cruciate. Defender Kiliann Sildillia was also dismissed for two bookings in quick succession and is suspended for this one game.
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Another key figure for the Samurai Blue in Qatar, Endo has no doubt been one of the first names on the teamsheet for all three of Stuttgart’s coaches this season. Only a concussion-enforced absence for one game has prevented the captain from starting every fixture. It was his goal that saved VfB from the relegation play-off last season and he scored the last time they picked up a point, in Matchday 17’s 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim. Since then, they’ve lost at RB Leipzig (2-1) and at home to Werder Bremen (2-0) to drop to 16th, although they are also into the last eight of the Cup. Endo has also been joined in the Stuttgart ranks by Genki Haraguchi from Union Berlin, making it three Japan internationals at the Mercedes-Benz Arena alongside Hiroki Ito. However, head coach Bruno Labbadia will have to do without striker Serhou Guirassy for a few weeks due to an adductor injury, but attacking full-back Borna Sosa is back and ready to start after coming off the bench against Bremen.
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Watch: Freiburg edged the reverse fixture in Stuttgart on Matchday 3Match stats Vincenzo Grifo is without a goal in three Bundesliga matches, but scored the winner in Stuttgart earlier this season. Despite conceding a league-high 13 goals across four matches in 2023, Freiburg still boast the sixth best defence in the division (30 against).
Freiburg vs. VfB Stuttgart: probable teams, match stats and LIVE blog! Ritsu Doan and Wataru Endo (l-r. ) bring a taste of Japan to Saturday’s Baden-Württemberg derby between Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart. - © IMAGO/Frank Hoermann / SVEN SIMON/IMAGO/Sven Simon Ritsu Doan and Wataru Endo (l-r. - © IMAGO/Frank Hoermann / SVEN SIMON/IMAGO/Sven Simonbundesliga7 hours agoThere’s a distinct Japanese flavour to this Baden-Württemberg derby as Ritsu Doan and Wataru Endo face off when Freiburg host VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (kick-off: 3.
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