Two clubs in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between SC Freiburg and VfB Stuttgart. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Mage Solar Stadion in Freiburg im Breisgau and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.

What They're Saying

Freiburg striker Admir Mehmedi (via Bundesliga): "A derby's a derby. It's always special. It's going to be a cracking contest."

Stuttgart head coach Huub Stevens: "It's a different team now with different players. Football's full of surprises."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: SC Freiburg's Stefan Mitrovic has been a stalwart defender for the club in 2014. In four league appearances, the 24-year-old is averaging 7.5 clearances and 2.8 interceptions.

Freiburg's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Burki; Gunter, Mitrovic, Torrejon, Sorg; Klaus, Darida, Hofler, Schmid; Freis, Mehmedi

VfB Stuttgart Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kirschbaum; Sakai, Rudiger, Baumgarti, Klein; Gentner, Gruezo; Kostic, Leitner, Harnik, Ginczek

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Bayern München129303132830
2VfL Wolfsburg1272324121223
3Borussia Mönchengladbach12552169720
4Bayer Leverkusen125522016420
5Hannover 96126151014-419
6FC Augsburg126061512318
7Schalke 04125251717017
8Hoffenheim124531718-117
9FSV Mainz 05123721514116
10SC Paderborn124441818016
111. FC Köln124351213-115
12Eintracht Frankfurt124352024-415
13Hertha BSC124261722-514
14SC Freiburg122641316-312
15Hamburger SV12336614-812
16Borussia Dortmund123271419-511
17Werder Bremen122461426-1210
18VfB Stuttgart122371426-129