Freedman moved from Crystal Palace five days before Dyche landed the Turf Moor job. and this week he's said he's looking for this fixture to provide a springboard for a good end to the season.
"It's a derby that we are very much looking forward to," he said. "We have done our homework on them in terms of what they do best and maybe one or two weaknesses that we can potentially capitalise on.
"The players want to put a few things right that have gone wrong in sense of the results and they want to keep on performing as well as they have done. I know that we have to believe in ourselves and believe in what we are doing and things will change.
"We are creating plenty of opportunities and looking more threatening with possession. This may be the sort of game we need to turn things around and that is something the lads have been looking forward to all this week in training.
"As a manager we have to approach this game the same to any other. It will test our character and mental strength, but we are playing very well. We could do with a bit of fortune in terms of holding on to games and seeing matches out, and if we can do that then I can see us spring boarding up the league.
"I think the fans have been terrific throughout my time here and they have seen us play some good football and just not get the result. I am frustrated for them but I think if we can get a couple of results then away we go. We are certainly not too far away."
Clarets' boss Sean Dyche, aware of the opening day win against Bolton said: "Beating anyone home and away, no matter who you are beating, is a good thing to do. It's a very difficult thing to do over a season, to win home and away.
"They are having their own challenges at the moment in getting points on the board but you can't take teams like that lightly. We don't take anyone lightly but certainly not a team that's down the road with that derby feel and the players they've got.
"But we do focus on ourselves and we are confident about what we are doing here. It's important the players go there with confidence and that's what we'll do."
Dyche added: "They are a big club in their own right. They have just come out of the Premier League and have some good players and a very big squad, but it's not about playing the names, it's about playing the team and we will be ready to do that.
"We are going along pretty well. We are feeling confident and we want more. We are looking forward to it. The lads are in good shape."