Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th October 2023

Freiburg are aiming for an upset on Sunday, when faced with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena. It will be a surprise to see the latter slip up, though, considering the difference in the table between the two sides.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy the view from the top of the table with 22 points after eight matches. Freiburg find themselves positioned as number 8 in the Bundesliga with 13 points following eight rounds.

Bayer Leverkusen are feeling funky after winning four games on the bounce. They'll, of course, be eager to make it five from five against Freiburg at BayArena.

Before their upcoming match in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.7 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 27 goals. They let 12 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.2 per game. During this run they fought their way to three clean sheets.

Freiburg scored 12 goals, conceded 16 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/2.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against FC Koln. They went on to defeat Wolfsburg 1-2 and made it three on the spin against Qarabag FK in a 5-1 victory. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the BayArena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded eight and scored 18 goals.

Freiburg Form

Freiburg won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-0 against Bayern Munich, before beating Bochum 2-1. Another win followed, this time by 1-3 against TSC Backa Topola. Freiburg claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to five.

Neither Bayer Leverkusen nor Freiburg have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Bayer Leverkusen won two matches, scored seven goals and conceded five in their last three games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them seven points. Freiburg fought their way to one wins and three points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 13 goals. Bayer Leverkusen so far pulled off a record of seven wins, one draw and zero defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Freiburg show off four wins, one draw and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Freiburg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lukas Hradecky (0/8), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (3/8), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/8), Jeremie Frimpong (3/8), Jonathan Tah (2/8), Josip Stanisic (0/4), Noah Mbamba (0/1), Odilon Kossounou (0/8), Piero Hincapie (0/3), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/8), Florian Wirtz (1/8), Granit Xhaka (0/8), Gustavo Puerta (0/2), Jonas Hofmann (4/8), Nadiem Amiri (0/4), Nathan Tella (0/4), Robert Andrich (0/6), Adam Hlozek (1/7), Amine Adli (1/5), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/8).

Freiburg Squad

Below is the full team squad of Freiburg. The manager Streich will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/8), Christian Guenter (0/1), Jordy Makengo (0/0), Kenneth Schmidt (0/4), Kilian Sildillia (0/7), Lukas Kuebler (0/8), Manuel Gulde (0/5), Matthias Ginter (0/7), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (1/8), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Maximilian Eggestein (0/8), Merlin Roehl (0/5), Nicolas Hoefler (1/4), Noah Weisshaupt (0/6), Ritsu Doan (1/8), Roland Sallai (1/8), Vincenzo Grifo (2/8), Yannik Keitel (0/3), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/5), Lucas Hoeler (1/8), Maximilian Philipp (1/6), Michael Gregoritsch (0/6).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Bayer Leverkusen, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Bayer Leverkusen-players Ayman Aourir and Arthur won't be playing in the upcoming match against Freiburg at BayArena due to nursing various injuries.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Freiburg, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Names like Maximilian Philipp, Roland Sallai, Yannik Keitel, Michael Gregoritsch, Max Rosenfelder, Christian Guenter and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg H2H

Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/2. Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match against Freiburg with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Results

In the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 1/2 with bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Betting Tips

Vincenzo Grifo shows decent form right now for Freiburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bayer Leverkusen, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Victor Okoh Boniface also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Freiburg claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen managed to open the scoring in no less than ten of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Freiburg have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.5 goals as both teams scored seven times in this run. In the past ten matches for Bayer Leverkusen across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in ten times of them with an average of 3.4 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Freiburg, who were on target an average of 1.6 times times per game.