Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2024

Freiburg welcome Bayer Leverkusen this coming Sunday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 26 match.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 67 points after 25 rounds, while Freiburg have amassed 33 points. This ranks the latter as number 8 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

Although Freiburg trail Bayer Leverkusen by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Freiburg only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 22 for an average of 2.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Bayer Leverkusen show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded four, an average of 0.4 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in seven of these.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Bayer Leverkusen came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Freiburg Form

In their last three matches, Freiburg beat West Ham by 1-0 and Bochum by 1-2, before losing against West Ham by 5-0. Freiburg claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost one, scored 11 goals and conceded ten.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Qarabag FK. A 2-0 win against Wolfsburg followed, before they beat Qarabag FK by 3-2. Bayer Leverkusen have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 11 and conceding four goals.

We expect Bayer Leverkusen to return from their trip to Europa-Park Stadion with a win, but Freiburg will do anything to avoid getting pummelled on home soil. Thus, we combine the away win with under 3.5 goals.

Freiburg have taken 12 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 33. Bayer Leverkusen scored 22 goals and conceded 11 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them seven wins and 24 points. Freiburg claimed nine wins, six draws as well as ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 21 wins, four draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Freiburg Squad

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

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Jaaso Jantunen (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/25), Attila Szalai (0/6), Christian Guenter (1/6), Jordy Makengo (0/12), Kenneth Schmidt (0/5), Kilian Sildillia (0/23), Lukas Kuebler (1/19), Manuel Gulde (1/19), Matthias Ginter (0/22), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (1/14), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/1), Florent Muslija (0/4), Maximilian Eggestein (1/25), Merlin Roehl (1/19), Mika Baur (0/0), Nicolas Hoefler (1/20), Noah Weisshaupt (1/21), Ritsu Doan (2/21), Roland Sallai (3/20), Vincenzo Grifo (7/23), Yannik Keitel (0/6), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/12), Lucas Hoeler (7/25), Maximilian Philipp (1/12), Michael Gregoritsch (5/23), Ryan Johansson (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

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

Lukas Hradecky (0/24), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (9/25), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/20), Jeremie Frimpong (8/23), Jonathan Tah (4/22), Josip Stanisic (1/14), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/16), Piero Hincapie (1/18), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/19), Florian Wirtz (6/25), Granit Xhaka (1/25), Gustavo Puerta (0/5), Jonas Hofmann (5/25), Nathan Tella (5/16), Robert Andrich (1/19), Adam Hlozek (1/20), Amine Adli (2/16), Borja Iglesias (0/4), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (3/12), Victor Okoh Boniface (10/16).

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Freiburg could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. Maximilian Eggestein gets a day off from the Freiburg squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Manuel Gulde, Chukwubuike Adamu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh are all absent from the Freiburg squad that faces Bayer Leverkusen at Europa-Park Stadion.

Bayer Leverkusen have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Freiburg this coming Sunday. For instance, Bayer Leverkusen won't be able to field Jeremie Frimpong as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Freiburg.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Bayer Leverkusen came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday. All in all, Bayer Leverkusen have a fine reading on Freiburg in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In the last ten matches between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Look no further than Michael Gregoritsch, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Freiburg in the Bundesliga, while Nathan Tella managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Bayer Leverkusen in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Freiburg claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Bayer Leverkusen won eight of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost zero of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Freiburg on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Bayer Leverkusen''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored eight times in the last ten encounters between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Freiburg scored 1.3 goals on average, while Bayer Leverkusen pulled 1.7 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Freiburg, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.