Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2025

Only three rounds remain of Bundesliga season, and both Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen look to bolster their account at Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday.

While Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 67 points in 31 rounds, Freiburg trail by 51 points after 31 rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Freiburg are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Bayer Leverkusen in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Europa-Park Stadion.

Freiburg step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 11 goals against. That is an average of 1.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet five times in those matches.

Bayer Leverkusen travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping eight goals against. An average of 0.8 goals against a game. They hung on to five clean sheets in this streak.

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Freiburg in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-1 and 3-2, respectively.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Freiburg Form

In their last three outings, Freiburg won 1-2 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, beat Hoffenheim by 3-2 and hammered Wolfsburg 0-1. Freiburg won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw with Union Berlin. This was followed by another draw with St. Pauli, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Augsburg by 2-0. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding five.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Freiburg renew Bayer Leverkusen their acquaintance.

Freiburg earned one points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed zero wins, following five goals scored while also conceding 24. Bayer Leverkusen won seven games, picked up 25 points, scored 28 and conceded 18 goals in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. Freiburg claimed 15 wins, six draws as well as ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 19 wins, ten draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Freiburg Squad

Julian Schuster will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayer Leverkusen from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Florian Mueller (0/8), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/24), Christian Guenter (2/27), Jordy Makengo (0/16), Kilian Sildillia (2/19), Lukas Kuebler (5/25), Manuel Gulde (0/0), Matthias Ginter (2/29), Max Rosenfelder (1/22), Philipp Lienhart (1/29), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/0), Florent Muslija (0/9), Johan Manzambi (1/8), Maximilian Eggestein (1/30), Merlin Roehl (0/17), Nicolas Hoefler (0/19), Patrick Osterhage (1/28), Ritsu Doan (9/31), Vincenzo Grifo (8/31), Chukwubuike Adamu (2/22), Eren Dinkci (0/23), Lucas Hoeler (5/29), Maximilian Philipp (0/2), Michael Gregoritsch (2/19).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/27), Matej Kovar (0/4), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/29), Arthur (0/17), Edmond Tapsoba (0/26), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (4/31), Jonathan Tah (2/30), Mario Hermoso (0/4), Nordi Mukiele (1/15), Piero Hincapie (2/29), Aleix Garcia (3/25), Emiliano Buendia (2/9), Exequiel Palacios (1/21), Florian Wirtz (9/28), Granit Xhaka (2/31), Jonas Hofmann (1/9), Nathan Tella (2/24), Robert Andrich (2/21), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (2/17), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (19/28), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/19).

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Freiburg at Europa-Park Stadion.

Victor Okoh Boniface nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won 5-1 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Freiburg, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Bayer Leverkusen have five wins in their last ten meetings against Freiburg, winning 5-1 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 11/10.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

The past ten matches between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

He banged in 19 goals so far this season, and Patrik Schick also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Freiburg.

Freiburg won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Europa-Park Stadion. They drew one and lost four as well, while Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Europa-Park Stadion since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Freiburg. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Bayer Leverkusen.

Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in the last ten encounters between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen, while over 2.5 goals happened eight times. Freiburg managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 2.2 goals in these. Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bayer Leverkusen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.