Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th March 2026

Freiburg welcome Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday 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 25 match.

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 are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of ten goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of one goals per match.

The last time the pair played each other Bayer Leverkusen came away as 2-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Hoffenheim by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg won five of their last six Bundesliga matches at the Europa-Park Stadion, scoring 12 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

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 Olympiacos. This was followed by another draw with Mainz 05, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Hamburger SV by 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight while also conceding five times.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen.

Freiburg have taken seven points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of 12 goals to 26. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last ten matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring 14 and conceding 17 goals. They collected 12 points from these. Freiburg claimed nine wins, six draws as well as nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 13 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Freiburg Squad

Schuster 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):

Florian Mueller (0/0), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/24), Anthony Jung (0/10), Bruno Ogbus (0/8), Christian Guenter (0/17), Jordy Makengo (0/13), Lukas Kuebler (2/16), Matthias Ginter (1/23), Max Rosenfelder (0/12), Philipp Lienhart (0/12), Philipp Treu (1/20), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Johan Manzambi (3/18), Maximilian Eggestein (2/24), Nicolas Hoefler (0/7), Patrick Osterhage (1/19), Vincenzo Grifo (6/24), Cyriaque Irie (0/4), Derry Scherhant (4/21), Igor Matanovic (6/21), Lucas Hoeler (1/23), Maximilian Philipp (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (3/19).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 53 year-old Kasper Hjulmand will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Janis Blaswich (0/8), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/17), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (5/20), Arthur (1/16), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (0/6), Edmond Tapsoba (4/20), Issa Traore (0/0), Jarell Quansah (3/20), Loic Bade (0/19), Lucas Vazquez (1/9), Tim Oermann (0/0), Aleix Garcia (1/24), Equi Fernandez (0/14), Exequiel Palacios (0/8), Ibrahim Maza (2/18), Jonas Hofmann (2/20), Malik Tillman (4/19), Nathan Tella (0/10), Robert Andrich (1/23), Christian Kofane (4/21), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/7), Ernest Poku (5/22), Martin Terrier (3/15), Montrell Culbreath (1/2), Patrik Schick (7/19).

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Bayer Leverkusen came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Europa-Park Stadion, but face stern opposition, of course. Bayer Leverkusen seem to have a bit of a love affair with Freiburg, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 11/8.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies on Saturday.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Igor Matanovic, who is performing well for Freiburg. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Bayer Leverkusen.The visitors will be looking to Jarell Quansah to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for Bayer Leverkusen in recent matches.

Freiburg won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing four. Freiburg kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Bayer Leverkusen have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams scored nine times in the past ten encounters between Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Freiburg scored an average of 1.5 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 2.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Freiburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.