Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th October 2026
Bayer Leverkusen are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 6 of the Bundesliga on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Freiburg, whom they welcome on home soil at BayArena.
A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that three points and three places currently separate the two teams.
Both sides enter the match with the goal to improve or at least maintain their current position in the upper parts of the Bundesliga table. Neither of the teams will be short on motivation ahead of their clash on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.3 goals on average per match, or 23 goals in total, while allowing 16 goals against, for an average of 1.6 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.
Freiburg scored 23 goals, conceded 14 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.
Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Bayer Leverkusen played against Freiburg. It finished 3-3 in a great match between the pair.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen Form
In their last three outings, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 against RB Leipzig, beat Mainz 05 by 3-4 and hammered Lech Poznan 0-4. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the BayArena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 18 goals.
Standards are high at a club like Bayer Leverkusen and as such the season is so far going according to plan.
Freiburg Form
In their last three matches, Freiburg drew 2-2 with Eintracht Frankfurt, beat Schalke 04 by 2-1 and beat Jablonec by 3-2. Freiburg managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Going into the season as a title candidate in the Bundesliga, Freiburg are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.
The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Bayer Leverkusen face Freiburg, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Sunday. The value bet lies with goals.
Bayer Leverkusen have a record of three wins, one draw and one defeat in the Bundesliga this season. Freiburg are looking at four wins, one draw and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Stats
- In 11 of the last 13 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 6 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Freiburg have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Freiburg have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Freiburg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Carles Martinez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Freiburg from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Janis Blaswich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/5), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Edmond Tapsoba (0/5), Facundo Medina (1/5), Guela Doue (0/1), Jarell Quansah (1/5), Loic Bade (0/2), Lucas Vazquez (0/4), Miguel Gutierrez (1/5), Tim Oermann (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/5), Equi Fernandez (1/5), Ibrahim Maza (1/5), Jonas Hofmann (0/2), Kennet Eichhorn (0/0), Malik Tillman (0/4), Naba Mensah (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/1), Robert Andrich (1/3), Afonso Moreira (0/5), Aleksa Damjanovic (0/0), Christian Kofane (2/4), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/0), Martin Terrier (0/2), Montrell Culbreath (0/0), Moussa Diaby (1/4), Ndjicoura Bomba (0/0), Patrik Schick (5/5), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/1).
Freiburg Squad
Below is the full team squad of Freiburg. The manager Schuster will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:
Florian Mueller (0/0), Jannik Huth (0/0), Mio Backhaus (0/5), Anthony Jung (0/0), Berkay Yilmaz (0/1), Bruno Ogbus (0/0), Christian Guenter (0/0), Jordy Makengo (0/5), Lukas Kuebler (0/5), Matthias Ginter (0/5), Max Rosenfelder (0/1), Philipp Lienhart (0/5), Philipp Treu (0/5), Florent Muslija (0/0), Maximilian Eggestein (3/5), Patrick Osterhage (0/0), Rihito Yamamoto (0/0), Rouven Tarnutzer (0/0), Vincenzo Grifo (0/4), Yannik Engelhardt (2/5), Cyriaque Irie (0/3), Derry Scherhant (1/5), Igor Matanovic (3/5), Keisuke Goto (1/5), Lucas Hoeler (0/4), Yuito Suzuki (4/5).
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Team News
Bayer Leverkusen just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Freiburg at BayArena.
Bayer Leverkusen are unable to field Victor Okoh Boniface on Sunday against Freiburg, as he is sidelined with an injury.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg H2H
Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Bayer Leverkusen have been slightly more successful than Freiburg in recent meetings. With a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Bayer Leverkusen has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/11.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Results
Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies this coming Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Betting Tips
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Patrik Schick brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Bayer Leverkusen will start him against Freiburg, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Yuito Suzuki, who notched up four goals in his past six games.
In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Freiburg claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Freiburg have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg, with the former on an average of 2.3 goals a game. Freiburg scored 1.6 goals per game and both teams scored nine times in this run. Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Freiburg played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.3 goals themselves during this run.