Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bayer Leverkusen are highly favoured to claim a win against Freiburg, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at BayArena seems to be the obvious outcome.

Bayer Leverkusen are number 2 in the table on 29 points after 14 matches. Freiburg rank as number 5 with 24 points after 14 matches played.

Form: Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their last three outings, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 against St. Pauli, beat Inter by 1-0 and hammered Augsburg 0-2. Bayer Leverkusen put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the BayArena. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding nine.

Freiburg Form

In their past three matches, Freiburg lost 3-1 against Arminia Bielefeld, drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim and won 3-2 against Wolfsburg. Freiburg claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg

Lukas Kuebler 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 Saturday. Siding with Patrik Schick also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

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Full-time result

Bayer Leverkusen won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Freiburg won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing four. Bayer Leverkusen won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Bayer Leverkusen did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Bayer Leverkusen scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Impressively, Freiburg scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Bayer Leverkusen have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Freiburg scored the first goal of the game in eight of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 8 consecutive meetings between Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Freiburg, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.