Open game expected at MAGE SOLAR Stadion: SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 19.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: MAGE SOLAR Stadion

What a game, with SC Freiburg placed 5th and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at 3rd. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • SC Freiburg have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Bundesliga
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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SC Freiburg form and stats

SC Freiburg have played 7 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Freiburg are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at MAGE SOLAR Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.

An away draw last time out for SC Freiburg, facing Union Berlin in a game that ended 0-0. Schlotterbeck was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.32 out of 10. The defender Schlotterbeck hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Hoffenheim with the scoreline 1-2.

The Freiburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Freiburg have conceded 8 goals.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have produced an overall stat of 4-3-1 so far.

Leverkusen delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Hoffenheim (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. It looked so good for Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Attacker Schick got a player rating of 8.22 in the game. "Man of the match" Schick scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Leverkusen manager Seoane faced defeat when travelling to Eintracht Frankfurt and losing 2-5.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 20 goals in 8 league games away this season. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Freiburg won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenP. Schick
P. Schick
16 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenF. Wirtz
F. Wirtz
5 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenM. Diaby
M. Diaby
5 goals

SC Freiburg missing players

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

SC Freiburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 0 8 16
7 3 1 Won W 0 4 8
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 4
26 11 3 Scored S 0 20 39
15 8 3 Conceded C 0 12 26
81% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
81% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 88%
56% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 69%
19% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 75% 69%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 31%
56% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 88% 69%
38% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 25%
25% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
5.2 5.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.8 5.4
4.8 4.7 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 4.1
0.9 0.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.6 14 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.9 12.7
4.9 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.9 5.6
33% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 51% 43%
 
14.2 12.6 16 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14.5 15
4.2 3.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.8 5.6
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of SC Freiburg's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SC Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SC Freiburg have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Bundesliga
  • SC Freiburg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Bundesliga
  • SC Freiburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 16 13 1 2 52 16 8 7 0 1 25 6 8 6 1 1 27 10 36 40
2 Borussia Dortmund 16 11 1 4 39 23 9 8 0 1 26 12 7 3 1 3 13 11 16 34
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 8 4 4 39 26 8 4 1 3 19 14 8 4 3 1 20 12 13 28
4 Hoffenheim 16 8 3 5 34 25 7 5 1 1 17 7 9 3 2 4 17 18 9 27
5 SC Freiburg 16 7 5 4 26 15 7 3 2 2 11 8 9 4 3 2 15 7 11 26
6 Mainz 05 16 7 3 6 25 16 9 5 3 1 18 5 7 2 0 5 7 11 9 24
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 16 6 6 4 26 24 7 2 4 1 11 8 9 4 2 3 15 16 2 24
8 Union Berlin 16 6 6 4 22 21 9 5 3 1 12 8 7 1 3 3 10 13 1 24
9 RB Leipzig 16 6 4 6 30 20 8 6 0 2 25 10 8 0 4 4 5 10 10 22
10 Köln 16 5 7 4 26 27 8 4 3 1 17 11 8 1 4 3 9 16 -1 22
11 Wolfsburg 16 6 2 8 17 25 9 3 1 5 8 14 7 3 1 3 9 11 -8 20
12 Bochum 16 6 2 8 16 25 7 4 2 1 10 5 9 2 0 7 6 20 -9 20
13 Borussia M'gladbach 16 5 3 8 21 31 8 4 2 2 14 13 8 1 1 6 7 18 -10 18
14 Hertha BSC 16 5 3 8 17 33 7 3 2 2 9 7 9 2 1 6 8 26 -16 18
15 Stuttgart 16 4 5 7 22 30 9 3 2 4 16 18 7 1 3 3 6 12 -8 17
16 Augsburg 16 4 5 7 17 26 8 3 2 3 12 15 8 1 3 4 5 11 -9 17
17 Arminia Bielefeld 16 2 7 7 12 22 9 1 5 3 8 13 7 1 2 4 4 9 -10 13
18 Greuther Furth 16 1 1 14 13 49 7 1 1 5 7 15 9 0 0 9 6 34 -36 4

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