The big picture

SC Freiburg come in 3rd on the ladder with 19 points; Bayer Leverkusen are 5th on 16. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

SC Freiburg are 5–2–1 in Bundesliga 2026-27, averaging 2.3 goals for and 1.3 against.

Bayer Leverkusen are 4–3–1 in Bundesliga 2026-27, averaging 2.3 goals for and 2 against.

Form

SC Freiburg have won two of their last five and most recently beat FC Augsburg 2–1.

Bayer Leverkusen have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Marseille 0–1.

Bayer Leverkusen have lost their last three.

Head to head

These sides have met 37 times on our records since 2003: SC Freiburg 7, Bayer Leverkusen 20, 10 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1 at BayArena.

Biggest margin between these two: Bayer Leverkusen by 5 goals in 2009-10 (5–0).

Players to watch

For SC Freiburg, watch Yuito Suzuki (0.6 goals a game in 2026-27) and Igor Matanovic (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Bayer Leverkusen, watch Patrik Schick (0.9 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Ibrahim Maza (0.4 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At Europa-Park Stadion

SC Freiburg have won 14 of their last 20 at Europa-Park Stadion.

The deeper numbers

SC Freiburg haven't beaten Bayer Leverkusen at Europa-Park Stadion since 2021-22: 4 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.