- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won three of the last five head-to-head clashes in Bundesliga 2025/2026 and Bundesliga 2026/2027 and SC Freiburg are still searching for their first victory in that run.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen are undefeated at home in Bundesliga 2026/2027, winning two of two and conceding 0 goals.
- SC Freiburg are undefeated in their last five matches in all competitions (4 wins, 1 draw) and have travelled well in Bundesliga 2026/2027 (1 win, 1 draw from 2, 3 goals scored).
Bundesliga 2026/2027 top-four battle
With 10 points from five games, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are currently 4th in Bundesliga 2026/2027, one place and goal difference behind SC Freiburg in 3rd, who are also travelling with a game in hand.
Leverkusen have won each of their last three in all current competitions after beating RB Leipzig 2-0 at home and edging Mainz 4-3 away. Carles Martinez's side play an elegant positional-possession style with vertical bursts and an effective counter-pressing game and they have looked well organised in these early weeks of the Bundesliga season.
Freiburg have been solid and Julian Schuster's men have the Breisgau-Brasilianer organised, compact and dangerous on transition - they have the sort of players who can play a disciplined block and then counter-attack with speed.
This matchup could go a number of ways
Leverkusen are odds-on favourites here at 1.7, with Freiburg priced at 4.82 and the draw at 4.51. Our pick is for the home side to get the win, but Freiburg are in good form and they are close enough to the Werkself in the table for this to be a top-four clash, not a routine home job.
The hosts have not lost at the BayArena in Bundesliga 2026/2027, which is probably enough for us to side with them here. We're keeping Freiburg in the picture though, as the visitors have travelled very well this season and have scored goals on the road. We're going for over 2.5 goals at 1.43 and both teams to score at 1.49 to capture the free-flowing nature of this matchup.
Patrik Schick remains Leverkusen's key player and his four goals in four Bundesliga 2026/2027 games means he leads their scoring in this campaign. The Czech forward is also the top scorer for the Werkself in all competition, accounting for four of their last 13 goals in all current competitions.
Freiburg's sharpest attacker in Bundesliga 2026/2027 is Yuto Suzuki, who has four goals in as many games and the Japanese international can punish any home errors with his finishing touch.
Freiburg won't be afraid of Leverkusen
Freiburg haven't won in either of their two previous Bundesliga away games against Leverkusen and the hosts are now a force at the BayArena, but Julian Schuster's side are in fine form and shouldn't be underestimated.
The visitors have won four of their last five in all comps and drew 2-2 away at Eintracht Frankfurt before beating Luzern 4-2 at home last time out. Freiburg can stay close to the host in a tight match with a few chances, but Leverkusen should edge it in the end.
The last head-to-head in Bundesliga 2025/2026 finished 3-3 at the Europa-Park Stadion and this one has the potential to be equally wild if Freiburg can break the game open and Leverkusen try to overcommit.
