Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1 – 2

Full Time

SC Freiburg

Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 17:00 UTC BayArena HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 21' Ermedin Demirovic

Charles Aranguiz 68' Y

Leon Bailey 71' Y

Y 74' Nicolas Hofler

Y 77' Roland Sallai

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
SC Freiburg 34 games · 47 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Marco Achmuller
Referee Felix Zwayer
Referee Rafael Foltyn
Referee Robert Kampka
Referee Timo Gerach

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals SC Freiburg

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SC Freiburg 2020-11-01 SC Freiburg 2–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-05-29 SC Freiburg 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg 2019-03-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	SC Freiburg	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	BSC Young Boys	H	0–2	L
21 Feb	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
18 Feb	BSC Young Boys	A	3–4	L
13 Feb	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	2–2	D
06 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	H	5–2	W

SC Freiburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–1	W
20 Feb	1. FC Union Berlin	H	0–1	L
13 Feb	SV Werder Bremen	A	0–0	D
06 Feb	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
31 Jan	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–3	L
23 Jan	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		SC Freiburg
#6	Position	#7
59	Points	47
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 13
68	Scored	51
47	Conceded	57
+21	GD	-6
1.74	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

18% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SC Freiburg

0-15

–/3

16-30

4/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Bayer 04 Leverkusen get us underway at BayArena.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Schmid is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ermedin Demirovic on 21.
26' Florian Muller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christian Streich might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' Ermedin Demirovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
41' It’s high time Christian Streich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' Timothy Fosu-Mensah makes way for Aleksandar Dragovic at the 44 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
46' The crowd applauds Philipp Lienhart as he leaves the pitch. Manuel Gulde steps in for SC Freiburg.
50' Against the run of play, Ermedin Demirovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' SC Freiburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Holer makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 61.
66' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
67' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 67 minute. Nadiem Amiri leaves to be changed by Patrik Schick.
68' A moment of madness from Charles Aranguiz on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
68' Jeremie Frimpong gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Demarai Gray and will look to change the dynamic.
70' GOAL! Leon Bailey fires home to make it 1-2!
71' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Leon Bailey gets a Yellow card.
74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Hofler.
76' It is a substitution in SC Freiburg team. Vincenzo Grifo is replaced by Janik Haberer on 76 minute.
77' Roland Sallai has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
82' Time for substitution for SC Freiburg. Ermedin Demirovic is replaced by Jeong Wooyeong.
84' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is replaced by Karim Bellarabi.
89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 SC Freiburg.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

28
Demarai Gray ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 68'
24
Timothy Fosu-Mensah ↓ Aleksandar Dragovic 44'
4
Jonathan Tah
20
Charles Aranguiz C
13
Lucas Alario
9
Leon Bailey
18
Wendell
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Patrik Schick 67'
21
Lennart Grill
12
Edmond Tapsoba
27
Florian Wirtz

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

8
Baptiste Santamaria
11
Ermedin Demirovic ↓ Jeong Wooyeong 82'
7
Jonathan Schmid
21
Florian Muller
32
Vincenzo Grifo ↓ Janik Haberer 76'
23
Dominique Heintz
30
Christian Gunter C
17
Lukas Kubler ↓ Keven Schlotterbeck 76'
3
Philipp Lienhart ↓ Manuel Gulde 46'
27
Nicolas Hofler
9
Lucas Holer ↓ Roland Sallai 76'

Bench

14
Guus Til
5
Manuel Gulde ↑ 46'
19
Janik Haberer ↑ 76'
18
Nils Petersen
22
Roland Sallai ↑ 76'
31
Keven Schlotterbeck ↑ 76'
1
Benjamin Uphoff
29
Jeong Wooyeong ↑ 82'
36
Yannik Keitel

Coach Christian Streich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Florian Wirtz	4
Vincenzo Grifo	3
Lucas Holer	3
Lucas Alario	3
Sardar Azmoun	2
Charles Aranguiz	2
Leon Bailey	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-02-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SC Freiburg L 2021-02-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 BSC Young Boys L 2021-02-21 FC Augsburg 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-02-18 BSC Young Boys 4–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-02-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart W

SC Freiburg Form

2021-02-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2021-02-20 SC Freiburg 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2021-02-13 SV Werder Bremen 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2021-02-06 SC Freiburg 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 SC Freiburg L 2021-01-23 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 SC Freiburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen48% Draw25% SC Freiburg27%

Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

74%

Draw or SC Freiburg

52%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or SC Freiburg

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen39% Draw41% SC Freiburg20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	SC Freiburg covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.