Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
SC Freiburg
2 – 3
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sun 17 Mar 2024 · 14:30 UTC Europa-Park Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Florian Wirtz
Ritsu Doan 10' 1–1
1–2 40' Adam Hlozek
1–3 53' Patrik Schick
Yannik Keitel 79' 2–3
Nicolas Hofler 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Europa-Park Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
  • Assistant 2 Thorben Siewer
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
8
SC Freiburg 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-10-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg 2023-02-26 SC Freiburg 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-09-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 SC Freiburg 2022-05-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L
14 Mar West Ham United FC A 0–5 L
10 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 A 2–1 W
07 Mar West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
01 Mar FC Bayern München H 2–2 D
25 Feb FC Augsburg A 1–2 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar SC Freiburg A 3–2 W
14 Mar Qarabag Agdam FK H 3–2 W
10 Mar VfL Wolfsburg H 2–0 W
07 Mar Qarabag Agdam FK A 2–2 D
03 Mar 1. FC Köln A 2–0 W
23 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–1 W

Season Stats

SC Freiburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#3 Position #5
10 Points 7
4 Played 4
3 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
12 Scored 10
3 Conceded 5
+9 GD +5
2.50 PPG 1.75
75% Win % 50%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

SC Freiburg are 3rd (10 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Freiburg
0-15
–/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki 4 G
Igor Matanovic 3 G 1 A
Maximilian Eggestein 2 G
Yannik Engelhardt 2 G
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Europa-Park Stadion as SC Freiburg face off against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' Florian Wirtz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 7' SC Freiburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' A stunning finish from Ritsu Doan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Europa-Park Stadion. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Granit Xhaka made 416 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Finland international Lukas Hradecky has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Piero Hincapie, a Ecuador , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Adam Hlozek makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kiliann Sildillia, as he is very good at scoring at Europa-Park Stadion with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' GOAL! Patrik Schick scores on 53. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong
  • 58' Josip Stanisic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 542 appearances.
  • 61' Another substitution for SC Freiburg to replace Vincenzo Grifo by Florent Muslija on 61 minute.
  • 62' Michael Gregoritsch is replacing Roland Sallai for the SC Freiburg side.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' Nicolas Hofler was booked on 72.
  • 76' Maximilian Philipp gets the nod from SC Freiburg. He replaces Lucas Holer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Goal! Yannik Keitel scores his 3 goal in 495 matches.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jeremie Frimpong as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Tella.
  • 88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bayer 04 Leverkusen take all three points.

Lineups

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Streich

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 6
Florian Wirtz 4
Lucas Alario 3
Vincenzo Grifo 3
Lucas Holer 3
Jonathan Tah 2
Ritsu Doan 2
Sardar Azmoun 2

Head to Head

2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-10-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg 2023-02-26 SC Freiburg 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-09-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 SC Freiburg 2022-05-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg Form

2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-03-14 West Ham United FC 5–0 SC Freiburg L 2024-03-10 VfL Bochum 1848 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2024-03-07 SC Freiburg 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-03-01 SC Freiburg 2–2 FC Bayern München D 2024-02-25 FC Augsburg 2–1 SC Freiburg L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-03-17 SC Freiburg 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Qarabag Agdam FK W 2024-03-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-03-07 Qarabag Agdam FK 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2024-03-03 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-02-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.97 SC Freiburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: SC Freiburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Freiburg41% Draw25% Bayer 04 Leverkusen34%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

SC Freiburg or Draw
66%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
59%
SC Freiburg or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Freiburg35% Draw40% Bayer 04 Leverkusen25%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SC Freiburg

Handicap SC Freiburg covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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