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Bundesliga 26/27 · 18 Oct 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.6 – 1.1
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 62%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Philipp Lienhart, 83.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Philipp Lienhart +33.2, Jordy Makengo +27.6, Philipp Treu +26.5.

Well below it: Miguel Gutiérrez −11.3, Aleix García −10.8, Facundo Medina −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

15 Oct 2026W 4–0at Lech Poznań Europa League
10 Oct 2026W 4–3at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
20 Sep 2026W 2–0v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
16 Sep 2026W 2–0v NK Celje Europa League
12 Sep 2026D 2–2at FC Augsburg Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

15 Oct 2026W 3–2v FK Jablonec Conference League
11 Oct 2026W 2–1v FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga
19 Sep 2026D 2–2at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
12 Sep 2026W 5–0v Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
5 Sep 2026W 1–0at SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga

Head to head

7 Mar 2026SC Freiburg 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
26 Oct 2025Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ibrahim Maza Forward84110.3268.4+13.3
Patrik Schick Forward90111.0463.8+6.8
Edmond Tapsoba Defender9000–54.2−1.8
Aleix García Midfielder9000–52.0−10.8
Jarell Quansah Defender9000–50.9−3.0
Nathan Tella Forward31000.1049.8–
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper9000–49.5+1.3
Moussa Diaby Midfielder7300–48.4+2.3
Afonso Moreira Forward59000.1147.6−3.4
Facundo Medina Defender90000.0646.9−9.1
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder9000–46.1−8.9
Malik Tillman Midfielder1700–43.3–
Miguel Gutiérrez Defender9000–38.1−11.3
Jonas Hofmann Forward1000–35.6–

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Cyriaque Irié Midfielder13000.13100.0–
Patrick Osterhage Midfielder13000.02100.0–
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder100–100.0–
Philipp Lienhart Defender9000–83.5+33.2
Jordy Makengo Defender9000–75.2+27.6
Derry Scherhant Forward89100.2974.3+22.1
Philipp Treu Defender6401–72.6+26.5
Lucas Höler Forward25000.2062.6–
Yannick Engelhardt Midfielder7700–62.2+13.2
Matthias Ginter Defender9000–60.6+4.6
Jan-Niklas Beste Midfielder77000.0358.8+10.7
Igor Matanović Forward90000.3157.3+2.4
Lukas Kübler Defender2600–51.7–
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder90000.0350.8−1.8
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper9000–47.9+3.4
Keisuke Goto Forward65000.0540.5−1.7