Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 26 Oct 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.7 – 0.7
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 60%.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Aleix García, 70.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Edmond Tapsoba +16.9, Mark Flekken +13.3, Aleix García +13.2.

Well below it: Jordy Makengo −11.0, Johan Manzambi −8.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

21 Oct 2025L 2–7v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
18 Oct 2025W 4–3at 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025W 2–0v 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
1 Oct 2025D 1–1v PSV Eindhoven Champions League
27 Sep 2025W 2–1at FC St. Pauli Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

23 Oct 2025W 2–0v FC Utrecht Europa League
19 Oct 2025D 2–2v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
5 Oct 2025D 0–0at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
2 Oct 2025D 1–1at Bologna Europa League
28 Sep 2025D 1–1v TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Aleix García Midfielder90010.0570.0+13.2
Edmond Tapsoba Defender90100.3766.6+16.9
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder90010.0863.7+1.7
Jeanuël Belocian Defender1300–60.8–
Loïc Badé Defender90000.0259.1+3.4
Ernest Poku Forward85100.1356.9+11.2
Eliesse Ben Seghir Forward9000.0656.8–
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper9000–56.5+13.3
Arthur Midfielder90000.4155.8+6.5
Ibrahim Maza Forward23000.1154.4–
Patrik Schick Forward1300–52.1–
Christian Kofane Forward77000.4451.6−5.5
Jarell Quansah Defender7700–48.4−5.8
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder6700–48.1−1.9
Robert Andrich Defender2300–44.3–
Jonas Hofmann Forward67000.0742.9–

SC Freiburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Derry Scherhant Forward77000.2465.6–
Maximilian Eggestein Midfielder9000–54.6+7.3
Igor Matanović Forward23000.0453.2–
Lukas Kübler Defender67000.1050.3+0.1
Junior Adamu Forward45000.2050.1−1.8
Philipp Lienhart Defender74000.1146.4−4.5
Yuito Suzuki Midfielder4500–46.4−1.4
Johan Manzambi Midfielder67000.0346.3−8.9
Matthias Ginter Defender9000–46.0−2.8
Noah Atubolu Goalkeeper9000–45.5−5.6
Vincenzo Grifo Midfielder900–44.1–
Lucas Höler Forward8500–42.0−5.4
Philipp Treu Defender9000–39.5−6.5
Maximilian Rosenfelder Defender2300–38.5–
Jordy Makengo Defender9000–37.0−11.0
Christian Günter Defender1300–28.4–