Europa League Duo Clash as SC Freiburg Host Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Bundesliga
SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - 26/02/2023
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The penultimate match of the weekend in the German Bundesliga takes place at the Schwarzwald-Stadion as SC Freiburg meet Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
The match will be played on the 26th of February and the hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 40 points while the visitors are in 10th place on 27 points.
SC Freiburg come into the game having beat Bochum 2-0 away from home in the Bundesliga last weekend. The opening goal of the game was scored in the 29th minute and SC Freiburg doubled their advantage just 6 minutes into the second half. Bochum had a player sent off in the 63rd minute and that made life easier for SC Freiburg in the closing stages.
The win over Bochum means SC Freiburg are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 fixtures in all competitions and they have won 4 of their last 5 games, including each of their last 3 matches. The wins have come over Augsburg and Stuttgart at home in the Bundesliga plus Bochum away in the league. SC Freiburg also beat Sandhausen away in the DFB Pokal.
Trends how SC Freiburg are difficult to beat when playing at home and they have not lost any of their last 13 home matches in all competitions. They are undefeated in their last 9 home Bundesliga games and have won 6 of their last 7 home Bundesliga matches. Both teams have scored in SC Freiburg’s last 4 league games on home soil.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen make the trip to the Schwarzwald-Stadion having booked their place in the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday night. They joined SC Freiburg in the draw having defeated AS Monaco via a penalty shootout following a 3-2 win in France.
Three goals were scored in the opening 21 minutes of the match, with Bayer 04 Leverkusen scoring twice. They added a third goal in the 58th minute but AS Monaco scored late on to send the tie to penalties.
The win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was their first in 3 games having lost at home to AS Monaco in the first leg of their Europe League tie and at home to Mainz in the Bundesliga last weekend. Form in the Bundesliga shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen have lost 3 of their last 4 games.
However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 3 of their last 4 away league matches, with both teams scoring in all 3 victories.
Looking ahead to the team news and SC Freiburg are without suspended defender Christian Günter. They are also without long term absentee Daniel-Kofi Kyereh due to a knee injury.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have three players suspended with Piero Hincapié, Jonathan Tah, and Amine Adli missing out. Daley Sinkgraven, Andrey Lunev, and Charles Aranguiz are injured.
This has the makings of an entertaining game in the Bundesliga and we expect to see both teams find the back of the net. SC Freiburg have been excellent at home this season and having the home advantage could be the difference in this match, with the hosts taking maximum points.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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coef.
De1
472429
1
2 - 1
2.86
4°
2.25
2.25
3.40
3.00
no
no
no
1 - 1(1 - 0)
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