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Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg

Bayer Leverkusen
2–1Full time
SC Freiburg

Bundesliga · SUN 18 OCT · BayArena

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 17:17
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg BAYER LEVERKUSEN WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT2–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Bayer Leverkusen win61%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.234
The market’s Brier score0.246

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 27 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Bayer Leverkusen win at 61%.
  2. 1′KICK-OFF Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
  3. 2′Much as we predicted: Bayer Leverkusen was 61% before kick-off and our model makes it 60% now. 0–0 · 60–22–18
  4. 13′We said Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–1 · 34–24–42
  5. 13′⚽ GOAL · 13' Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 SC Freiburg
  6. 13′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 13' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 34% now
  7. 13′THE CALL SWINGS · 13' SC Freiburg win is now our likeliest result at 42% (was Bayer Leverkusen win 34%)
  8. 15′14′: Derry Lionel Scherhant on the scoresheet for SC Freiburg, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 34–24–42
  9. 19′⚽ GOAL · 19' Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg
  10. 19′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 19' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 57% now
  11. 19′THE CALL SWINGS · 19' Bayer Leverkusen win is now our likeliest result at 57% (was SC Freiburg win 19%)
  12. 20′Bayer Leverkusen level it on 19′ through Ibrahim Maza. 1–1. 1–1 · 56–25–19
  13. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 51% now
  14. 40′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Philipp Treu · SC Freiburg
  15. 42′We said Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 49%. 1–1 · 49–32–19
  16. 44′Goals are coming at about the 3.3 we expected. 1–1 · 49–32–19
  17. 45′SECOND HALF Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg
  18. 50′HALF-TIME Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg
  19. 53′We said Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 1–1 · 44–37–18
  20. 58′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 58' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 41% now
  21. 60′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Bayer Leverkusen · On: Nathan Tella · Off: Afonso Moreira
  22. 61′We said Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 1–1 · 39–44–17
  23. 61′THE CALL SWINGS · 61' Draw is now our likeliest result at 44% (was Bayer Leverkusen win 39%)
  24. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 64' SC Freiburg · On: Lukas Kübler · Off: Philipp Treu
  25. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 65' SC Freiburg · On: Lucas Höler · Off: Keisuke Goto
  26. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 31% now
  27. 73′We said Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–58–13
  28. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Bayer Leverkusen · On: Malik Tillman · Off: Moussa Diaby
  29. 75′We published Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. Our model now makes it 88%. 2–1 · 88–11–1
  30. 75′⚽ GOAL · 75' Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg
  31. 75′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 75' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 88% now
  32. 75′THE CALL SWINGS · 75' Bayer Leverkusen win is now our likeliest result at 88% (was Draw 11%)
  33. 77′Patrik Schick scores for Bayer Leverkusen on 76′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 89–10–1
  34. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' SC Freiburg · On: Patrick Osterhage · Off: Yannick Engelhardt
  35. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' SC Freiburg · On: Cyriaque Irié · Off: Jan-Niklas Beste
  36. 79′We published Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. Our model now makes it 90%. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  37. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 80' Bayer Leverkusen win: 61% at kick-off, 91% now
  38. 86′We published Bayer Leverkusen at 61%. Our model now makes it 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  39. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Bayer Leverkusen · On: Jonas Hofmann · Off: Ibrahim Maza
  40. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 89' SC Freiburg · On: Vincenzo Grifo · Off: Derry Lionel Scherhant
  41. 93′Full time, 2–1. We called Bayer Leverkusen at 61% — that one lands. 2–1 · 100–0–0
  42. FTFULL TIME Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg
  43. FTBayer Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg · Bayer Leverkusen win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 2–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 61%, draw 21%, SC Freiburg 18%. Over 2.5 goals 65%, both teams to score 61%.

The AI’s read on Bayer Leverkusen v SC FreiburgBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win61%
Draw21%
SC Freiburg win18%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 14:30

RoundMatchday 6

VenueBayArena

RefereeFlorian Badstubner

Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen

4-2-3-1

SC Freiburg

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Bayer Leverkusen

SC Freiburg

3Days since last match3

Last match: 15 Oct · UEFA Europa League

Last match: 15 Oct · UEFA Europa Conference League

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
3SC Freiburg5+1013
4Bayer Leverkusen5+610

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen

4-2-3-1

1 M. Flekken

4 J. Quansah

12 E. Tapsoba

2 F. Medina

3 M. Gutierrez

24 A. Garcia

6 E. Fernandez

19 M. Diaby

30 I. Maza

9 A. Moreira

14 P. Schick

Coach · Carles Martinez

Substitutes

28 · J. Blaswich

17 · Lucas

5 · L. Bade

15 · T. Oermann

23 · N. Tella

7 · J. Hofmann

8 · R. Andrich

10 · M. Tillman

22 · V. Boniface

SC Freiburg

4-2-3-1

1 M. Backhaus

29 P. Treu

28 M. Ginter

3 P. Lienhart

33 J. Makengo

8 M. Eggestein

16 Y. Engelhardt

19 J. Beste

42 K. Goto

7 D. Scherhant

31 I. Matanovic

Coach · Julian Schuster

Substitutes

21 · F. Muller

17 · L. Kubler

37 · M. Rosenfelder

30 · C. Gunter

32 · V. Grifo

6 · P. Osterhage

20 · R. Yamamoto

9 · L. Holer

22 · C. Irie

Our number · bayer leverkusen winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · updated 18 Oct 03:53 · locked at kick-off
61% The market59%
Us61%
Market59%

We make Bayer Leverkusen a 61% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are within 2 points of the market. The model expects 2.2–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg2.21 – 1.14
Form · Bundesliga this season · since 29 AugW3 D1 L1 · W4 D1 L0
Table places · points 10 v 134 v 3
The market · Bayer Leverkusen win59% · ours 61%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60%65% 12 OCT 03:5818 OCT 13:41
Our probability · Bayer Leverkusen win The market, margin stripped

Published at 60%, 61% now. The market has gone from 57% to 59% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Bayer Leverkusen win61%59%+2
Draw21%21%0
SC Freiburg win18%19%−1
Over 2.5 goals65%65%0
Both teams to score61%62%−1
Over 1.5 goals85%83%+2
Over 3.5 goals43%45%−2
Bayer Leverkusen or draw82%81%+1
Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet32%––
SC Freiburg clean sheet11%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 2–1 at 9.7%
0123450 4.4 3.3 2.3 1 7.0 9.6 5.0 2 8.5 9.7 5.5 2.1 3 6.3 7.1 4.0 4 3.5 3.9 2.2 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Bayer Leverkusen down, SC Freiburg across0–5 goals a side shown (97.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting3.90
Over 2.58 of 10
Both scored9 of 10
Last meetingsSCF 3–3 BAY · BAY 2–0 SCF · SCF 2–2 BAY · BAY 5–1 SCF

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Bundesliga this season · since 29 Aug

BAYER LEVERKUSEN

LWDWW2–3 · 4–0 · 2–2 · 2–0 · 4–3

SC FREIBURG

WWWDW4–1 · 1–0 · 5–0 · 2–2 · 2–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Bayern München6+1714
2Borussia Dortmund6+714
3SC Freiburg5+1013
4Bayer Leverkusen5+610
5FSV Mainz 056+410
6SV Elversberg6+110
7RB Leipzig6+59
8Werder Bremen609
9Hamburger SV6−99
10FC Augsburg6+48
11Eintracht Frankfurt6−68
121. FC Köln6−37
13VfB Stuttgart6−26
14FC Schalke 046−35
15SC Paderborn 076−45
16Union Berlin6−125
171899 Hoffenheim5−43
18Borussia Mönchengladbach5−110

The competition's standings before kick-off.