Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview, Prediction, Team News & Lineups (Bundesliga 2026)

The Bundesliga comes back and presents a curious confrontation at Matchday 25 with SC Freiburg playing against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Europa-Park Stadion on the 7th of March 2026.

The two parties are running towards good finishes in the Bundesliga table, as Leverkusen are aiming to qualify to Europe and Freiburg is wanting to narrow the difference between it and the top six. Having an impressive home record and Leverkusen having one of the most lethal threats at the league, this game is going to be a very interesting encounter.

At present, Leverkusen are ranked 6th in the table having 43 points and Freiburg are ranked 8th with 33 points. A win among the visitors would make their advancement of European football stronger, and Freiburg will be able to recover their lost position and restart their own continental ambitions.

Freiburg vs Bayern Leverkusen Match Preview.

Freiburg’s Strong Home Form

Freiburg have transformed their stadium into one of the toughest places to visit as a team this season under the tutelage of Julian Schuster. The club has not lost 15 consecutive home matches in all competitions and that is their best home streak in over 10 years.

This has been enabled by their capacity to manage games and be disciplined in terms of defense. Freiburg also tend to be more patient and organized in their attack with taking time to construct an attack and wait for openings in form of set pieces or by making a quick transition.

There have been poor performances in terms of consistency though overall they have performed solidly at home. Recent performances such as a 21 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, a 1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt and 1 defeat against TSG Hoffenheim have contributed to the openness of the defensive side.

Freiburg are heavy dependent on their creative midfielder, Vincenzo Grifo, in attack, who can be the trigger with his vision and quality of a set-piece. Striker Igor Matanovic has also come up with valuable goals during the season.

Leverkusen Peeking European Destinations.

At the same time, Bayer 04 Leverkusen come to Freiburg in good shape and having a good record against their next rivals.

The visitors have been defeated only once in their previous eight trip to Freiburg and has not been beaten in the previous six encounters of the two clubs. In the previous match of the season, Leverkusen had easily won 2 goals to 0 against the same.

The attacking of Leverkusen is one of the most powerful in Bundesliga. Their attacking approach involves hold up play and raising the pace in order to create space between the defensive line of their opponents.

Among the important figures there is striker Patrik Schick who tops the league scoring with seven goals in the league and full-back Alejandro Grimaldo whose offensive dribbles and set-piece skill make him one of the most dangerous defenders in the league.

The important role in the control of the midfield battle will probably be played by the midfielders Robert Andrich and Aleix Garcia.

Team News

Freiburg Team News

Freiburg is left without a number of players going to this crucial match.

Philipp Lienhart and Max Rosenfelder, who are the defenders, are not available and Lukas Kubler combined with midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh are out due to injuries.

Moreover, Johan Manzambi has gone through a red card which means he is out of the game which makes the defensive options of Freiburg even more complicated.

Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Injury issues are also a concern to Leverkusen prior to the match.

Defenders Loïc Badé and Lucas Vazquez, goalkeeper Mark Flekken and winger Nathan Tella will also all be absent on the trip.

Striker Patrik Schick is also a question mark and this means that Christian Kofane might be the lead in the line.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head

Date	Result	Competition
Oct 2025	Leverkusen 2–0 Freiburg	Bundesliga
May 2025	Freiburg 2–2 Leverkusen	Bundesliga
Dec 2024	Leverkusen 5–1 Freiburg	Bundesliga
Mar 2024	Freiburg 2–3 Leverkusen	Bundesliga
Oct 2023	Leverkusen 2–1 Freiburg	Bundesliga

Key Players to Watch

Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg)

The creative engine of Freiburg is still the Italian playmaker. He is one of the most influential players in the squad because of his range of passage and lethal free-kicks.

Igor Matanović (Freiburg)

The striker has already achieved a number of significant goals in the season and he might be vital should Freiburg desire to make the most out of few opportunities.

Patrik Schick (Leverkusen)

Leverkusen striker is a goal machine, who has been known to transform a game with just one opportunity in the penalty area.

Hugo Baldan (Salon des Independants)

Grimaldo has the ability to provide attacking value on the defensive side, scoring and providing assists, but also provide many opportunities in the wide positions.

Key Stats

In all competitions, Freiburg have never lost a home match (15).

Leverkusen has not lost six consecutive encounters with Freiburg.

Leverkusen scored two or more goals in four out of the five consecutive head-to-head matches.

The last number of matches between the two teams have yielded less than 3.5 overall goals.

Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Forecast.

It is a game of strengths in an intriguing clash.

The impressive home form of Freiburg is likely to give their visitors a hard time, however, the better quality of attack on the goal and the high head-to-head records of Leverkusen might have the final say.

There will likely be a close match in which possession and tactical discipline will have a significant role.

Predicted Score:

Freiburg 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen

The fact that Leverkusen had the control of possession and made decisive moments during an attack might be sufficient to win by a slight margin.