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Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg
In the Bundesliga, the big season finale will take place on Saturday. Even on the last matchday of this season, it is still not clear who will represent German football on the international stage in the coming season. Leverkusen, however, will be one of these teams and will even represent the Bundesliga in the Champions League.
The Werkself clinched a place in the top flight with a 4:2 away win in Sinsheim. Leverkusen will finish the current season in third place. However, coach Gerardo Seoane’s team does not want to go into the summer break with a defeat. Therefore, they want to score against Sport-Club Freiburg. SC Freiburg lost their big chance for the Champions League only last weekend. The Breisgauer lost 1:4 at home against Union. However, there is still a chance that coach Christian Streich’s team will be in the top flight next season.
This scenario only occurs if Freiburg wins at Leverkusen and Bielefeld at home against Leipzig. So, in order to keep the remaining chance of the Champions League, the SC must score three times in Leverkusen. Find out whether this is realistic in our Leverkusen – Freiburg betting tip.
Leverkusen – Freiburg Info:
– Date & Time: 14.05.2022, 15:30 Uhr
– Venue: Leverkusen, BayArena
– Competition: Bundesliga, 34th matchday
– TV broadcast: Sky
Leverkusen Form & Balance Check
With the 4-2 away win at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the results of the direct competition, it was clear that Bayer 04 Leverkusen will finish this season in 3rd place. This means that the Werkself will play in the Champions League for the 13th time next season. The latest victory in Sinsheim was the third in a row for coach Seoane’s team. For the Swiss, too, the 3rd-place finish in his debut season is a resounding success.
With offence into the top flight
This season, the Werkself stood out especially for its offensive strength. With 78 goals in the season, Bayer is the third most successful offensive team in the Bundesliga. Especially in the last three games, Leverkusen underlined this strength. Bayer scored a total of ten goals against Fürth, Frankfurt and Hoffenheim. The 78 goals scored so far are a new club record. In addition, Leverkusen’s Patrick Schick is the third most successful goal scorer in the Bundesliga season. He has scored a total of 24 goals in just 26 Bundesliga appearances.
Leverkusen facts & analysis
– In 3rd place with 61 points.
– Won last 3 games
– Last won 4-2 at TSG Hoffenheim
Freiburg Form & Balance Check
While Freiburg still possess some residual hopes of reaching the top flight, it is unlikely that Leipzig will lose in Bielefeld. However, even if the Sportclub misses out on the Champions League, they will still play internationally next season. Thanks to the better goal difference compared to Cologne, the Breisgauer will no longer slip to 7th place in the event of a possible defeat and will only have to make do with the Conference League. It is very likely that coach Streich’s team will play in the Europa League next year.
Defensive stability is gone
For a long time, Freiburg impressed above all with their stable defence. However, the Breisgauers lost this a little bit in the final spurt of the season. In the last three matches alone, Freiburg conceded ten goals. This means that the SC has conceded almost a quarter of its total goals in the last three weeks. With an average of 1.4 goals conceded per game, it shows just how exceptionally poor Freiburg’s last three defensive performances have been.
Freiburg facts & analysis
– In 5th place with 55 points.
– Last lost with 1:4 against Union
– Conceded 10 goals in last 3 matches
Predicted line-up – last update on 12 May 2022
Leverkusen will also play in their usual 4-2-3-1 system against Freiburg. Coach Seoane has no reason to change his starting eleven. However, Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz, Alario, Hincapie or Sinkgraven could also play in the last match. Wirtz, Adli, Bellarabi, Fosu-Mensah, Frimpong and Sertdemir are missing due to injury or illness.
SC Freiburg will throw everything into Leverkusen. Coach Streich had a brave 4-4-2 system played against Union last time. The result, however, is well known. Therefore, it is very likely that the Breisgauer will return to the 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 system. Accordingly, Jeong will have to make way for Gulde in order to get three centre-backs on the pitch. Schmid could also play instead of Kübler. In the forward line, Petersen and Demirovic are, as always, the alternatives to Höler.
Streich: “We worked well this week and go to Leverkusen with our heads held high. Against Leverkusen we played one of our best games in the Hinrunde.” pic.twitter.com/oJQIpjGSYv
– SC Freiburg (@scfreiburg) May 12, 2022
Leverkusen – Freiburg Direct comparison & Statistics
Leverkusen and Freiburg have already met 45 times. In this duel, Leverkusen earned the more positive record. Bayer won 20 games, whereas the Sport-Club only managed to win 12 encounters. A further 13 meetings ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew with a 2-1 win for Freiburg.
– Freiburg won the last encounter in Leverkusen with 2:1.
– Leverkusen have lost two matches against Freiburg.
– At least three goals scored in each of the last three clashes.
– Leverkusen have failed to win two home games in a row against Freiburg.
