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SC Freiburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen
At the end of Matchday 17, a very interesting duel awaits us in the Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon and the surprise team of all, SC Freiburg, welcomes Bayer Leverkusen, who have recently given away a 2-0 lead twice in a row. Now it’s up to both teams to go into the winter break with a win and then attack again in the second half of the season. SC Freiburg, in particular, has recently weakened and lost four times in the past 6 league games.
As a result, they have slipped to 5th place, which is still a fantastic result given their individual potential. However, the next tough opponent awaits in Leverkusen, who have lacked concentration recently and have failed to increase their points tally to 30 despite excellent starting positions. Whether we think they will succeed on Sunday, you can find out in this Freiburg – Leverkusen tip.
Freiburg – Leverkusen Info
– Date & Time: 19.12.2021, 15:30 Uhr
– Venue: Europa-Park-Stadion (Freiburg)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 17
– TV broadcast: In Livestream at DAZN
Freiburg Form & Balance Check
Despite the weak phase in recent weeks, the Breisgauer are playing a fantastic season. Again and again they convince with their intense play, not least Gladbach has felt that. Until the defeat in Munich almost 4 weeks ago, they were still completely unbeaten in the league and still have the best defence in the league. The newcomers were able to integrate well and with 26 points and 5th place in the table after 16 match days, they can be more than satisfied, given the conditions that exist in Freiburg.
At home, Freiburg have weakened recently
In their own stadium, things haven’t gone quite as smoothly as they did at the start of the season lately, and SC have lost both of their past two home games against Frankfurt and Hoffenheim. It was clear that these defeats would come at some point, as the Breisgauer have set an uncanny pace. The lead over 8th place is thus “only” 2 points and in general the midfield is extremely close this season. Therefore, we are very curious to see if Freiburg can continue the form of the first half of the season, or if they will embed themselves in the midfield of the table in the long run.
Freiburg facts & analysis
– Freiburg have the best defence in the league (15 goals conceded).
– They have picked up 11 points from 7 games at home
– Vincenco Grifo has the most goals with 3 goals + 7 assists
Leverkusen Form & Balance Check
You can’t really figure out the Werkself this season. Offensively, Leverkusen’s play is sometimes exhilarating, defensively it’s hara-kiri again. They are in third place, but have the sixth weakest defence in the league, having conceded 26 goals. Above all, the enormous lapses in concentration are inexplicable in places. For example, the last away game in Frankfurt. The team leads 2:0 after a good 30 minutes and everything is going according to plan. But before the break, they give this lead away and even lose 5:2 in the end.
Does Seoane get a grip on these defensive errors?
Some of the defence is extremely young and inexperienced and many are going into their first or second Bundesliga season. The retirements of the Bender twins have removed an enormous amount of stability and, above all, experience is missing from Leverkusen’s game. Robert Andrich brings this physical strength with him, but even the newcomer from Union Berlin cannot carry the team alone. The second half of the season will show whether Seoane can get to grips with this instability and what solutions the Swiss has.
Leverkusen Facts & Analysis
– Patrick Schick is the top scorer with 16 goals.
– Leverkusen have failed to win twice in a row recently
– They are the second best away team in the league
Predicted line-up – last update on 17 December 2021
Possibly Christian Streich will go for the 3-4-3 formation again, with Schlotterbeck brothers in central defence. Gulde may still be out and Schade is also an alternative to Jeong. Demirovic may also come on for Höler. For the visitors, Frimpong returns for Kossounou in the back four and Amine Adli replaces the suspended Diaby on the wing. Andrich is also likely to return to provide some opposition to the physically strong Freiburg side.
Freiburg – Leverkusen direct comparison & statistics
The direct comparison in the Bundesliga goes relatively clearly to the guests and from a total of 42 duels Bayer could win 19. SC Freiburg were victorious 10 times and the remaining 13 matches ended in a draw.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 2-4 (home for SC Freiburg) and 1-2 (home for Bayer Leverkusen).
– Did you know that SC Freiburg score 31% of their goals between the 16-30 minute? That is the highest value in the league
– Bayer Leverkusen has lost only 1 match out of their last 5 in Bundesliga against SC Freiburg
