Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
8 of 13 right
- Result Bayer Leverkusen win59% 2-1
- Double chance Bayer Leverkusen or draw (1X)82% 2-1
- Both teams to score Yes61% Yes
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.566% 3 goals
- More corners Bayer Leverkusen69% Bayer Leverkusen (4-3)
- Yellow cards Above average 1 yellow card · league 3.4
- Yellow cards 1 yellow card 3.5 Over51% 4.5 Under68% 5.5 Under83%
- Corners Around average 7 corners · league 10.8
- Corners 7 corners 8.5 Over64% 9.5 Over54% 10.5 Under57%
Match stats
Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
- 2 Goals 1
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 4 Corners 3
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg is the headline fixture of Bundesliga Matchday 6 on Sunday 18 October 2026, and our model goes for a Bayer Leverkusen win, with a Leverkusen win or draw as the double-chance selection.
Why this pick?
Bayer Leverkusen host Freiburg at the BayArena on Matchday 6, and our model places the home side clearly above the Bundesliga average and ahead of Freiburg — that gap is the main reason for the home win. The BayArena adds to it, and over their last five matches Leverkusen have produced more shots and more big chances than the league norm. Freiburg push back: unbeaten and top of the table, with thirteen points and four conceded. In this fixture, though, the record since 2010 is heavily in Leverkusen's favour: 15 wins to 6 defeats, and that home dominance covers for Freiburg's strong start. The call is moderate.
Both teams to score: Our model expects both teams to score: Leverkusen's attack is rated a strong one, well clear of the division's norm, and Freiburg's production also stands above the average, which carries more weight than two defences that concede fewer goals than most.
Form guide
Bayer Leverkusen
- W 4-0 at Lech Poznań (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
- W 4-3 at Mainz 05 (A) Bundesliga · 10 Oct
- W 2-0 vs RB Leipzig (H) Bundesliga · 20 Sep
- W 2-0 vs NK Celje (H) Europa League · 16 Sep
- D 2-2 at Augsburg (A) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
Freiburg
- W 3-2 vs Jablonec (H) Conference League · 15 Oct
- W 2-1 vs Schalke 04 (H) Bundesliga · 11 Oct
- D 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt (A) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
- W 5-0 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) Bundesliga · 12 Sep
- W 1-0 at Paderborn (A) Bundesliga · 5 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
31 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 7 Mar 2026 · Bundesliga Freiburg 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen
- 26 Oct 2025 · Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Freiburg
- 4 May 2025 · Bundesliga Freiburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- 21 Dec 2024 · Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Freiburg
- 17 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga Freiburg 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14:4 | +10 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14:8 | +6 | 10 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga, Matchday 6
- Kick-off
- Venue
- BayArena, Leverkusen
Questions and answers
What was the score of Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg?
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg in the Bundesliga (Matchday 6) on Sunday 18 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg right?
Yes: our result pick was Bayer Leverkusen win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-1. 8 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg?
1 yellow card (Bayer Leverkusen 0, Freiburg 1), no red cards and 7 corners (Bayer Leverkusen 4, Freiburg 3).
Other Bundesliga results that day
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