Leverkusen’s two-win home record tests Freiburg’s provisional Bundesliga lead
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Leverkusen’s unbeaten home record and Freiburg’s unbeaten away record frame a meeting between fourth and first in the provisional Bundesliga standings. P. Schick leads the hosts’ scoring threat, while Freiburg must manage Y. Suzuki’s red-card absence.
Before kickoff
Leverkusen’s home record meets Freiburg’s provisional lead
The pre-match Bundesliga standings put SC Freiburg first on 13 points from 5 games, with Bayer Leverkusen fourth on 10 points from 5 games. Freiburg are 3 points ahead of Leverkusen. The match therefore gives Leverkusen a direct opportunity to reduce that gap, while Freiburg can protect their position at the top of the provisional table.
Leverkusen have won 2 and lost 0 of their home games this season, scoring 6 goals and conceding 0. They have kept 2 home clean sheets. Freiburg’s away record is 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 3 goals scored, 2 conceded and 1 clean sheet. The strongest pre-match contrast is Leverkusen’s unbeaten home defence against Freiburg’s unbeaten away record.
Goal threat shaped by absences
P. Schick leads Leverkusen’s listed scoring threat with 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 appearances. Freiburg’s Y. Suzuki has 4 goals in 5 appearances but is unavailable through a red-card suspension. I. Matanović and M. Eggestein have each scored 3 goals in 5 appearances, giving Freiburg other established contributors. B. Yilmaz is questionable because he lacks match fitness.
Leverkusen list E. Ben Seghir, G. Doue, K. Eichhorn, C. Kofane and M. Terrier as missing, while M. Culbreath is questionable with a foot injury. Their recent five-match form is Loss, Win, Draw, Win, Win; Freiburg’s is Win, Win, Win, Draw, Win.
At kickoff, can Leverkusen’s home defence contain Freiburg without Suzuki while Schick converts the hosts’ scoring threat?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | SC Freiburg | WDWWW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DWWWW | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | Bayern München | DWWDW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWDWL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | WLWLW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | FC Augsburg | DLDWW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | DWDWL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | WLDWL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | LWLWD | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | |
| 10 | SV Elversberg | LDLWW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | LWLDL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | WLLWL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | WWLLL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 6 | |
| 14 | FC Schalke 04 | LDWDL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 15 | SC Paderborn 07 | LWLLD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 16 | Union Berlin | WLLLD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 4 | |
| 17 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LLWLL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LLLLL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 |