Bayer Leverkusen – Freiburg SOCCER PICKS
Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg meet at BayArena, in a match for the 24th round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-10-2018, both teams tied (0-0). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 17-09- 2017, for the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen won by (4-0). K. Volland (21 ‘e 34’), C. Aránguiz (29 ‘) and J. Brandt (86’) scored the goals of Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen:
The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 11 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Borussia Dortmund, by (3-2). For the league, Bayer Leverkusen won 19 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Bayer Leverkusen started for this match with a 3-2 defeat in the Borussia Dortmund field, putting a final point to the four games in a row without losing in the German championship: the goals of the team were scored by Jonathan Tah and Volland . Playing with the support of their fans, the locals won 5 of the last 6 matches. On this day, against Freiburg, coach Peter Bosz must keep the team in a 4-3-3, with Lucas Volland being the team’s most offensive reference. The aforementioned player is one of the best scorers of Bayer Leverkusen, with 9 goals scored. For this game the coach still can not count on Bellarabi and Retsos, both due to injury.
Freiburg:
The away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Schalke 04, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Augsburg, by (5-1). For the league, Freiburg won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.
The Freiburg started for this game with a 5-1 triumph in the reception at Augsburg, totaling the fourth match followed without losing in this competition: Petersen (2), Waldschmidt, Niederlechner and Grifo scored the goals of the win. However, we emphasize that the outsiders won only 2 of the 11 games played away from home. Normally the trainer Christian Streich makes to align a more defensive tactical system, in 4-4-2, being Petersen and Waldschmidt the most offensive references of the equipment. However, it is important to note that midfielder Mike Frantz is one of the most dangerous players on the Freiburg attack front, being very strong in the offensive organization. For this game the coach can not count on Sallai, Koch and Gulde, players who are recovering from injury.
