PREVIEW | SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

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·5 March 2026

PREVIEW | SC Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen face off this Saturday at the Europa Park Stadium in 1. Bundesliga.

SC Freiburg have picked up 33 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last game, Julian Schuster's team lost 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Bayer Leverkusen currently have 43 points and lie in 6th position. In their last fixture, Kasper Hjulmand's team won 0-1 against Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 2-0.

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SC Freiburg

Lukas Kubler - Knee Injury
Philipp Lienhart - Injury To Abdominal Muscles
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh - Fitness

Bayer Leverkusen

Mark Flekken - Cruciate Ligament Injury
Nathan Tella - Foot Injury
Arthur Augusto - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Patrik Schick - Muscular problems
Loic Badé - Hamstring Injury
Lucas Vázquez - Calf Injury
Eliesse Ben Seghir - Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

SC Freiburg ( vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2026-03-01): Noah Atubolu, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Christian Günter, Patrick Osterhage, Max Eggestein, Yuito Suzuki, Lucas Holer, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

Bayer Leverkusen ( vs Hamburger SV 2026-03-04): Janis Blaswich, Jarell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba, Montrell Culbreath, Aleix García, Exequiel Palacios, Álex Grimaldo, Martin Terrier, Christian Kofane, Ibrahim Maza

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MANAGERS

Julian Schuster faced Kasper Hjulmand on one occasion, recording a loss.
Kasper Hjulmand faced SC Freiburg on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Julian Schuster faced Bayer Leverkusen on three occasions, recording one draw and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has one loss in the last five games.
Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has one draw in the last 17 games.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has one loss in the last 11 games.
Bayer Leverkusen has gone three consecutive games without losing.
At home, SC Freiburg currently has one loss in the last 16 games.
At home, SC Freiburg currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
At home, SC Freiburg has scored in 16 consecutive games.
At home, SC Freiburg has gone 15 consecutive games without losing.
At home, SC Freiburg has won five consecutive games.
SC Freiburg has been conceding goals in four consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen have faced each other 53 times, with Bayer Leverkusen having the upper hand: 25 wins, compared to 13 victories for SC Freiburg.
At the Europa Park Stadium, Bayer Leverkusen has an advantage in clashes against SC Freiburg: ten wins in 27 games. SC Freiburg has seven victories.
In the German League, 51 matches have been played between the two teams, with SC Freiburg winning 12, 15 draws, and 24 victories for Bayer Leverkusen.