Bayer Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg
Ref: Harm Osmers, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat SC Freiburg 2–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Poku and Tapsoba scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.71 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.72 for SC Freiburg. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while SC Freiburg are 7th.
First Half
15'
Lienhart
Yellow Card
⚽
Poku
Assist: García
García
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Adamu
⚽
Tapsoba
Assist: Álex Grimaldo
67'
⇄
Kübler
67'
⇄
Manzambi
⇄
Hofmann
⇄
Fernández
74'
Lienhart
Red Card
74'
Lienhart
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Scherhant
⇄
Christian Kofane
⇄
Quansah
85'
⇄
Höler
⇄
Poku
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 8 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 44 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenSC Freiburg
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.71VS0.72
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
6
9
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
758
Total passes
335
708
Accurate passes
270
93%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 2 won
9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
3
-0.28
Goals prevented
-0.28
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 8R. AndrichM
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 14P. SchickF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 27J. MensahM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
- 44J. BelocianD
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. AtuboluG
- 3P. LienhartD
- 7D. ScherhantM
- 8M. EggesteinM
- 9L. HölerM
- 17L. KüblerD
- 20J. AdamuF
- 28M. GinterD
- 29P. TreuM
- 33J. MakengoD
- 44J. ManzambiM
Substitutes
- 5A. JungD
- 14Y. SuzukiM
- 19J. BesteD
- 21F. MüllerG
- 27N. HöflerM
- 30C. GünterD
- 31I. MatanovićF
- 32V. GrifoM
- 37M. RosenfelderD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/5 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 85 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Arthur | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeremiah Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich | M | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 13 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SC Freiburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Scherhant | M | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Noah Atubolu | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philipp Treu | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthias Ginter | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lucas Höler | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maximilian Eggestein(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Junior Adamu | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Lukas Kübler | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordy Makengo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Philipp Lienhart | D | 74 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nicolas Höfler | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Jung | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Günter | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Matanović | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Rosenfelder | D | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuito Suzuki | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |