How the match went
0'HT 1–190'
▲ Leverkusen▼ Freiburg
goals ● · cards ■ · substitutions •
Leverkusen – Freiburg
Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2–1 (Bundesliga, 18 Oct 2026). Goals: D. Scherhant 14', I. Maza 19', P. Schick 76'. Cards: 1 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.
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Goals, cards and substitutions
Leverkusen
Freiburg14'D. Scherhant (assist P. Treu)
I. Maza (assist P. Schick)19'
39'yellow card P. Treu
Substitution: N. Tella on, Afonso Moreira off.59'
64'Substitution: L. Kübler on, P. Treu off.
65'Substitution: L. Höler on, K. Goto off.
Substitution: M. Tillman on, M. Diaby off.73'
P. Schick (assist I. Maza)76'
77'Substitution: P. Osterhage on, Y. Engelhardt off.
77'Substitution: Cyriaque Kalou Irié on, J. Beste off.
Substitution: J. Hofmann on, I. Maza off.84'
89'Substitution: V. Grifo on, D. Scherhant off.
Line-ups
Leverkusen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Carles Martínez
- M. Flekken
- J. Quansah
- E. Tapsoba
- F. Medina
- Miguel Gutiérrez
- Aleix García
- E. Fernández
- M. Diaby
- I. Maza
- Afonso Moreira
- P. Schick
Substitutes used
- 59' N. Tella (for Afonso Moreira)
- 73' M. Tillman (for M. Diaby)
- 84' J. Hofmann (for I. Maza)
Freiburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach J. Schuster
- M. Backhaus
- P. Treu
- M. Ginter
- P. Lienhart
- J. Makengo
- M. Eggestein
- Y. Engelhardt
- J. Beste
- K. Goto
- D. Scherhant
- I. Matanović
Substitutes used
- 64' L. Kübler (for P. Treu)
- 65' L. Höler (for K. Goto)
- 77' P. Osterhage (for Y. Engelhardt)
- 77' Cyriaque Kalou Irié (for J. Beste)
- 89' V. Grifo (for D. Scherhant)
The elevens on the pitch
Freiburg · 4-2-3-1
Leverkusen · 4-2-3-1
Best rated8.7P. SchickLeverkusen · 1 goal
Leverkusen · 1 goal7.5 and up6.5–7.4under 6.5
The away side at the top, the home side below. A ball for each goal, a card's colour, ▼ the minute a player went off.
The number on the shirt; beside it the match rating, from the match data.
Match numbers
LeverkusenFreiburg0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
12Shots11
5Shots on target2
7Shots inside the box8
3Blocked shots1
4Corners3
49%Possession51%
491Passes507
416Accurate passes429
12Fouls5
1Offsides0
1Goalkeeper saves3
1.67Expected goals (xG)1.08
Top ratings
Leverkusen
- P. Schick 90 min8.7
- I. Maza 84 min8.5
- M. Flekken 90 min6.9
Freiburg
- D. Scherhant 89 min8.1
- P. Lienhart 90 min6.9
- J. Makengo 90 min6.8
Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.
Player numbers
Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Shots | Passes | Duels won | Tackles | Dribbles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Flekken GK | 90 | 0 | 31 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Miguel Gutiérrez DF | 90 | 0 | 28 (1) | 1/4 | 0 | 0/1 | 6.6 | |
| J. Quansah DF | 90 | 0 | 50 (0) | 4/8 | 1 | 2/2 | 6.5 | |
| F. Medina DF | 90 | 1 (0) | 74 (1) | 2/6 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| E. Tapsoba DF | 90 | 0 | 67 (0) | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| E. Fernández MF | 90 | 0 | 46 (1) | 10/14 | 8 | 1/2 | 6.7 | |
| Aleix García MF | 90 | 0 | 76 (0) | 4/5 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| I. Maza MF | 84 | 2 (2) | 34 (2) | 2/7 | 1 | 1/3 | 8.5 | |
| M. Diaby MF | 73 | 0 | 26 (1) | 2/11 | 0 | 2/3 | 6.3 | |
| Afonso Moreira MF | 59 | 2 (1) | 19 (0) | 2/7 | 0 | 1/3 | 6.3 | |
| M. Tillman MF | 17 | 0 | 9 (0) | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| J. Hofmann MF | 6 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| P. Schick FW | 90 | 5 (2) | 20 (1) | 4/12 | 1 | 0/1 | 8.7 | |
| N. Tella FW | 31 | 2 (0) | 10 (0) | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 6.6 |
Freiburg
| Player | Min | Shots | Passes | Duels won | Tackles | Dribbles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Backhaus GK | 90 | 0 | 40 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 |
| J. Makengo DF | 90 | 0 | 40 (1) | 5/8 | 0 | 2/2 | 6.8 | |
| P. Lienhart DF | 90 | 0 | 71 (0) | 8/9 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| M. Ginter DF | 90 | 0 | 62 (2) | 4/6 | 1 | 1/1 | 6.7 | |
| P. Treu DF | 64 | 0 | 37 (1) | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| L. Kübler DF | 26 | 0 | 11 (0) | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| M. Eggestein MF | 90 | 1 (1) | 57 (0) | 3/5 | 2 | 0/1 | 6.4 | |
| D. Scherhant MF | 89 | 1 (1) | 23 (2) | 5/8 | 1 | 1/2 | 8.1 | |
| Y. Engelhardt MF | 77 | 0 | 69 (0) | 3/7 | 0 | 1/2 | 6.0 | |
| J. Beste MF | 77 | 1 (0) | 25 (2) | 2/4 | 0 | 0/1 | 6.3 | |
| K. Goto MF | 65 | 1 (0) | 12 (0) | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| P. Osterhage MF | 13 | 1 (0) | 6 (0) | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| V. Grifo MF | 1 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| I. Matanović FW | 90 | 3 (0) | 33 (2) | 7/18 | 2 | 0/1 | 6.1 | |
| L. Höler FW | 25 | 1 (0) | 11 (0) | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| Cyriaque Kalou Irié FW | 13 | 2 (0) | 7 (0) | 2/3 | 0 | 2/3 | 6.5 |
Every player on the pitch, from the match data. Shots: in brackets on target. Passes: in brackets key passes (a pass that led to a shot). Duels and dribbles: won of all. Saves: the goalkeeper's.
In the table
Full table| Team | Pos | Played | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverkusen | 4th | 5 | 10 | Form: loss, win, draw, win, win. |
| Freiburg | 3rd | 5 | 13 | Form: win, win, win, draw, win. |
2.8Scored per match2.8
1.6Conceded per match0.8
4 / 5Games with 3+ goals4 / 5
3 / 5Games both teams scored in3 / 5
4.0Cards per match4.2
From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.
Form: the last 5 league games
LeverkusenForm: loss, win, draw, win, win. FreiburgForm: win, win, win, draw, win. - WinsLeverkusen 3, Freiburg 4
- Scored a gameLeverkusen 2.8, Freiburg 2.8
- Conceded a gameLeverkusen 1.6, Freiburg 0.8
- Clean sheetsLeverkusen 2, Freiburg 2
All the games
Leverkusen
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | Mainz – Leverkusen | 3–4 Form: win. |
| 20 Sep | Leverkusen – RB Leipzig | 2–0 Form: win. |
| 12 Sep | Augsburg – Leverkusen | 2–2 Form: draw. |
| 5 Sep | Leverkusen – Union Berlin | 4–0 Form: win. |
| 29 Aug | Elversberg – Leverkusen | 3–2 Form: loss. |
Freiburg
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Freiburg – Schalke 04 | 2–1 Form: win. |
| 19 Sep | Eintracht Frankfurt – Freiburg | 2–2 Form: draw. |
| 12 Sep | Freiburg – Mönchengladbach | 5–0 Form: win. |
| 5 Sep | Paderborn – Freiburg | 0–1 Form: win. |
| 30 Aug | Freiburg – Werder Bremen | 4–1 Form: win. |
The sides' leaders this season
Leverkusen
- Top scorers8Patrik Schick Leverkusen
- Most assists4M. Gutierrez Leverkusen
- Best average rating7.48Aleix García Leverkusen
Freiburg
- Most assists3Matthias Ginter Freiburg
The league's player boards this season: goals, assists and the average match rating.
Head-to-head
22 meetings in the league: Leverkusen 10 wins, Freiburg 4 wins, 8 draws.
10Leverkusenwins8draws
4Freiburgwins- Last 5Leverkusen 3 · Freiburg 0 · draws 2
- Biggest margin4 goals · 2 times, latest 2024
- Goals a meeting2.9
The last 5 meetings
- 7 Mar 2026Freiburg3–3LeverkusenLast meeting
- 26 Oct 2025Leverkusen2–0Freiburg
- 4 May 2025Freiburg2–2Leverkusen
- 21 Dec 2024Leverkusen5–1Freiburg
- 17 Mar 2024Freiburg2–3Leverkusen
The coaches' duel
Carles Martínez against Julian Schuster in our data: 1 league game, Carles Martínez 1 wins, 0 draws, 0 defeats.
Latest: Leverkusen – Freiburg 2–1 on 18 Oct 2026.
See also
Leverkusen: club page ⭐ Leverkusen Freiburg: club page ⭐ Freiburg Bundesliga: table and matches All coming matches
League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.
