Freiburg is undefeated in three rounds of the second part of the championship, with the proviso that they played two draws, but they also had very tough opponents. After a defeat, Bayer has made two triumphs, but they lost to leading Bayern, so they have a justification. In the first part of the season Bayer was relentless in Levekrusen against Freiburg and they celebrated with 4-0.
Very good start of the second part of the season for Freiburg, although they played against strong teams such as Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund. They have defeated Leipzig with 2-1 on their field, and in the last round they were close to victory against Borussia in Dortmund, they received a goal for 2-2 defeat in the injury time. There is surely regret that they have missed the victory over their big rival as guests, after losing 1-0.
However, if someone has offered them a chance for a draw before the game, they would certainly accept it and the most important thing is that they were not defeated, as well as in the first round of the second part when they played 1-1 in Frankfurt. They have a good point advantage over teams that are in the relegation zone and can play peacefully. As for the composition, goalkeeper Schwolow did not defend in Dortmund, but he was replaced by Gikiewicz, and he is likely to be amongst the goalposts in this match as well, while the rest of the team should remain the same.
Probable lineups SC Freiburg: Gikiewicz – Soyuncu, Gulde, Kempf – Kubler, R.Koch, C.Gunter – Abrashi – Holer, Haberer – Peterson
Bayer was defeated in the first round of the second part by Bayern in their field, however, this did not threw them out of rhythm and this team has again made two triumphs and it can be said they will continue where they left off in the great finals before the first part of the season when they had a very long series of matches without defeat. They have immediately compensated for the lost points in duel with the Bavarians when they played with Hoffenheims and celebrated with 4-1, and then in the last round they celebrated with 2-0 over Mainz on their field.
They were absolutely dominant in that match and in the first half -time they only needed goals that they scored in the second half, and again the best player was the young midfielder Bailey. The same composition played in matches with Hoffenheim and Mainz and obviously coach Herrlich has found the winning combination, with the proviso that Baumgartlinger had to leave the game early in the previous round and he was replaced by Kohr. Meanwhile, he has recovered and will now be a starter, and there should be no other changes, because they are playing really well.
Probable lineups Bayer Leverkusen: Leno – L.Bender, Tah, S.Bender, Wendell – Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz – Bailey, Volland, Brandt – Alario
Both teams are doing well, but Bayer is better and they seem to be in the right rhythm, so we expect their dominance in this match and a new victory. Freiburg has already switched the plan and one defeat will not spoil their mood and placement on the table.
Pick: Bayer Leverkusen
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