With the league title long gone, Leverkusen has been trying to make sense of the end of the season. They have tried not to lose – there have been few missteps in the league – and to make the season less bitter than expected. After last year’s sensational Bundesliga victory, no one expected a double, but certainly no one expected them to keep Bayern Munich at bay. That has not been the case.
At this point in the season, it is very difficult to muster the energy to stop their opponents. Especially against a team like Freiburg, who come into this match on the back of three consecutive wins and currently sitting in fourth place, which, as we all know, would mean a sensational qualification for next season’s Champions League. In short, the home side are in stellar form. Among other things, they would also like to get revenge against a team that scored five goals in the first leg and has won all three of their last three encounters.
Obviously, they are not thinking about the match in the previous round (or are they?), but they are mainly focused on taking three points that could really determine the outcome of the season. And against a tired Leverkusen side, Freiburg’s task on Sunday afternoon looks fairly straightforward.
Odds comparison
Freiburg’s victory is priced at 3.10 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and at 3.10 on Snai.
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The prediction
Although the bookmakers are giving very high odds for a home win and favor Xabi Alonso’s team, we believe that Freiburg can really pull off a surprise in this match. We expect at least one goal per team and at least three goals in total.
Probable line-ups for Freiburg-Leverkusen
FRIBURG (4-2-3-1): Muller; Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Osterhage; Doan, Adamu, Grifo; Holer.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (3-4-2-1): Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hicanpie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz; Schick.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3