Bayer Leverkusen face SC Freiburg today. The Bundesliga game is ticked live here.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – kick-off 2nd half
46. It goes on.
Halftime 82 percent ball possession, 12:2 shots on goal. Given these numbers, it should come as no surprise that Leverkusen’s lead is deserved. Freiburg defended very well for long stretches, and most of the home team’s shots didn’t exactly cause any danger. It took a fantastic individual effort from Wirtz to make it 1-0. The Breisgauers showed far too little at the front, there has to be more if they want to win points here.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – final whistle 1st half
45.+2. Then it’s break! Leverkusen leads 1-0.
45.+1. After a long time, you’re back in Freiburg! Röhl is sent into the box on the right and immediately shoots low from 14 meters. There is a lack of precision, Hradecky collects the central attempt.
45. Leverkusen continues to push for 2-0. Hofmann’s corner from the left reaches Tapsoba, whose header from ten meters is too high.
42. The fact that Freiburg’s keeper Atubolu has the most ball contact on the guests’ side speaks volumes. Leverkusen only fired one shot at the opposing goal: Wirtz made it 1-0.
39. The goal seems like a relief for Bayer, who still face a low-lying Freiburg. The people of Breisgau do not want to increase the risk yet. The goal is probably to take this 0-1 into the locker room and not concede another goal.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – Bayer Leverkusen goal
36. Tooor! BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN – SC Freiburg 1-0. An outstanding individual action gives the Werkself the lead! Frimpong plays to Wirtz in the box on the right, who then asks Höfler to dance. The offensive man goes further and further into the penalty area, plays a knot in Höfler’s legs and then hits the left corner with his left foot from ten meters. What a goal!
34. When does Bayer have the decisive idea? Freiburg is deep in its own half and the offensive forces are also challenged at the back. The bulwark of the guests is really well positioned today, Leverkusen can’t find any resources.
31. The game picture does not change even after Freiburg’s first offensive action. Leverkusen tries a free kick from the right half of the field. Sildillia can clear Hofmann’s cross together with Atubolu.
28. On the other hand, it’s Boniface again who leaves Ginter standing strong, but Sildillia just manages to get her foot between them and deflects towards the corner. In this one, Höler almost scores an own goal, his unsuccessful header just goes over.
27. For the first time in this game, Freiburg went on the offensive and even fired a shot on goal. Höler comes out of the turn on the left of the box to finish, Hradecky dives into the near corner and has the ball safely.
24. Leverkusen’s pass rate is over 90 percent, Freiburg only has 68 percent. This shows how dominant the Werkself are in the game, but none of the six shots so far found their way onto the opponent’s goal.
21. Hofmann’s corner from the left reaches Boniface at five, but he is unable to head the cross, which is a little too high, onto the box.
19. Leverkusen remains in control, only the clear chances to score are missing. Boniface is able to control a cross from Frimpong with his back to the goal, then he passes it back to Grimaldo, whose shot from 18 meters sails over the goal.
16. Grimaldo falls to the ground in a challenge against Ginter in the penalty area and demands a penalty. But that’s not enough, you could even discuss a swallow. But since there is a small contact, it continues without a whistle.
15. He probably doesn’t even know what Grimaldo had in mind. The Spaniard hit the free kick from the right side meters over the box.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – yellow card Kübler
14. With a little delay, Kübler also sees a yellow card for this foul on Kübler.
13. A pass to the right side wasn’t actually played well, but then Frimpong made it strong and beat Kübler, who then had to resort to a foul just before the edge of the penalty area.
10. 82 percent ball possession speaks volumes. Freiburg’s defense has been solid so far, even if Leverkusen keeps finding the gaps.
7. Boniface again: This time the Nigerian is deployed on the left in the box, his shot is just deflected into a corner. Ultimately, the standard poses no danger.
6. It’s not just because of this opportunity that it’s clear how dominant Leverkusen wants to appear. Boniface dribbles his way into the box on the right, but then puts the ball too far forward.
3. Bayer wants to use the momentum and starts with a lot of speed. Granit Xhaka is also looking for a quick finish from a long distance, but he has it all. The ball just barely whizzes past the right post.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – kick-off 1st half
1. Kick-off.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – before the start
before start The referee of the game is Daniel Siebert, his assistants on the lines are Jan Seidel and Lasse Koslowski. Florian Exner acts as the fourth official, the video referees are Benjamin Cortus and Christof Günsch.
before start Freiburg has recently been a minor opponent for Leverkusen, the Werkself have only won one of the last five duels with Breisgauer (one draw, three defeats). Last season Freiburg won 3-2 away and there was a 1-1 draw in the second leg. Leverkusen has never had three games in a row against Freiburg without a win this millennium.
before start Leverkusen has four wins in a row and has only dropped points in the 2-2 draw in Munich. With 22 points after eight games, this is the strongest Bundesliga season in the club’s history; Bayer has won all four games so far in front of their home crowd. There have only been five home wins at the start twice: 1986/87 and 2003/04. Added to this are the three wins in the Europa League; Freiburg has been successful here twice so far.
before start Freiburg recently celebrated a 2-1 home win against Bochum, but away from home things aren’t going well for the Breisgauers at the moment. The SCF recently remained goalless three times on foreign pitches (with one draw); with nine goals, Freiburg has the third-weakest offensive after Bochum (8) and Cologne (7). If you look at the history, Freiburg also lost the last 15 guest games against the league leaders. The last win ever against a league leader was a 2-1 at home against Bayern in May 2015.
before start For Leverkusen, today’s calculation is clear: Regardless of the ongoing game between Frankfurt and Dortmund, Bayer can jump back to the top of the table with a win and extend their lead over Bayern to two points. Freiburg, on the other hand, doesn’t want to lose touch with the European Cup places and wants to move back within two points of 6th place with a three-pointer.
before start On the other hand, Christian Streich made four changes after the 3-1 away win at Backa Topola in the Europa League: Roland Sallai and Maximilian Philipp are injured and will be replaced by Merlin Röhl and Lucas Höler. Manuel Gulde and Noah Weißhaupt also take their place on the bench for Kiliann Sildillia and Lukas Kübler.
before start Freiburg tries with the following eleven: Atubolu – Ginter, Lienhart, Sildillia – Doan, M. Eggestein, Höfler, Kübler, Röhl, Grifo – Höler.
before start Xabi Alonso rotated properly in the 5-1 win against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and is now making five changes: Lukas Hradecky returns in goal for Matej Kovar, Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios and Jonas Hofmann also come in for Piero Hincapie, Robert Andrich, Nathan Tella and Amine Adli (all bench) in the team.
before start Will Bayer Leverkusen return to the top of the table? This is how the Werkself start: Hradecky – Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba – Frimpong, Palacios, G. Xhaka, Grimaldo – Hofmann, Boniface, Wirtz.
before start Bayer Leverkusen is in action for the second time this week. On Thursday, the Werkself easily beat Qarabag Agdam 5-1. Today, Xabi Alonso’s team wants to continue their almost flawless series so far: Bayer won seven of the first eight games and are still unbeaten.
before start It starts at 5:30 p.m. in the BayArena in Leverkusen.
before start Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga game between Bayer Leverkusen and SC Freiburg.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg: Bundesliga NOW in the live ticker – Official lineups
- Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky – Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba – Frimpong, Palacios, G. Xhaka, Grimaldo – Hofmann, Boniface, Wirtz
- Sc freiburg: Atubolu – Ginter, Lienhart, Sildillia – Doan, M. Eggestein, Höfler, Kübler, Röhl, Grifo – Höler
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