Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-10-28 16:30.
Bayer Leverkusen impressed again as they extended their unbeaten start to 12 competitive games (W11, D1) on Thursday evening with a 5-1 demolition of Qarabağ in European action. Not only this, but it was also the 12th successive game in which they bagged 2+ goals meaning they’ve set a new club record for consecutive competitive games in which they’ve scored multiple strikes.
It may still be too early to suggest Leverkusen will shake their infamous “Neverkusen” nickname by actually winning some silverware for the first time since 1992/93, yet they can maintain their charge at the top of the Bundesliga table with a victory over Freiburg. Taking just one point from this opponent last season (D1, L1), manager Xabi Alonso will be hoping for better after his side’s 15-goal haul in a perfect Bundesliga home run so far this season (W4).
Christian Streich’s Freiburg also came up trumps in Thursday’s European action, scoring three goals en route to a 3-1 win over Bačka Topola to contribute to the highest combined scoring performance of German teams on any given day in European competition since 2002 (14 goals). While they have not quite been hitting the heights in league action (W4, D1, L3), Freiburg did at least enter this round on the peripheries of the European positions and could yet mount a charge as they did last season.
Hindering them in that aim is the fact that they’ve taken just four of a possible 12 points away from home this season, although a 2-1 comeback victory over Bochum in round eight should boost hopes, even if they’ve conceded nine goals without reply since going 2-0 up at Hoffenheim in their first away league trip of the campaign.
Players to watch: Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz put in the performance of his career on Thursday as he earned a 10/10 Flashscore rating after grabbing a goal and a hat-trick of assists. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo also impressed on the international stage by scoring a hat-trick on Thursday and he has secured back-to-back Flashscore Player of the Match ratings after having a hand in each of his side’s last five goals (G4, A1).
Hot stat: Leverkusen have scored in both halves in 11 of their 12 competitive games this season.