Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg

28 February 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Leon Bailey 70’
  • Ermedin Demirovic 50’
  • Lucas Höler 61’

Match summary

Freiburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Ermedin Demirovic put Freiburg ahead in the 50th minute, set up by Lucas Höler, Lucas Höler made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Vincenzo Grifo, and Leon Bailey pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 70th minute, set up by Lucas Alario.

The chances backed that up: Freiburg created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 1.16 from 22.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
21 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.48
1.16 Non-penalty xG 1.48
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
50’
Ermedin Demirovic
Assist: Lucas Höler0-1 (Freiburg)
61’
Lucas Höler
Assist: Vincenzo Grifo0-2 (Freiburg)
Leon Bailey
Assist: Lucas Alario1-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
70’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Charles Aránguiz
  • Leon Bailey
Freiburg
  • Nicolas Höfler
  • Ermedin Demirovic
  • Roland Sallai

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.48 50’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), 0-1 50’ 61’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), 0-2 61’ 70’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.48 50’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), 0-1 Demirovic 50’ 61’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), 0-2 Höler 61’ 70’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-2 Bailey 70’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.16 xGFreiburg 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Freiburg attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
61’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 50’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 70’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 45’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 90+1’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Wendell (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Baptiste Santamaria (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 50’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 70’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 45’ Ermedin Demirovic (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 90+1’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Wendell (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Baptiste Santamaria (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lennart Grill GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Fosu-Mensah DEF440 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF900 0.000.061
Jonathan Tah DEF902 0.120.000
Wendell DEF901 0.030.000
Charles Aránguiz MID900 0.000.103
Florian Wirtz MID900 0.000.091
Nadiem Amiri MID683 0.120.051
Leon Bailey FWD9013 0.340.143
Lucas Alario FWD9012 0.070.374
Demarai Gray FWD693 0.120.042
Aleksandar Dragovic Sub462 0.110.000
Patrik Schick Sub223 0.140.000
Jeremie Frimpong Sub160 0.000.000
Karim Bellarabi Sub53 0.100.072

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 54% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.89
Freiburg win 21% Avg odds 4.45

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Freiburg 2-4 Bayer Leverkusen, 01 Nov 20 Next meeting: Freiburg 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 19 Dec 21  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.