Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg

2 March 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Guido Winkmann

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Charles Aránguiz 4’
  • Leon Bailey 73’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2-0. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.

Charles Aránguiz put Bayer Leverkusen ahead from a corner in the 4th minute and Leon Bailey made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by Kevin Volland.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 3.60 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Freiburg's 0.26 from 8.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
17 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.26 xG 0.26
3.26 Non-penalty xG 0.26
11 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
Kick-off
Charles Aránguiz1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
4’
Half-time1-0
Leon Bailey
Assist: Kevin Volland2-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
73’
Full-time2-0

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.60 0.26 4’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 4’ 73’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 73’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.60 0.26 4’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Aránguiz 4’ 73’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 Bailey 73’
Bayer Leverkusen 3.60 xGFreiburg 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Freiburg attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
73’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.96 xG, blocked 73’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 26’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 73’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 55’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 70’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Dominique Heintz (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.96 xG, blocked 73’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 26’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 73’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 55’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Christian Günter (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 70’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Dominique Heintz (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Mitchell Weiser DEF901 0.090.000
Jonathan Tah DEF901 0.030.000
Sven Bender DEF210 0.000.000
Tin Jedvaj DEF901 0.030.000
Julian Baumgartlinger MID900 0.000.031
Charles Aránguiz MID9012 0.030.102
Julian Brandt MID903 0.461.366
Kai Havertz FWD872 0.170.351
Kevin Volland FWD9016 1.791.154
Leon Bailey FWD8912 0.990.000
Aleksandar Dragovic Sub690 0.000.081
Dominik Kohr Sub30 0.000.000
Paulinho Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 66% Bet365 odds 1.44
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Freiburg win 13% Bet365 odds 7.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen WWWWL
Freiburg LDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Freiburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen, 07 Oct 18 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Freiburg, 23 Nov 19  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.