Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Betting Preview
WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg betting preview for Saturday, May 14 in the final match of the German Bundesliga regular season. Freiburg enters Saturday’s final match day in fifth place, one spot below Champions League qualification for next season.
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| Saturday, May 14 | Bundesliga Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen: | +145 |
| Freiburg: | +160 |
| Draw: | +300 |
| Total: | 3.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT |
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Analysis
Freiburg’s path to the top four requires RB Leipzig to come up short against Arminia Bielefeld, which looks like a longshot. But a far more pressing concern for the away side here is that sixth-place Union Berlin have a much more winnable game against Bochum with the opportunity to jump Freiburg.
Bayer Leverkusen is safely in third position in the table guaranteeing themselves Champions League football for next season, however they’ve lost each of the last two head-to-heads against Freiburg in league action.
Freiburg With Multiple Paths To Europe
While a win here on Saturday remains the most straightforward option for Freiburg in terms of qualifying for Europe for next season, they do have the added cushion of being in the DFB Pokal final this year with a win in that competition putting them into next season’s Europa League tournament automatically.
However, they face RB Leipzig in that final next week so it’s not a path they necessarily want to rely on heavily.
Leverkusen Breaks Goals Record
Bayer Leverkusen broke their previously held goals record this season with a sensational 78 goals scored so far in this campaign.
A lot of that success has been generated from influential Czech forward Patrik Schick who finished the season second behind Robert Lewandowski in the Bundesliga goal charts.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg Prediction
Freiburg has multiple routes to Europe other than the league here as we previously outlined, even as beaten finalists, so it isn’t the simple win-or-go-home mentality we’re used to seeing ahead of these big final day matchups.
Because of that misunderstanding, we’re actually seeing some value on Bayer Leverkusen in this game in the draw no bet market.
Bayer Leverkusen is on course for their best finish to a season since all the way back to the 2015/16 season and will likely show up big here in front of their fans for the final home game of the year.
While technically there’s very little to play for here for Leverkusen, enhancing their club-best goals record and topping off a fantastic season in front of their home fans are enough to get me to the window on ‘Die Werkself’ here and I’m taking them on Saturday to win at home against Freiburg over in the German Bundesliga. Take Bayer Leverkusen in the draw no bet market as the play for Saturday.
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Meet the Author
‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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