Bayer Leverkusen host Freiburg in matchday six of the Bundesliga

Freiburg travel to face Bayer Leverkusen on 18 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, in matchday six of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, with the match broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Bayer Leverkusen enter the game on a positive run of results, having won their last matches against Lech Poznan 4-0 and Mainz 4-3, as well as beating Leipzig 2-0 and Celje 2-0, while drawing 2-2 with Augsburg.

Freiburg also arrive with confidence after beating Jablonec 3-2 and Schalke 2-1, drawing 2-2 with Eintracht Frankfurt, in addition to a big 5-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, and a 1-0 win over Paderborn.

The last five meetings between the two sides have seen results go both ways, with the March 2026 match ending in a 3-3 draw in favour of Freiburg as hosts, while Leverkusen won 2-0 in October 2025, the two sides drew 2-2 in May 2025, Leverkusen won 5-1 in December 2024, and won 3-2 away at Freiburg in March 2024.

Bayer Leverkusen will be without M. Kulbreth, Gueula Maho Louis Doue, Christian Kofane, Ellis Ben Seghir and Martin Albert Frederik Terrier due to injury, in addition to the absence of K. Eichhorn due to illness.

In Freiburg's ranks, Yuito Suzuki is absent due to suspension, while Jan-Niklas Beste is out through injury.

Freiburg top the table with 13 points from 5 matches, having won 4 and drawn 1 without any defeats, with a goal difference of 14 to 4, while Bayer Leverkusen occupy fourth place with 10 points from 5 matches, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1, with a goal difference of 14 to 8.