SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Freiburg welcome Bayer Leverkusen to the Europa-Park Stadion with both sides eyeing different prizes. The hosts sit eighth on 33 points chasing the top six, while sixth-placed Leverkusen have one eye on their Champions League last-16 clash with Arsenal next Wednesday. Freiburg are unbeaten in 15 consecutive competitive home games — a remarkable run. Recent form has been patchy though, with wins over Bremen and Gladbach sandwiched between defeats to Hoffenheim and Frankfurt. Junior Matanović and Maximilian Beste will be the ones to watch for the hosts. Leverkusen scraped a 1-0 win at Hamburg last time out after draws with Mainz and Olympiacos. Patrick Schick misses out with a muscle injury, joining Mark Flekken and Nathan Tella on a lengthy sideline list. Rotation is likely with Arsenal looming on Wednesday. Freiburg's fortress-like home record against a potentially rotated Leverkusen makes this a tight affair. Our prediction: 1-1.