Bayer Leverkusen – 1. FC Nürnberg

Recent form · Written before the match

Leverkusen beat Freiburg 2-1 at home on 18 October 2026 after falling behind, with direct contributions from Ibrahim Maza and Patrik Schick. They had also won 4-0 at Wehen Wiesbaden on 22 August in the Cup.

Nürnberg are coming off a 1-1 draw at Cottbus on 16 October, a 4-4 draw against Wolfsburg on 10 October, and a penalty-shootout qualification after a 1-1 draw against Viktoria Köln. The complete sequences, exact rest periods, and intermediate travel are not fully documented; no comparable xG is provided.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

No recent meeting between the two teams is confirmed in the selected pages. The usable history in the dossier therefore does not allow a direct signal to be established for this match.

Absences and returns

Martin Terrier is currently confirmed unavailable after a muscle injury announced by Bayer 04 on 16 October. Beyond that, the exhaustive list of absentees and suspended players has not been established; the affected substitutes and starters remain unknown.

Context & news

Leverkusen’s favorable scenario rests on division superiority, home advantage, its recent ability to score against Freiburg, and the 4-0 result achieved at Wehen. Leverkusen can seek spaces between the lines and rely on its decisive attacking players.

The opposing scenario would see Nürnberg defend deep, play on transitions and set pieces, while taking advantage of any rotation linked to the matches scheduled against OFI Crete on 22 October and Hoffenheim on 25 October. This rotation remains hypothetical, while the available data are insufficient to confirm Nürnberg’s superiority in these mechanisms.