Bayer Leverkusen to finish in the top 6 of the German Bundesliga has shortened to a best price of 1/14, in from 2/7, as six bookmakers cut their odds.
The odds on Bayer Leverkusen to finish in the top 6 of the German Bundesliga have been slashed from 2/7 to just 1/14 with QuinnBet, and after the weekend's comeback against the log leaders, it is hard to argue with the bookies.
Bayer Leverkusen have shortened to a best price of 1/14 with QuinnBet, in from 2/7, with six bookmakers cutting their odds.
Leverkusen came from behind to beat previously unbeaten league leaders SC Freiburg 2-1 at the BayArena.
Patrik Schick became the first player in Leverkusen history to score in each of the opening six matches of a Bundesliga season.
Borussia Dortmund are the favourites at a best price of 1/50 with BetMGM UK, with Bayer Leverkusen second-shortest.
This one was earned the hard way. Derry Scherhant put SC Freiburg in front early at the BayArena on 18 October, but Ibrahim Maza levelled within minutes and then set up Patrik Schick for the winner with a quarter of an hour left. That handed Freiburg their first Bundesliga defeat of the season and lifted Carles Martínez's side into fourth place, level on points with the team they had just knocked off top spot.
The reason the bookies have moved so sharply is simple: this Leverkusen attack does not switch off. They have scored at least 2 goals in each of their last six Bundesliga matches and have won their last three in the league, with Schick now holding the club record after breaking the mark of five shared by Dimitar Berbatov and Stefan Kießling. Add a 4-0 thumping of Lech Poznan in the Europa League a few days earlier and you can see why the price on Bayer Leverkusen to finish in the top 6 of the German Bundesliga has been chopped so hard.
German Bundesliga Top 6 Finish odds
Best odds 1/14 with QuinnBet, worst 1/14 with BetGoodWin. The two firms are dead level on the odds on Bayer Leverkusen, so there is no edge in shopping around for now, and that sort of agreement tells you the market has made its mind up about this side.
Last updated: 21 October 2026, 09:03 UK time
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What are the odds on Bayer Leverkusen to finish in the top 6 of the German Bundesliga?
Borussia Dortmund are the favourites at a best price of 1/50 with BetMGM UK, with Bayer Leverkusen second-shortest at 1/14 with QuinnBet. Behind that pair, the German Bundesliga odds open up a little, which matches the picture on the log: Leverkusen sit fourth, level on points with a Freiburg side who have just been handed their first league defeat of the season. VfB Stuttgart are also priced up just behind Freiburg, so the scrap for the remaining places is far from settled.
Borussia Dortmund – 1/50 with BetMGM UK, the shortest price in the market.
Bayer Leverkusen – 1/14 with QuinnBet, matched by BetGoodWin, and cut from 2/7.
RB Leipzig – 2/7 with QuinnBet.
SC Freiburg – 4/6 with QuinnBet, still firmly in the mix despite defeat at the BayArena.
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Can Bayer Leverkusen finish in the top 6 of the German Bundesliga?
Next up is a trip to TSG Hoffenheim on 25 October, followed by a DFB-Pokal home date with Nürnberg three days later, so the squad will be stretched. There is one dent: forward Martin Terrier picked up a long-term muscular injury in the win over Lech Poznan, with Jonas Hofmann registered in his place for the Europa League. Even so, the goals have been coming from Schick and Maza, and as long as that pair keep firing, the trend points one way. At 1/14 there is not much meat left on the bone for punters, but our view is that the bookies have read this correctly: Leverkusen look built to stay in the top six.
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