Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern München, DFB-Pokal 2025-26 SEMI FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern München — DFB-Pokal at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- FC Bayern München 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
- Assistant 2 Christian Dietz
33 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalHead-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr FC Bayern München H 0–2 L 18 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–2 L 11 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 1–0 W 04 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 6–3 W 21 Mar 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–3 D 17 Mar Arsenal FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–0 W 19 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 4–2 W 15 Apr Real Madrid CF H 4–3 W 11 Apr FC St. Pauli 1910 A 5–0 W 07 Apr Real Madrid CF A 2–1 W 04 Apr SC Freiburg A 3–2 W Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at BayArena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dayot Upamecano suffering a number of foals already.
- 22' What a strike from Harry Kane! The score is 0-1.
- 27' FC Bayern München seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 32' The travelling FC Bayern München supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 37' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edmond Tapsoba on 38.
- 39' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Lucas Vazquez is replaced by Ernest Poku on 39 minute.
- 43' FC Bayern Munchen player sees a card in front of him.
- 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Bayern München winning 50% of all matches.
- 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Bayern München that had 540 games and scored 1057 goals.
- 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Bayern München is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 68' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' Jonathan Tah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' Leon Goretzka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic on 74 minute.
- 76' Alejandro Grimaldo was booked on 76.
- 76' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Nathan Tella departs to be replaced by Montrell Culbreath.
- 81' FC Bayern München looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 84' Another change for FC Bayern Munchen made on 84 minute. Jamal Musiala leaves to be changed by Min-Jae Kim.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- With this win, FC Bayern München is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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8
Robert Andrich ↓ Malik Tillman 84'
- 24
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21
Lucas Vazquez ↓ Ernest Poku 39'
- 14
- 25
- 20
- 12
- 23
- 4
- 30
Bench
- 28
- 7
- 5
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10
Malik Tillman ↑ 84'
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19
Ernest Poku ↑ 39'
- 15
- 17
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42
Montrell Culbreath ↑ 76'
Coach Kasper HjulmandFC Bayern München Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 1
- 6
- 4
- 2
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27
Konrad Laimer ↓ Alphonso Davies 74'
- 14
- 17
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10
Jamal Musiala ↓ Min-Jae Kim 84'
- 44
- 45
Bench
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8
Leon Goretzka ↑ 74'
- 22
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19
Alphonso Davies ↑ 74'
- 21
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Min-Jae Kim ↑ 84'
- 40
- 11
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- 39
Coach Vincent Kompany -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robert Lewandowski 8 Serge Gnabry 5 Harry Kane 5 Exequiel Palacios 3 Leon Goretzka 3 Leon Bailey 3 Thomas Muller 3 Sadio Mane 2 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2026-04-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg L 2026-04-11 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-03-21 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2026-03-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen LFC Bayern München Form
2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern München W 2026-04-19 FC Bayern München 4–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2026-04-15 FC Bayern München 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2026-04-11 FC St. Pauli 1910 0–5 FC Bayern München W 2026-04-07 Real Madrid CF 1–2 FC Bayern München W 2026-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern München W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.79 FC Bayern München xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Bayern München winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.87Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 48%Draw or FC Bayern München 77%Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Bayern München 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Bayern München win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 1 9.4%0 – 2 Actual0 – 0 7.5%2 – 1 5.7%1 – 3 5.7%0 – 3 5.2%1 – 0 5.2%2 – 2 5.1%2 – 0 3.3%2 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push FC Bayern München covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 47% — 53% +1 47% 23% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 16% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 18% ✓FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.