Wednesday , 5 August 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern Munchen, DFB-Pokal 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

DFB-Pokal · 2025-26
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Bayern Munchen
Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Harry Kane
0–2 90+3' Luis Diaz
Edmond Tapsoba 38' Y
Y 43' Aleksandar Pavlovic
Alejandro Grimaldo 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern Munchen — DFB-Pokal at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
  • Assistant 2 Christian Dietz
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

5
5
11
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Bayern Munchen
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen 2026-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Bayern Munchen 2025-11-01 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen 2025-03-05 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr FC Bayern Munchen 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
FC Bayern Munchen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' That's the starting whistle at BayArena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark Flekken is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Bayern München.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' FC Bayern München fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' Magnificent from Harry Kane! That is 274 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 27' The travelling FC Bayern München supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
  • 37' 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.
  • 38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 39' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Lucas Vazquez by Ernest Poku on 39 minute.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a card for Aleksandar Pavlovic.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincent Kompany will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Manuel Neuer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' FC Bayern München is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' Lucas Vazquez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Bayern München tonight.
  • 74' FC Bayern Munchen make a change. Aleksandar Pavlovic trudges off to be replaced by Leon Goretzka on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Alejandro Grimaldo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Montrell Culbreath comes on to replace Nathan Tella.
  • 81' Ibrahim Maza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 8 cards already picked up this season.
  • 84' Time for substitution for FC Bayern Munchen. Jamal Musiala is replaced by Min-Jae Kim.
  • 89' It’s high time Vincent Kompany made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-2 FC Bayern München.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

FC Bayern Munchen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Kompany

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen 2026-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Bayern Munchen 2025-11-01 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen 2025-03-05 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 L

FC Bayern Munchen Form

2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen W 2026-04-19 FC Bayern Munchen 4–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2026-04-15 FC Bayern Munchen 4–3 Real Madrid CF W 2026-04-11 FC St. Pauli 1910 0–5 FC Bayern Munchen W 2026-04-07 Real Madrid CF 1–2 FC Bayern Munchen W 2026-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern Munchen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 FC Bayern Munchen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen23% Draw25% FC Bayern Munchen52%
Actual: FC Bayern Munchen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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 Munchen
77%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Bayern Munchen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen18% Draw44% FC Bayern Munchen38%
Actual: FC Bayern Munchen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
9.4%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 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 Munchen 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 Munchen keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.