Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

5 – 0

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FC Red Bull Salzburg

Tue 26 Nov 2024 · 20:00 UTC BayArena 29,211 HT 45' · FT 45'

Florian Wirtz pen 8' 1–0

Alejandro Grimaldo 11' 2–0

Florian Wirtz 30' 3–0

Patrik Schick 61' 4–0

Aleix Garcia 72' 5–0

Y 58' Moussa Kounfolo Yeo

Y 65' Kamil Piatkowski

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mikola Balakin (Ukraine)
Assistant 1 Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Assistant 2 Viktor Matyash (Ukraine)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	FC Red Bull Salzburg	H	5–0	W
23 Nov	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	5–2	W
09 Nov	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–1	D
05 Nov	Liverpool FC	A	0–4	L
01 Nov	VfB Stuttgart	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	SV 07 Elversberg	H	3–0	W

FC Red Bull Salzburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–5	L
06 Nov	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	3–1	W
23 Oct	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	H	0–2	L
01 Oct	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–4	L
18 Sep	AC Sparta Praha	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	FK Dynamo Kyiv	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BayArena will turn into a battlefield for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Red Bull Salzburg.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Red Bull Salzburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
8' Florian Wirtz doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
11' Alejandro Grimaldo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
16' Another change for FC Red Bull Salzburg made on 16 minute. Karim Konate leaves to be changed by Nene Dorgeles.
21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
26' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Florian Wirtz makes no mistake. 3-0!
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Exequiel Palacios is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
40' Ecuador international Piero Hincapie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' 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.
46' The crowd applauds Lucas Gourna-Douath as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Bajcetic steps in for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
51' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' 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 Jeremie Frimpong suffering a number of foals already.
58' Moussa Kounfolo Yeo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
61' Patrik Schick has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Kamil Piatkowski is booked for FC Red Bull Salzburg — card on 65.
67' The whistle greets Piero Hincapie as he departs to be replaced by Arthur Augusto.
68' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Jeremie Frimpong departs to be replaced by Nathan Tella.
72' Aleix Garcia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
73' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Patrik Schick trudges off to be replaced by Artem Stepanov on 73 minutes.
74' Nicolas Capaldo is replacing Mamady Diambou for the FC Red Bull Salzburg side.
76' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Florian Wirtz by Francis Onyeka on 76 minute.
81' FC Red Bull Salzburg 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.
86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
FC Red Bull Salzburg will have plenty to reflect on. Bayer 04 Leverkusen were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

1
Lukas Hradecky
36
Niklas Lomb
24
Aleix Garcia ↑ 67'
19
Nathan Tella ↑ 68'
13
Arthur Augusto ↑ 67'
40
Francis Onyeka ↑ 76'
29
Artem Stepanov ↑ 73'
28
Ben Hawighorst

Coach Xabi Alonso

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

3
Aleksa Terzic ↓ Daouda Guindo 46'
24
Alexander Schlager
70
Amar Dedic
91
Kamil Piatkowski
15
Mamady Diambou ↓ Nicolas Capaldo 74'
10
Bobby Clark ↓ Mads Bidstrup 46'
6
Samson Baidoo
19
Karim Konate ↓ Nene Dorgeles 16'
27
Lucas Gourna-Douath ↓ Stefan Bajcetic 46'
49
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo
30
Oscar Gloukh

Bench

Coach Pepijn Lijnders

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Wirtz	2
Aleix Garcia	1
Patrik Schick	1
Alejandro Grimaldo	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.74 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen72% Draw17% FC Red Bull Salzburg11%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

89%

Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg

28%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Red Bull Salzburg

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen57% Draw34% FC Red Bull Salzburg9%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11%

3 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

4 – 0

6.6%

4 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	FC Red Bull Salzburg covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	21%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	20%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Clean Sheet