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

Full Time

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 Munchen	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 Atletico 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 Bodo/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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to score. At the same time, FC Red Bull Salzburg does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Alexander Schlager has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
8' Florian Wirtz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
11' A stunning finish from Alejandro Grimaldo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' The crowd applauds Karim Konate as he leaves the pitch. Nene Dorgeles steps in for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
21' Samson Baidoo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
30' Florian Wirtz makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Karim Konate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Stefan Bajcetic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Gourna-Douath at the 46 minute mark.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' 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.
58' Moussa Kounfolo Yeo is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
61' The deadlock is broken! Patrik Schick gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
65' That is a card for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Kamil Piatkowski will be fuming at that decision.
67' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Piero Hincapie has done his job and it is now time for Arthur Augusto to step up.
68' The crowd applauds Jeremie Frimpong as he leaves the pitch. Nathan Tella steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
72' GOAL! Aleix Garcia fires home to make it 5-0!
73' Patrik Schick makes way for Artem Stepanov at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
74' The crowd applauds Mamady Diambou as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Capaldo steps in for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
76' Francis Onyeka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florian Wirtz at the 76 minute mark.
81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Red Bull Salzburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
86' FC Red Bull Salzburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
It finishes all square. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Red Bull Salzburg share the spoils 5-0.

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
Patrik Schick	1
Alejandro Grimaldo	1
Aleix Garcia	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