Tuesday , 21 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 2 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrik Schick 25' 1–0
Nathan Tella 45' 2–0
Patrik Schick 76' 3–0
3–1 80' Christoph Baumgartner
Patrik Schick 89' 4–1
Y 14' Max Finkgrafe
Y 72' Xaver Schlager
Malik Tillman 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Assistant 1 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Borsch

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

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5
7
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig 2025-12-20 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
25 Apr 1. FC Köln A 2–1 W
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
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–4 L
24 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–1 W
18 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–1 W
11 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–0 W
04 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
20 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen RB Leipzig
#6 Position #3
59 Points 65
34 Played 34
17 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 20 / 5 / 9
68 Scored 66
47 Conceded 47
+21 GD +19
1.74 PPG 1.91
50% Win % 59%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at BayArena.
  • 5' RB Leipzig come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 14' Max Finkgrafe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Seiwald is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' GOAL! Patrik Schick scores on 25. Assisted by Nathan Tella
  • 30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Andrich made 280 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Nathan Tella is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Aleix Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
  • 60' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Xaver Schlager. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 76' Patrik Schick does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
  • 80' The Austria Christoph Baumgartner breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 3-1!
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christoph Baumgartner.
  • 89' Patrik Schick has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 4
Lois Openda 4
Christopher Nkunku 3
Jeremie Frimpong 3
Timo Werner 2
Florian Wirtz 2
Emil Forsberg 2
Jonathan Tah 2

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig 2025-12-20 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-25 1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 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

RB Leipzig Form

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2026-04-24 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-11 RB Leipzig 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2026-04-04 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig W 2026-03-20 RB Leipzig 5–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.33 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw22% RB Leipzig27%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
73%
Draw or RB Leipzig
49%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen39% Draw37% RB Leipzig24%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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