Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Welz
- Assistant 1 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
- Assistant 2 Mark Borsch
23 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May RB Leipzig H 4–1 W 25 Apr 1. FC Koln A 2–1 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Monchengladbach 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 history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this seasonBayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). RB Leipzig are 3rd (65 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededRB Leipzig0-151/–16-303/331-452/246-602/161-752/176+3/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to score. At the same time, RB Leipzig does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Antonio Nusa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 14' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. Max Finkgrafe gets a card.
- 19' 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.
- 24' 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.
- 25' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Patrik Schick on 25.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Grimaldo, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
- 35' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
- 45' Goal! Nathan Tella scores his 31 goal in 337 matches.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 531 games and scored 629 goals.
- 55' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Willi Orban has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' 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 Edmond Tapsoba suffering a number of foals already.
- 72' Xaver Schlager was booked on 72.
- 76' Goal! Patrik Schick scores his 80 goal in 514 matches.
- 80' GOAL! Christoph Baumgartner scores on 80. Assisted by Brajan Gruda
- 85' 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.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Christoph Baumgartner. He receives a card.
- 89' GOAL! Patrik Schick scores on 89. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen players.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1
- 8
- 24
- 14
- 25
- 20
- 12
- 23
- 4
- 30
- 42
Bench
- 28
- 7
- 5
- 10
- 6
- 19
- 13
- 17
- 35
Coach Kasper HjulmandRB Leipzig Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 17
- 14
- 4
- 24
- 26
- 13
- 5
- 7
- 40
- 35
- 49
Bench
- 39
- 1
- 16
- 22
- 23
- 9
- 10
- 20
- 11
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Patrik Schick 4 Lois Openda 4 Jeremie Frimpong 3 Christopher Nkunku 3 Yussuf Poulsen 2 Nathan Tella 2 Kai Havertz 2 Timo Werner 2 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 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 WRB Leipzig Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.33 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.75 RB Leipzig xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 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 Actual1 – 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.