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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 – 4
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 13:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Charles Aranguiz 16' Y
Jonathan Tah 48' Y
Y 55' Willi Orban

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Martin Thomsen
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim
  • Referee Soren Storks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
5
7
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig 2018-11-11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-02-11 RB Leipzig 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–0 RB Leipzig 2016-03-02 RB Leipzig 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr RB Leipzig H 2–4 L
29 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–4 L
17 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 1–3 L
10 Mar Hannover 96 A 3–2 W
02 Mar SC Freiburg H 2–0 W
24 Feb Borussia Dortmund A 2–3 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 4–2 W
02 Apr FC Augsburg A 2–1 W
30 Mar Hertha BSC H 5–0 W
16 Mar FC Schalke 04 A 1–0 W
09 Mar FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
02 Mar 1. FC Nürnberg A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen RB Leipzig
#12 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against RB Leipzig. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nordi Mukiele, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 10' Jonathan Tah, a Germany , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kai Havertz on 11.
  • 16' Charles Aranguiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
  • 17' The Austria Marcel Sabitzer breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 1-1!
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RB Leipzig that had 513 games and scored 719 goals.
  • 23' Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kai Havertz makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julian Brandt made 166 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 46 minute. Lukas Klostermann leaves to be changed by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 48' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Jonathan Tah gets a Yellow card.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Willi Orban.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Timo Werner gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Emil Forsberg is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 72' The crowd applauds Julian Baumgartlinger as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Alario steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 77' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paulinho is hanging Kevin Volland on the field on 81 minute.
  • 83' A goal from the Brazil international Matheus Cunha! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-4!
  • 85' RB Leipzig make a change. Emil Forsberg trudges off to be replaced by Diego Demme on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It’s high time Ralf Rangnick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RB Leipzig to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig 2018-11-11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-02-11 RB Leipzig 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–0 RB Leipzig 2016-03-02 RB Leipzig 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig L 2019-03-29 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2019-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 SV Werder Bremen L 2019-03-10 Hannover 96 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2019-03-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg W 2019-02-24 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

RB Leipzig Form

2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig W 2019-04-02 FC Augsburg 1–2 RB Leipzig W 2019-03-30 RB Leipzig 5–0 Hertha BSC W 2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2019-03-09 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Augsburg D 2019-03-02 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen27% Draw32% RB Leipzig41%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
58%
Draw or RB Leipzig
73%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen18% Draw54% RB Leipzig28%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
14%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 23% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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