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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 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

9
5
7
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 21 games · Avg 3.3 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
#5 Position #9
7 Points 6
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 2
10 Scored 9
5 Conceded 5
+5 GD +4
1.75 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season
50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G
RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is hosting RB Leipzig for another epic battle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' The Germany Kai Havertz breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 16' A moment of madness from Charles Aranguiz on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
  • 17' Marcel Sabitzer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 22' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Kai Havertz makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' Ibrahima Konate has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timo Werner, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Lukas Klostermann has done his job and it is now time for Nordi Mukiele to step up.
  • 48' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' GOAL! Timo Werner scores on 64. Assisted by Emil Forsberg
  • 69' Julian Baumgartlinger, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' GOAL! Emil Forsberg fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 72' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Lucas Alario comes on to replace Julian Baumgartlinger.
  • 77' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's shape.
  • 81' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 81 minute. Kevin Volland leaves to be changed by Paulinho.
  • 83' What composure from Matheus Cunha! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-4.
  • 85' The whistle greets Emil Forsberg as he departs to be replaced by Diego Demme.
  • 90' Peter Gulacsi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 515 appearances.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 5
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
3 / 4
1.81 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen35% Draw24% RB Leipzig41%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
59%
Draw or RB Leipzig
65%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen29% Draw40% RB Leipzig31%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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