Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 0

Full Time

RB Leipzig

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 15:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Dominik Szoboszlai

Piero Hincapie 70' Y

Y 70' Mohamed Simakan

Y 71' Amadou Haidara

Y 75' Konrad Laimer

Xabi Alonso 84' Y

R 86' Dominik Szoboszlai

Nadiem Amiri 87' Y

Robert Andrich 89' Y

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RB Leipzig 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Schlager
Referee Sven Waschitzki
Referee Arno Blos
Referee Marcel Unger
Referee Soren Storks
Referee Katrin Rafalski

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals RB Leipzig

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig 2022-10-29 RB Leipzig 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 RB Leipzig 2021-11-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	RB Leipzig	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	4–1	W
16 Apr	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–0	D
13 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–1	D
08 Apr	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–1	W
01 Apr	FC Schalke 04	A	3–0	W

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–2	L
15 Apr	FC Augsburg	H	3–2	W
08 Apr	Hertha BSC	A	1–0	W
05 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–0	W
01 Apr	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	0–3	L
18 Mar	VfL Bochum 1848	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		RB Leipzig
#5	Position	#4
16	Points	18
9	Played	9
5 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 3
20	Scored	27
17	Conceded	13
+3	GD	+14
1.78	PPG	2.00
56%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). RB Leipzig are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RB Leipzig

0-15

2/3

16-30

3/1

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/2

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

RB Leipzig

Christopher Nkunku	5 G	2 A
Romulo Cruz	5 G
Antonio Nusa	4 G	7 A
Tidiam Gomis	3 G	2 A
Ridle Baku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig get this one started.
5' Konrad Laimer, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Olmo, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
20' France international Mohamed Simakan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The 32-year-old Robert Andrich has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' RB Leipzig have won 759 goals from 528 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' 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.
40' The Czech Republic Adam Hlozek breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 1-0!
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Christopher Nkunku comes on to replace Kevin Kampl.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' 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.
60' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Marcel Halstenberg is withdrawn and Mohamed Simakan gets his opportunity.
65' 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.
67' A moment of madness from Dominik Szoboszlai on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RB Leipzig will be frustrated.
68' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 68 minute. Adam Hlozek leaves to be changed by Sardar Azmoun.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Piero Hincapie.
71' Amadou Haidara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
72' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann is replaced by Konrad Laimer.
75' The referee calls foul for Konrad Laimer. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Timothy Fosu-Mensah is replacing Piero Hincapie for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
79' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Piero Hincapie is replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah on 79 minute.
81' The crowd applauds Timo Werner as he leaves the pitch. Andre Silva steps in for RB Leipzig.
84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Xabi Alonso.
86' Magnificent from Nadiem Amiri! That is 29 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Dominik Szoboszlai is booked for RB Leipzig — Red card on 86.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nadiem Amiri on 87.
89' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 89.
90' The whistle greets Amine Adli as he departs to be replaced by Karim Bellarabi.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Mitchel Bakker
19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Nadiem Amiri 68'
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
10
Kerem Demirbay
8
Robert Andrich
23
Adam Hlozek ↓ Sardar Azmoun 68'
30
Jeremie Frimpong
21
Amine Adli ↓ Karim Bellarabi 90'
3
Piero Hincapie ↓ Timothy Fosu-Mensah 78'
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

21
Janis Blaswich
39
Benjamin Henrichs
11
Timo Werner ↓ Andre Silva 81'
16
Lukas Klostermann ↓ Konrad Laimer 72'
4
Willi Orban
23
Marcel Halstenberg ↓ Mohamed Simakan 60'
44
Kevin Kampl ↓ Christopher Nkunku 46'
7
Dani Olmo
8
Amadou Haidara ↓ Emil Forsberg 81'
17
Dominik Szoboszlai
32
Josko Gvardiol

Bench

13
Orjan Nyland
18
Christopher Nkunku ↑ 46'
37
Abdou Diallo
9
Yussuf Poulsen
10
Emil Forsberg ↑ 81'
27
Konrad Laimer ↑ 72'
19
Andre Silva ↑ 81'
2
Mohamed Simakan ↑ 60'
25
Sanoussy Ba

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Lois Openda	4
Christopher Nkunku	3
Jeremie Frimpong	3
Jonathan Tah	2
Yussuf Poulsen	2
Nathan Tella	2
Kai Havertz	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig W 2023-04-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-04-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-04-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-04-01 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

RB Leipzig Form

2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig L 2023-04-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 FC Augsburg W 2023-04-08 Hertha BSC 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2023-04-05 RB Leipzig 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W 2023-04-01 RB Leipzig 0–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2023-03-18 VfL Bochum 1848 1–0 RB Leipzig L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.75 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen41% Draw23% RB Leipzig36%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

65%

Draw or RB Leipzig

59%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen28% Draw40% RB Leipzig32%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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