Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 – 2

Full Time

RB Leipzig

Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 13:30 UTC BayArena 29,464 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jeremie Frimpong 24' 1–0

Jonathan Tah 35' 2–0

2–1 39' Dani Olmo

Florian Wirtz 64' 3–1

3–2 71' Lois Openda

Y 62' Nicolas Seiwald

Victor Boniface 69' Y

Y 81' Castello Lukeba

Overview

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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 Felix Brych
Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
Assistant 2 Robert Wessel

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 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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals RB Leipzig

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	RB Leipzig	H	3–2	W
12 Aug	FC Teutonia Ottensen	A	8–0	W
27 May	VfL Bochum 1848	A	0–3	L
21 May	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	2–2	D
18 May	AS Roma	H	0–0	D
14 May	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D

RB Leipzig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–3	L
03 Jun	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	2–0	W
27 May	FC Schalke 04	H	4–2	W
20 May	FC Bayern München	A	3–1	W
14 May	SV Werder Bremen	H	2–1	W
06 May	SC Freiburg	A	1–0	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

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RB Leipzig

0-15

1/–

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against RB Leipzig. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
24' Jeremie Frimpong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
29' Yussuf Poulsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 70 goals in his last 513 appearances.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Rose will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Against the run of play, Jonathan Tah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
39' Magnificent from Dani Olmo! That is 53 goals in 188 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past RB Leipzig's compact 4-2-2-2.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Seiwald. He receives a Yellow card.
62' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Nicolas Seiwald is withdrawn and Castello Lukeba gets his opportunity.
64' A goal from the Germany international Florian Wirtz! He fires home on 64 to make it 3-1!
69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Victor Boniface on 69 minutes.
71' Goal! Lois Openda scores his 104 goal in 351 matches.
75' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Robert Andrich comes on to replace Florian Wirtz.
78' Arthur Augusto is replacing Jeremie Frimpong for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Castello Lukeba on 81.
84' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Fabio Carvalho on 84 minute.
89' Nadiem Amiri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonas Hofmann at the 89 minute mark.
It finishes all square. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
7
Jonas Hofmann ↓ Nadiem Amiri 89'
25
Exequiel Palacios
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Arthur Augusto 78'
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Robert Andrich 75'
22
Victor Boniface ↓ Adam Hlozek 89'
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

17
Lois Openda ↓ Emil Forsberg 75'
21
Janis Blaswich
39
Benjamin Henrichs
11
Timo Werner ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 62'
4
Willi Orban
22
David Raum
7
Dani Olmo
24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Fabio Carvalho 84'
2
Mohamed Simakan
20
Xavi Simons ↓ Kevin Kampl 62'
13
Nicolas Seiwald ↓ Castello Lukeba 62'

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

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

2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2023-08-12 FC Teutonia Ottensen 0–8 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-05-27 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-05-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2023-05-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 AS Roma D 2023-05-14 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D

RB Leipzig Form

2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2023-06-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2023-05-20 FC Bayern München 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-05-14 RB Leipzig 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-05-06 SC Freiburg 0–1 RB Leipzig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.89 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 RB Leipzig xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen46% Draw24% RB Leipzig30%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

70%

Draw or RB Leipzig

54%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen33% Draw41% RB Leipzig26%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	RB Leipzig covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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