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

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

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
  • Assistant 2 Robert Wessel

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Mönchengladbach H 2–2 D
18 May AS Roma H 0–0 D
14 May VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at BayArena.
  • 5' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Janis Blaswich needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The 32-year-old Yussuf Poulsen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' Jeremie Frimpong makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Dani Olmo, a Spain , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Jonathan Tah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 39' Dani Olmo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 49' Fabio Carvalho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' That is a Yellow card for RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Nicolas Seiwald as he leaves the pitch. Castello Lukeba steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Florian Wirtz makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 69' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Lois Openda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Robert Andrich. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 75 minute.
  • 78' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur Augusto is hanging Jeremie Frimpong on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' Castello Lukeba is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 84' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Fabio Carvalho on 84 minute.
  • 89' The whistle greets Jonas Hofmann as he departs to be replaced by Nadiem Amiri.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bayer 04 Leverkusen take all three points.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 5
Lois Openda 4
Jeremie Frimpong 3
Christopher Nkunku 3
Yussuf Poulsen 2
Nathan Tella 2
Kai Havertz 2
Timo Werner 2

Head to Head

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

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 Mönchengladbach 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
1.85 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen46% Draw24% RB Leipzig30%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
71%
Draw or RB Leipzig
54%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen34% Draw41% RB Leipzig25%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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