Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 2 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrik Schick 25' 1–0
Nathan Tella 45' 2–0
Patrik Schick 76' 3–0
3–1 80' Christoph Baumgartner
Patrik Schick 89' 4–1
Y 14' Max Finkgrafe
Y 72' Xaver Schlager
Malik Tillman 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Assistant 1 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Borsch

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
2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig 2025-12-20 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
25 Apr 1. FC Köln A 2–1 W
22 Apr FC Bayern München H 0–2 L
18 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–2 L
11 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 1–0 W
04 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 6–3 W
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–4 L
24 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–1 W
18 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–1 W
11 Apr Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–0 W
04 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W
20 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 5–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at BayArena.
  • 5' RB Leipzig come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 14' Max Finkgrafe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Seiwald is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' GOAL! Patrik Schick scores on 25. Assisted by Nathan Tella
  • 30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Andrich made 280 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Nathan Tella is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Aleix Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
  • 60' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Xaver Schlager. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 76' Patrik Schick does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
  • 80' The Austria Christoph Baumgartner breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 3-1!
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christoph Baumgartner.
  • 89' Patrik Schick has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig 2025-12-20 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-25 1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2026-04-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg L 2026-04-11 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W

RB Leipzig Form

2026-05-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2026-04-24 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2026-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2026-04-11 RB Leipzig 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2026-04-04 SV Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig W 2026-03-20 RB Leipzig 5–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen47% Draw28% RB Leipzig25%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
76%
Draw or RB Leipzig
53%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or RB Leipzig
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen31% Draw51% RB Leipzig18%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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