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RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
RB Leipzig
1 – 0
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 17:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 60' Karim Bellarabi
Y 75' Leon Bailey
Justin Kluivert 90' Y
Amadou Haidara 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
  • Referee Robert Kempter
  • Referee Thomas Gorniak
  • Referee Gunter Perl
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

7
5
8
RB Leipzig 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-09-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2020-03-01 RB Leipzig 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-10-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–0 W
23 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–3 L
20 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
16 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 D
09 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 1–3 L
02 Jan VfB Stuttgart A 1–0 W
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan RB Leipzig A 0–1 L
23 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L
19 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W
15 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–1 L
12 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt H 4–1 W
09 Jan SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D

Season Stats

RB Leipzig Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#3 Position #6
65 Points 59
34 Played 34
20 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 17 / 8 / 9
66 Scored 68
47 Conceded 47
+19 GD +21
1.91 PPG 1.74
59% Win % 50%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. RB Leipzig in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
  • 20' Edmond Tapsoba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Marcel Sabitzer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Florian Wirtz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Bosz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Goal! Christopher Nkunku scores his 90 goal in 520 matches.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Karim Bellarabi is hanging Moussa Diaby on the field on 59 minute.
  • 60' Karim Bellarabi was booked on 60.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Yussuf Poulsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Sorloth on 70 minute.
  • 75' Leon Bailey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah is replaced by Lucas Alario.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Justin Kluivert.
  • 90' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Angelino is withdrawn and Marcel Halstenberg gets his opportunity.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RB Leipzig 1-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-09-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2020-03-01 RB Leipzig 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-10-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig 2019-04-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-01-23 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2021-01-20 RB Leipzig 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig D 2021-01-09 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-01-02 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-01-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-01-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2021-01-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig51% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen23%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
76%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
49%
RB Leipzig or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig33% Draw46% Bayer 04 Leverkusen21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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