Saturday , 14 November 2026

RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2024-25
RB Leipzig
2 – 2
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 14:30 UTC Red Bull Arena 46,793 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Patrik Schick
0–2 36' Aleix Garcia
David Raum 41' 1–2
Edmond Tapsoba og 86' 2–2
Y 40' Robert Andrich
Y 42' Edmond Tapsoba
Xavi Simons 79' Y
Christoph Baumgartner 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
  • Assistant 2 Marcel Unger
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
5
9
RB Leipzig 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig 2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–2 D
22 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 W
18 Jan VfL Bochum 1848 A 3–3 D
15 Jan VfB Stuttgart A 1–2 L
12 Jan SV Werder Bremen H 4–2 W
20 Dec FC Bayern München A 1–5 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan RB Leipzig A 2–2 D
21 Jan Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
18 Jan Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–1 W
14 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W
10 Jan Borussia Dortmund A 3–2 W
21 Dec SC Freiburg H 5–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Red Bull Arena!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xabi Alonso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' Patrik Schick does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. RB Leipzig in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. RB Leipzig must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' Goal! Aleix Garcia scores his 17 goal in 211 matches.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Robert Andrich on 40 minutes earns him a card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
  • 41' David Raum has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
  • 42' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 46' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Robert Andrich exits the field as Exequiel Palacios enters on 46.
  • 51' Nicolas Seiwald gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Kevin Kampl and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 66' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Christoph Baumgartner comes on to replace Antonio Nusa.
  • 67' Nathan Tella is replacing Patrik Schick for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 74' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Lois Openda has done his job and it is now time for Yussuf Poulsen to step up.
  • 79' RB Leipzig receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' Edmond Tapsoba doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' Christoph Baumgartner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig 2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-01-22 RB Leipzig 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2025-01-18 VfL Bochum 1848 3–3 RB Leipzig D 2025-01-15 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2025-01-12 RB Leipzig 4–2 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-12-20 FC Bayern München 5–1 RB Leipzig L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-01-25 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-01-21 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-01-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2025-01-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2025-01-10 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-12-21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 SC Freiburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.95 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig52% Draw21% Bayer 04 Leverkusen27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
73%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
48%
RB Leipzig or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig45% Draw33% Bayer 04 Leverkusen22%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 16% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 18% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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