Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rot-Weiss Essen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
Rot-Weiss Essen
2 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 17:30 UTC Stadion Essen HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 13' Exequiel Palacios
Y 81' Leon Bailey
Simon Engelmann 117' Y
Simon Engelmann 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rot-Weiss Essen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — DFB-Pokal at Stadion Essen.

Match Details

  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Robert Wessel
  • Referee Daniel Schlager
  • Referee Marcel Unger
  • Referee Tobias Reichel

Head-to-Head

1
Rot-Weiss Essen 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-02 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Rot-Weiss Essen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
23 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 3–2 W
14 Sep Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Rot-Weiss Essen A 1–2 L
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Bayer 04 Leverkusen gets underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Heber made 7 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rot-Weiss Essen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' Exequiel Palacios has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rot-Weiss Essen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Alexander Hahn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' Amara Conde, a Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' Rot-Weiss Essen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' Moussa Diaby is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karim Bellarabi at the 44 minute mark.
  • 46' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Patrik Schick departs to be replaced by Wendell.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Rot-Weiss Essen in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 62' The Rot-Weiss Essen bench stirs into life. Isaiah Young is withdrawn and Oguzhan Kefkir gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Charles Aranguiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rot-Weiss Essen so far.
  • 72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Jan Neuwirt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Grund at the 79 minute mark.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leon Bailey on 81.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • Another three points for Rot-Weiss Essen.

Lineups

Rot-Weiss Essen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Neidhardt

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rot-Weiss Essen54% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen20%
Actual: Rot-Weiss Essen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Rot-Weiss Essen or Draw
79%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
46%
Rot-Weiss Essen or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rot-Weiss Essen36% Draw47% Bayer 04 Leverkusen17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rot-Weiss Essen

Handicap Rot-Weiss Essen covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rot-Weiss Essen keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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