Wednesday , 30 September 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 Dusseldorf 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
100% Clean Sheets
Rot-Weiss Essen this season
100% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rot-Weiss Essen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Lucas Vazquez 1 G
Patrik Schick 1 G
Nathan Tella 1 G
Christian Kofane 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadion Essen that hosts another battle between Rot-Weiss Essen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 767 goals from 547 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Amara Conde is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rot-Weiss Essen.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rot-Weiss Essen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Karim Bellarabi exits the field as Moussa Diaby enters on 44.
  • 46' The whistle greets Patrik Schick as he departs to be replaced by Wendell.
  • 51' Moussa Diaby has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 547 games and scored 767 goals.
  • 62' Another change for Rot-Weiss Essen made on 62 minute. Isaiah Young leaves to be changed by Oguzhan Kefkir.
  • 67' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Lukas Hradecky has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Germany international Karim Bellarabi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' Kevin Grund makes way for Jan Neuwirt at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rot-Weiss Essen.
  • 81' Leon Bailey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Full Time. Rot-Weiss Essen beats Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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.