Saturday , 14 November 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
50% Clean Sheets
Rot-Weiss Essen this season
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rot-Weiss Essen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Lucas Vazquez 2 G
Patrik Schick 2 G
Edmond Tapsoba 2 G
Nathan Tella 1 G
Christian Kofane 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rot-Weiss Essen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen get this one started.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 13' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' Alexander Hahn is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
  • 23' 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 Exequiel Palacios suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' Isaiah Young has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The 35-year-old Aleksandar Dragovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Diaby is hanging Karim Bellarabi on the field on 44 minute.
  • 46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Patrik Schick has done his job and it is now time for Wendell to step up.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Engelmann made 80 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Stadion Essen. Rot-Weiss Essen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 62' A change in the Rot-Weiss Essen ranks — Isaiah Young exits the field as Oguzhan Kefkir enters on 62.
  • 67' Lucas Alario has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 72' Rot-Weiss Essen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rot-Weiss Essen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Jan Neuwirt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Grund at the 79 minute mark.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leon Bailey.
  • 86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christian Neidhardt might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.