Thursday , 2 July 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadion Essen. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising Rot-Weiss Essen does not make any changes. Kerem Demirbay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 13' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Rot-Weiss Essen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Marco Kehl-Gomez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Engelmann, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Essen with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 44' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 44 minute. Karim Bellarabi leaves to be changed by Moussa Diaby.
  • 46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wendell is hanging Patrik Schick on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Rot-Weiss Essen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' Rot-Weiss Essen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oguzhan Kefkir is hanging Isaiah Young on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Isaiah Young made 231 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' Another change for Rot-Weiss Essen made on 79 minute. Kevin Grund leaves to be changed by Jan Neuwirt.
  • 81' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' 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.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Rot-Weiss Essen players.

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.