Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
Ref: Tobias Welz, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 4–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Schick, Tella, Schick, and Schick scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Baumgartner replied for RB Leipzig. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.42 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 1.17 for RB Leipzig. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while RB Leipzig are 3rd.
First Half
14'
Finkgräfe
Yellow Card
⚽
Schick
Assist: Tella
⚽
Tella
Assist: García
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bitshiabu
46'
⇄
Nusa
65'
⇄
Seiwald
65'
⇄
Rômulo
72'
Schlager
Yellow Card
⚽
Schick
Assist: Maza
⇄
Tella
⇄
Culbreath
80'
⚽
Baumgartner
Assist: Gruda
84'
⇄
Finkgräfe
84'
Baumgartner
Yellow Card
⇄
Maza
⇄
García
Tillman
Yellow Card
⚽
Schick
Assist: Álex Grimaldo
⇄
Schick
VAR
Goal confirmed
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.42VS1.17
Attack5 · 1 won
23
Shots
14
8
Shots on target
5
21
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
504
Total passes
414
449
Accurate passes
356
89%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
4
-0.14
Goals prevented
-0.14
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
RB Leipzig
4-3-3
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 14P. SchickF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23N. TellaF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 30I. MazaF
- 42M. CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 13ArthurD
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 19E. PokuF
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 35Christian KofaneF
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4W. OrbánD
- 5E. BitshiabuD
- 7A. NusaF
- 13N. SeiwaldM
- 14C. BaumgartnerM
- 17R. BakuD
- 24X. SchlagerM
- 26M. VandevoordtG
- 35Max FinkgräfeD
- 40RômuloF
- 49Y. DiomandeF
Substitutes
- 1P. GulácsiG
- 9J. BakayokoF
- 10B. GrudaF
- 11C. HarderF
- 16L. KlostermannD
- 20A. OuédraogoM
- 22D. RaumD
- 23C. LukebaD
- 39B. HenrichsD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Tella | F | 77 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 89 | 9.3 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 1/3 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 9.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2/4 |
| Aleix García | M | 85 | 8.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 85 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5/7 |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | 77 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonas Hofmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malik Tillman | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | D | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Seiwald | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Willi Orbán | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Antonio Nusa | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Xaver Schlager(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Rômulo | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Max Finkgräfe | D | 84 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Yan Diomande | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridle Baku | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Péter Gulácsi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Klostermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Bakayoko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raum | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brajan Gruda | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Castello Lukeba | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Conrad Harder | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Henrichs | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Assan Ouédraogo | M | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |