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
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 14Patrik SchickF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23Nathan Adewale Temitayo TellaF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 25Exequiel Alejandro PalaciosM
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 42Montrell Amare CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 10Malik Leon TillmanM
- 13ArthurD
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 35Christian KofaneF
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Vilmos Tamás OrbánD
- 5El Chadaille BitshiabuD
- 7Antonio Eromonsele Nordby NusaF
- 13Nicolas SeiwaldM
- 14Christoph BaumgartnerM
- 17Bote Ridle Nzuzi BakuD
- 24Xaver SchlagerM
- 26Maarten VandevoordtG
- 35Max FinkgräfeD
- 40RômuloF
- 49Yan DiomandeF
Substitutes
- 1Péter GulácsiG
- 9Saint-Cyr Johan BakayokoF
- 10Brajan GrudaF
- 11Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 16Lukas Manuel KlostermannD
- 20Forzan Assan OuédraogoM
- 22David RaumD
- 23Castello Junior LukebaD
- 39Benjamin Paa Kwesi 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |