RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: Benjamin Brand, GermanyRed Bull Arena, Leipzig · 47,800 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Schlager scored for RB Leipzig; Terrier, Schick, and Culbreath replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.77 for RB Leipzig versus 2.72 for Bayer Leverkusen. RB Leipzig sit 3rd in the Bundesliga table while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th.
First Half
30'
Arthur
Yellow Card
⚽
Schlager
Assist: Baumgartner
40'
⚽
Terrier
Assist: Arthur
44'
⚽
Schick
Assist: Tella
Second Half
57'
⇄
Hofmann
⇄
Rômulo
⇄
Nedeljković
77'
⇄
Schick
77'
⇄
Terrier
77'
⇄
Tella
⇄
Gomis
83'
⇄
Arthur
87'
Tape
Yellow Card
⇄
Seiwald
Lukeba
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Culbreath
| # | 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
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.77VS2.72
Attack4 · 2 won
19
Shots
15
7
Shots on target
8
13
Shots in the box
12
6
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
474
Total passes
608
402
Accurate passes
550
85%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
4
0.41
Goals prevented
0.41
RB Leipzig
4-3-3
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
RB Leipzig
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1P. GulácsiG
- 4W. OrbánD
- 11C. HarderF
- 13N. SeiwaldM
- 14C. BaumgartnerM
- 19K. NedeljkovićD
- 22D. RaumD
- 23C. LukebaD
- 24X. SchlagerM
- 27T. GomisF
- 40RômuloF
Substitutes
- 5E. BitshiabuD
- 16L. KlostermannD
- 17R. BakuD
- 26M. VandevoordtG
- 33A. MaksimoviÄM
- 35Max FinkgräfeD
- 36T. WernerF
- 37B. KaltefleiterM
- 45S. KonateF
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 5L. BadéD
- 7J. HofmannF
- 8R. AndrichD
- 10M. TillmanM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 13ArthurM
- 14P. SchickF
- 23N. TellaM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 44J. BelocianD
Substitutes
- 6E. FernándezM
- 16A. TapeD
- 18A. SarcoF
- 21Lucas VázquezD
- 27J. MensahM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
RB Leipzig
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaver Schlager | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| David Raum(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Péter Gulácsi | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christoph Baumgartner | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Willi Orbán | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Tidiam Gomis | F | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Nicolas Seiwald | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Castello Lukeba | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Conrad Harder | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Rômulo | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kosta Nedeljković | D | 70 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benno Kaltefleiter | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samba Konaté | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Finkgräfe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Klostermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridle Baku | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| El Chadaille Bitshiabu | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Werner | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Maksimović | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 77 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 77 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/4 |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/6 |
| Malik Tillman | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Nathan Tella | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejo Sarco | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | 13 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 33 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Axel Tape | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas Vázquez | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |