Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 RB Leipzig: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Bayer Leverkusen

2 : 0

RB Leipzig

P. Schick44'
M. Gutierrez57'

Bayer Leverkusen4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1RB Leipzig RB Leipzig crest

Assistant

Rogier Meijer

Assistant

Rogier Meijer

Substitutions

72'
67.9
E. Fernandez
86.9
R. Andrich
77'
147.3
P. Schick
356.3
C. Kofane
89'
197.3
M. Diaby
17
Lucas

Unused

Substitutions

26'
106.3
B. Gruda
276.0
T. Gomis
67'
406.3
Romulo Cardoso
307.0
A. Maksimovic
67'
66.9
E. Banzuzi
136.9
N. Seiwald
84'
176.6
R. Baku
396.7
B. Henrichs
84'
286.5
C. Nkunku
456.5
S. Konate

Unused

Home

M. Culbreath
Foot Injury
Out
G. Doue
Calf Injury
Out
K. Eichhorn
Illness
Out
N. Tella
Injury
Out

Away

C. Baumgartner
Thigh Injury
Out
M. Guiu
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Ouedraogo
Shoulder Injury
Out
R. Reitz
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Miguel Gutiérrez Ortega

Defender · Bayer Leverkusen

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes46

Key passes2

Pass accuracy83%

Defending

Tackles4

Duels won5 · 63%

Fouls won/made1 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Mark FlekkenG	3	0	0,46	+0,46	39/41	4/6
Maarten VandevoordtG	4	2	2,16	+0,16	26/36	7/16

Live stats

Possession & Passing

51%Possession49%

484Total passes473

85%Pass accuracy87%

9Corners6

Attack

18Shots12

6On target3

11Off target6

1Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

14Shots in box7

4Shots out box5

2.2xG0.9

0.2Goals prevented0.2

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves4

1Offsides1

14Fouls8

2Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,74xG0,70

6Shots8

2On target2

2Big chances1

7Touches in box7

50%Possession50%

1Corners3

Second half

1,45xG0,16

12Shots4

4On target1

3Big chances0

24Touches in box8

51%Possession49%

8Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Bayer Leverkusen

2.2018751%

94% open play6% set piece

RB Leipzig

0.8512649%

65% open play35% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Bayer Leverkusen2,20 xG · 2 scored

RB Leipzig0,85 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Bayer Leverkusen34

Open play 26Set piece 2Rebound 2Defensive 4

RB Leipzig23

Open play 16Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 2

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Bayer Leverkusen44% pressure

RB Leipzig56% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-0

100%Draw 0%0%

2.20xG0.85

18Shots12

7On target6

Momentum

87' Off target Antonio Nusa 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

18 v 12

Bayer Leverkusen shoot right, RB Leipzig left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BLBayer LeverkusenRBRB Leipziggoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipziggoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Bayer LeverkusenDefensive line 38%

RB LeipzigDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Bayer LeverkusenUntil 72'

Most-connected pair: Tapsoba and Quansah, 21 passes between them.

RB LeipzigUntil 26'

Most-connected pairs: Orbán and Baku; Orbán and Estève. 12 passes each.

Tactical battle

51control49

Ibrahim Maza

8 touches in box

In possession

42,4%Field tilt57,6%

13Passes into box9

35Progressive passes23

11Carries into final third15

11Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,26Press intensity (PPDA)12,26

7High turnovers9

8Regains within 5s4

25,6sBall recovery time23,6s

16Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

130Carries129

1591mCarry distance1522m

16Progressive carries21

1038mProgressive carry distance952m

5Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

9Take-ons won10

14Take-ons attempted22

691mProgressive pass distance396m

4Through balls0

9Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,12Expected threat (xT)0,74

2,58Action value (VAEP)0,54

34Shot-creating actions23

4Goal-creating actions0

1,66Expected assisted goals0,83

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,4Passes per attack4,5

14,3sAttack duration15,5s

2,64 m/sAttack directness1,87 m/s

6Build-up attacks4

14Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

31Touches in box15

46Final third entries56

5Big chances1

2,36xG on target0,59

4Big chances missed1

Passing

4/25 (16%)Crosses5/18 (28%)

27/50 (54%)Long balls23/40 (57%)

16Throw-ins14

8Free kicks14

10Goal kicks13

Duels

46Total54

36/76 (47%)Ground40/76 (53%)

6/15 (40%)Aerial9/15 (60%)

9/14 (64%)Dribbles10/21 (48%)

11Dispossessed9

Defending

50Recoveries49

9Interceptions11

20Tackles16

50%Tackles won63%

18Clearances29

1Big chances scored0

1Big saves0

0Errors led to shot1

0Fouled in final third2

8,03Average rating6,84

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Bayer LeverkusenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

RB LeipzigThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 34 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal91%

50%2+ goals56%

35%3+ goals24%

15%4+ goals9%

They concede

76%1+ goal68%

35%2+ goals29%

24%3+ goals21%

3%4+ goals12%

Heaviest results

best 6-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (H)

best 6-0 (H)·worst 0-6 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Bayer LeverkusenshootallowRB Leipzig

5.2%Six-yard box6.5%

61.5%-1.6Penalty area64.6%

26.1%+2.0Edge of the box23.9%

7.2%Long range5.1%

517 shots taken · 415 faced

RB LeipzigshootallowBayer Leverkusen

7.4%Six-yard box5.3%

67.1%+4.0Penalty area-2.261.0%

21.4%-2.7Edge of the box24.1%

4.1%-2.3Long range+3.39.6%

538 shots taken · 436 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 at BayArena in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: P. Schick (44'), M. Gutierrez (57') for Bayer Leverkusen. In their last 21 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen have won 8, RB Leipzig 8, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.