Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig

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Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:30:00 UTCBayArena

Post-game report— full article

Bayer Leverkusen Blunts RB Leipzig 2-0 to Make Early Bundesliga Statement

Xabi Alonso's side systematically dismantled RB Leipzig's high press, securing a crucial 2-0 victory at the BayArena to keep pace at the top of the table.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen 44%Draw 19%RB Leipzig 36%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig

51Possession49

18Shots12

6Shots on target3

11Shots off target6

1Blocked shots3

14Shots inside box7

4Shots outside box5

9Corners6

1Offsides1

14Fouls8

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Saves4

484Passes473

413Accurate passes411

Match events

11′Antonio Nusa
26′Brajan Gruda ← Tidiam Gomis
34′Christopher Nkunku · VAR
44′Patrik Schick (assist Miguel Gutiérrez)
57′Miguel Gutiérrez
67′Rômulo Cardoso da Cruz ← Andrija Maksimović
67′Ezechiel Banzuzi ← Nicolas Seiwald
72′Ezequiel Fernández → Robert Andrich
74′Neil El Aynaoui
77′Patrik Schick → Christian Kofane
82′Edmond Tapsoba
84′Christopher Nkunku
84′Ridle Baku ← Benjamin Henrichs
89′Moussa Diaby → Lucas Vazquez
90′Benjamin Henrichs
90′Afonso Bastardo Moreira

Bayer Leverkusen · RB Leipzig

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen4-3-3

147.8↓77'Schick

17.3Flekken

196.8↓89'Diaby

126.9Tapsoba

27.2Medina

246.8García

39.0Gutiérrez

47.2Quansah

306.8Maza

96.5Moreira

66.8↓72'Fernández

RB Leipzig2-7-1

286.3↓84'Nkunku

46.3Orban

176.3↓84'Baku

226.3Raum

266.1Vandevoordt

36.3Esteve

76.0Nusa

106.3↓26'Gruda

406.3↓67'Cruz

66.3↓67'Banzuzi

216.0Aynaoui

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bayer Leverkusen

14Patrik Schick7.8
1Mark Flekken7.3
19Moussa Diaby6.8
12Edmond Tapsoba6.9
2Facundo Medina7.2
24Aleix García6.8
3Miguel Gutiérrez9.0
4Jarell Quansah7.2
30Ibrahim Maza6.8
9Afonso Bastardo Moreira6.5
6Ezequiel Fernández6.8

RB Leipzig

28Christopher Nkunku6.3
4Willi Orban6.3
17Ridle Baku6.3
22David Raum6.3
26Maarten Vandevoordt6.1
3Maxime Esteve6.3
7Antonio Nusa6.0
10Brajan Gruda6.3
40Rômulo Cardoso da Cruz6.3
6Ezechiel Banzuzi6.3
21Neil El Aynaoui6.0

Bayer LeverkusenTale of the tapeRB Leipzig

4-3-3Formation2-7-1

13 ptsTable9 pts

+7Goal difference+5

DWLDLFormWLWLW

2Head-to-head wins0

44%Win chance36%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Bayer Leverkusen 2W0D0W RB Leipzig

Goals 7–2

2026-05-02Bayer 04 Leverkusen4–1RB Leipzig
2025-12-20RB Leipzig1–3Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Bayer Leverkusen

DWLDL

@FC Augsburg2-2
vsUnion Berlin4-0
@SV Elversberg2-3
vsHamburger SV1-1
@VfB Stuttgart1-3

RB Leipzig

WLWLW

vsHamburger SV5-0
@Werder Bremen1-3
vsBorussia Mönchengladbach3-0
@SC Freiburg1-4
vsFC St. Pauli 19102-1

This season — other meeting

RB LeipzigvBayer Leverkusen

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	+7	13
RB Leipzig	6	3	0	3	+5	9