Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen

4 - 1

RB Leipzig

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 BayArena 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Welz 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Bayer Leverkusen 6 · RB Leipzig 3

Referee Stats

Tobias Welz

14 matches · 4.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.93
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	64%
Home wins	36%
Draws	50%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (23-14).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (55%).
Bayer Leverkusen had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bayer Leverkusen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

38 / 19

Avg: 2.24 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

RB Leipzig (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 27

Avg: 1.53 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.59

2.24

1.53

1.12

1.59

53%

O2.5

65%

BTTS

59%

71%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th

RB Leipzig rank3rd

Bayer Leverkusen points59

RB Leipzig points65

Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21

14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

RB Leipzig: #3 · 65 pts · GD +19

8 pts off the top 2. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 home

D W L W D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals13-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

RB Leipzig last 5 away

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-11

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

RB Leipzig trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Bayer Leverkusen score at home100%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet at home35%

RB Leipzig score away82%

RB Leipzig clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Bayer Leverkusen score first71%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%

RB Leipzig score first53%

RB Leipzig win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bayer Leverkusen 60% · RB Leipzig 20%

Avg first goal minute: Bayer Leverkusen 21.1' · RB Leipzig 23.0'

Vs league average

Bayer Leverkusen score at home2.24 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen concede at home1.12 vs 1.46

RB Leipzig score away1.53 vs 1.46

RB Leipzig concede away1.59 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen score 26% above league average, while RB Leipzig score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Bayer Leverkusen are 23% below league average at home, and RB Leipzig are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 8

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

RB Leipzig goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

502

413

Passes Accurate

446

355

Passes %

89%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' Max Finkgräfe

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Schick

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Tella

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Tella

Normal Goal · Assist: Aleix García

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Nusa

1st substitution · For: B. Gruda

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Bitshiabu

2nd substitution · For: C. Lukeba

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Seiwald

3rd substitution · For: A. Ouédraogo

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Rômulo

4th substitution · For: C. Harder

72'

72' X. Schlager

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

P. Schick

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maza

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Tella

1st substitution · For: E. Poku

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Culbreath

2nd substitution · For: Arthur

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

C. Baumgartner

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Gruda

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Max Finkgräfe

5th substitution · For: B. Henrichs

84'

84' C. Baumgartner

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Aleix García

3rd substitution · For: E. Fernández

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ I. Maza

4th substitution · For: M. Tillman

86'

86' M. Tillman

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

P. Schick

Normal Goal · Assist: Álex Grimaldo

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ P. Schick

5th substitution · For: Christian Kofane

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 4-1 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Tobias Welz. It was played at BayArena.

First half: Max Finkgräfe received a yellow card for RB Leipzig at 14'. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 25' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to N. Tella, making the score 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 45' when N. Tella scored, with the assist credited to Aleix García, making the score 2-0.

Second half: RB Leipzig made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Nusa replacing B. Gruda. RB Leipzig made their 2nd substitution at 46', with E. Bitshiabu replacing C. Lukeba. RB Leipzig made their 3rd substitution at 65', with N. Seiwald replacing A. Ouédraogo. RB Leipzig made their 4th substitution at 65', with Rômulo replacing C. Harder. X. Schlager received a yellow card for RB Leipzig at 72'. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 76' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to I. Maza, making the score 3-0. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 77', with N. Tella replacing E. Poku. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Culbreath replacing Arthur. RB Leipzig reduced the deficit at 80' when C. Baumgartner scored, with the assist credited to B. Gruda, making the score 3-1. RB Leipzig made their 5th substitution at 84', with Max Finkgräfe replacing B. Henrichs. C. Baumgartner received a yellow card for RB Leipzig at 84'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Aleix García replacing E. Fernández. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 85', with I. Maza replacing M. Tillman. M. Tillman received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 86'. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 89' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to Álex Grimaldo, making the score 4-1. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with P. Schick replacing Christian Kofane.

Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions while RB Leipzig used 5 substitutions. Bayer Leverkusen got 1 yellow card, while RB Leipzig got 3 yellow cards.