Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Prediction

BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen·Robert Schroder 20/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.5 / 10
AI Best Pick
68%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.29
SignalSOLIDModel47%SurpriseMediumGap-9.3%
Value Analysis
71%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Under 4.5
1.45
SignalGOODModel71%SurpriseMediumGap+3.4%
Bayer Leverkusen Rest
3 days
RB Leipzig Rest
7 days

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig: result, form and history

Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 in the Bundesliga on 20 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Bayer Leverkusen have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 3.7 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen tend to win more corners, 8.8 a game to 5.1 for RB Leipzig.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
47%1.85
X
24%4.30
2
29%3.55
Double Chance
1X
71%1.30
X2
53%1.92
Both Teams to Score
Yes
69%1.30
No
31%3.26
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.25 + 1.18 = 3.43
Over 1.5
84%1.05
Over 2.5
68%1.29
Over 3.5
51%1.77
Under 1.5
16%7.65
Under 2.5
32%3.50
Under 3.5
49%2.08
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.8 + 3.7 = 9.5
Over 8.5
62%1.40
Over 9.5
51%1.68
Over 10.5
34%2.07
Under 8.5
38%2.70
Under 9.5
49%2.11
Under 10.5
66%1.69
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 1.9 = 3.6
Over 3.5
48%1.79
Over 4.5
29%2.65
Under 3.5
52%2.02
Under 4.5
71%1.45

Match Events

11'Antonio Nusa
26'Brajan Gruda INTidiam Gomis out
34'Goal cancelledChristopher Nkunku
44'Patrik SchickAssist: Miguel Gutiérrez
57'Miguel Gutiérrez
67'Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz INAndrija Maksimović out
67'Ezechiel Banzuzi INNicolas Seiwald out
72'Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo INRobert Andrich out
74'Neil El AynaouiFoul
77'Patrik Schick INChristian Kofane out
82'Edmond TapsobaFoul
84'Christopher Nkunku INSamba Konaté out
84'Ridle Baku INBenjamin Henrichs out
89'Moussa Diaby INLucas Vázquez out
90+1'Benjamin HenrichsArgument
90+1'Afonso MoreiraArgument

Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen
4-2-3-1Coach: Carles Martínez
RB Leipzig
4-2-3-1Coach: M. Demichelis
Avg rating7.16
Avg rating6.41
M. Flekken7.11M. Flekken
J. Quansah7.44J. Quansah
E. Tapsoba7.612E. Tapsoba
F. Medina7.32F. Medina
Miguel Gutiérrez8.63M. Gutiérrez
Aleix García7.224A. García
E. Fernández7.26E. Fernández
M. Diaby6.319M. Diaby
I. Maza6.930I. Maza
Afonso Moreira6.59A. Moreira
P. Schick7.914P. Schick
M. Vandevoordt6.926M. Vandevoordt
R. Baku6.617R. Baku
W. Orbán7.04W. Orbán
M. Estève6.63M. Estève
D. Raum7.522D. Raum
E. Banzuzi5.96E. Banzuzi
N. El Aynaoui6.721N. El Aynaoui
B. Gruda6.110B. Gruda
C. Nkunku6.128C. Nkunku
A. Nusa6.47A. Nusa
Rômulo6.240Rômulo

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes

8R. Andrich72'for Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo6.9
5L. Badé
28J. Blaswich
22V. Boniface
7J. Hofmann
35Christian Kofane77'for Patrik Schick6.5
17Lucas Vázquez89'for Moussa Diaby7.0
11M. Terrier
10M. Tillman

RB Leipzig Substitutes

35Max Finkgräfe
27T. Gomis26'for Brajan Gruda6.3
39B. Henrichs84'for Ridle Baku90+1'5.7
16L. Klostermann
45S. Konate84'for Christopher Nkunku6.3
2A. Koné
30A. Maksimović67'for Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz6.0
1Ø. Nyland
13N. Seiwald67'for Ezechiel Banzuzi6.1

Match Stats

Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
51%Ball Possession49%
9Corner Kicks6
2Yellow Cards3
18Total Shots12
6Shots on Goal3
11Shots off Goal6
14Shots Inside Box7
4Shots Outside Box5
1Blocked Shots3
14Fouls8
1Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves4
484Total Passes473
413Passes Accurate411
7Free Kicks14

Team Comparison

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
RB LeipzigRB Leipzig
1854Elo Rating 1852
1.71Attack 2.19
0.93Defense 1.43
34%Hit Rate 59%
19.2Shots per Game 13.7
6.9Shots on Target 6.1
8.8Corners per Game 5.1
2.7Cards per Game 2.2

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.43 goals
📈BTTS Trend70% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.7 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late
RB LeipzigRB Leipzig
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen6Wins · 60%
Draws110%
RB LeipzigRB Leipzig3Wins · 30%
3.7Avg Goals
70%Both teams scored7 of 10
70%3+ goals7 of 10

Previous meetings

Bundesliga02/05/2026
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
41
Bundesliga20/12/2025
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
13
Bundesliga25/01/2025
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
22
Bundesliga31/08/2024
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
23
Bundesliga20/01/2024
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
23
Bundesliga19/08/2023
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
32
Bundesliga23/04/2023
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
20
Bundesliga29/10/2022
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
20
Bundesliga17/04/2022
Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig
01
Bundesliga28/11/2021
RB LeipzigBayer Leverkusen
13

Recent Form

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
7W1D2L
16/09/2026
Bayer LeverkusenCelje
20
W
12/09/2026
FC AugsburgBayer Leverkusen
22
D
05/09/2026
Bayer LeverkusenUnion Berlin
40
W
29/08/2026
SV ElversbergBayer Leverkusen
32
L
22/08/2026
SV WehenBayer Leverkusen
04
W
15/08/2026
NewcastleBayer Leverkusen
12
W
12/08/2026
Nottingham ForestBayer Leverkusen
21
L
08/08/2026
Bayer LeverkusenSevilla
21
W
01/08/2026
Bayer LeverkusenRot-Weiß Essen
30
W
29/07/2026
Bayer LeverkusenGenk
40
W
RB LeipzigRB Leipzig
6W0D4L
13/09/2026
RB LeipzigHamburger SV
50
W
10/09/2026
ComoRB Leipzig
41
L
05/09/2026
Werder BremenRB Leipzig
31
L
29/08/2026
RB LeipzigBorussia Mönchengladbach
30
W
22/08/2026
Eintracht TrierRB Leipzig
06
W
15/08/2026
Bayern MünchenRB Leipzig
31
L
08/08/2026
LeedsRB Leipzig
20
L
01/08/2026
RB LeipzigVerl
40
W
25/07/2026
RB LeipzigFC Ingolstadt 04
10
W
18/07/2026
AltglienickeRB Leipzig
12
W

Referee Profile

Robert Schroder141 matches

4.33Cards per match
4.15Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
24.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Robert Schroder4.32
Other referees4.22

4.32 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.22).

Cards come from 135 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Bundesliga 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Bayern MünchenBayern München963029:9+2021WDWWD
2Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund963016:7+921WDWDD
3SC FreiburgSC Freiburg961220:10+1019WWLLW
4RB LeipzigRB Leipzig960327:13+1418WWWLW
5Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen951320:17+316WLLWW
6Werder BremenWerder Bremen943217:15+215LWWDD
7SV ElversbergSV Elversberg941417:18-113LWLWL
8VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart940515:15012WWLLW
91899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim940516:17-112WLWWL
10Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt933315:20-512DWLWL
11Hamburger SVHamburger SV940510:20-1012WLLWW
12FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05931518:19-110LLLWL
13SC Paderborn 07SC Paderborn 0792438:11-310DDWDL
14FC AugsburgFC Augsburg923420:2009LLDLD
151. FC Köln1. FC Köln923410:14-49LDDLW
16Union BerlinUnion Berlin91447:21-147LDDDW
17FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 0491355:11-66LLDLL
18Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach911712:25-134LDWLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Bayern MünchenBayern München929:921
2Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund916:721
3SC FreiburgSC Freiburg920:1019
4RB LeipzigRB Leipzig927:1318
5Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen920:1716
6Werder BremenWerder Bremen917:1515
7SV ElversbergSV Elversberg917:1813
8VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart915:1512
91899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim916:1712
10Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt915:2012
11Hamburger SVHamburger SV910:2012
12FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05918:1910
13SC Paderborn 07SC Paderborn 0798:1110
14FC AugsburgFC Augsburg920:209
151. FC Köln1. FC Köln910:149
16Union BerlinUnion Berlin97:217
17FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 0495:116
18Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach912:254
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegation

About the Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga table

RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen are close in the Bundesliga table, 4th and 5th, with 2 points between them. League goal record so far: Bayer Leverkusen 20-17, RB Leipzig 27-13. The full standings are on the Bundesliga Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.