High Scoring Encounter Looms For Leverkusen And Leipzig

Expert analysis

BAY Bayern München

RBL RB Leipzig ▲

SVE SV Elversberg

BAY Bayer Leverkusen ▲

FSV FSV Mainz 05

Leverkusen have posted strong attacking numbers at home this season. Leipzig maintain a high scoring rate in their matches overall. Head to head encounters have frequently delivered high goal tallies. Neither side has failed to score in any fixture this term. Leipzig arrive in good recent form with multiple victories in their last few games. Leverkusen mix of results leaves room for an open contest. The two teams tend to create numerous scoring opportunities when they meet.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

2–0 MISSED

Our pick “Over 3.5 Goals” at odds 1.91 didn’t land — final score 2–0.

Match timeline

First half
Antonio Nusa 11'
Tidiam Gomis ↓ Brajan Gruda 26'
Patrik Schick assist Miguel Gutiérrez 44'
Second half
Miguel Gutiérrez 57'
Andrija Maksimović ↓ Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz 67'
Nicolas Seiwald ↓ Ezechiel Banzuzi 67'
Robert Andrich ↓ Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo 72'
Neil El Aynaoui 74'
Christian Kofane ↓ Patrik Schick 77'
Edmond Tapsoba 82'
Samba Konaté ↓ Christopher Nkunku 84'
Benjamin Henrichs ↓ Ridle Baku 84'
Lucas Vázquez ↓ Moussa Diaby 89'
Benjamin Henrichs 90+1'
Afonso Moreira 90+1'

This season

	Bayer Leverkusen	RB Leipzig
Over 2.5 goals	100%	100%
Clean sheet	33%	67%
Failed to score	0%	0%
Scored per game	2.7	3.0
Conceded per game	1.7	1.0
Scored home / away	4.0 / 2.0	4.0 / 1.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Bayer Leverkusen WLWDW

W @ SV Wehen 4–0 Aug 22

L @ SV Elversberg 2–3 Aug 29

W vs Union Berlin 4–0 Sep 5

D @ FC Augsburg 2–2 Sep 12

W vs Celje 2–0 Sep 16

RB Leipzig WWLLW

W @ Eintracht Trier 6–0 Aug 22

W vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 Aug 29

L @ Werder Bremen 1–3 Sep 5

L @ Como 1–4 Sep 10

W vs Hamburger SV 5–0 Sep 13

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Bayer Leverkusen

Scored 2.8 avg

4 2 4 2 2

Conceded 1.0 avg

0 3 0 2 0

RB Leipzig

Scored 3.2 avg

6 3 1 1 5

Conceded 1.4 avg

0 0 3 4 0

Head-to-head · last meetings

6 Bayer Leverkusen

1 Draws

3 RB Leipzig

May 2026 Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen

Dec 2025 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

Jan 2025 RB Leipzig 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Draw

Aug 2024 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig RB Leipzig

Jan 2024 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1

1 M. Flekken G
4 J. Quansah D
2 F. Medina D
12 E. Tapsoba D
19 M. Diaby M
6 E. Fernández M
24 Aleix García M
3 Miguel Gutiérrez M
30 I. Maza M
9 Afonso Moreira M
14 P. Schick F

Bench L. Badé, Lucas Vázquez, J. Blaswich, Christian Kofane, J. Hofmann, M. Terrier, V. Boniface, R. Andrich, M. Tillman

Carles Martínez

RB Leipzig 4-3-3

26 M. Vandevoordt G
17 R. Baku D
4 W. Orbán D
3 M. Estève D
22 D. Raum D
21 N. El Aynaoui M
28 C. Nkunku M
6 E. Banzuzi M
10 B. Gruda F
40 Rômulo F
7 A. Nusa F

Bench T. Gomis, B. Henrichs, S. Konate, A. Koné, A. MaksimoviÄ, Ø. Nyland, N. Seiwald, Max Finkgräfe, L. Klostermann

M. Demichelis

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Bayer Leverkusen

OUT M. Culbreath Injury
OUT G. Doue Muscle Injury
OUT K. Eichhorn Illness
OUT N. Tella Injury
OUT M. Culbreath Injury
OUT G. Doue Muscle Injury
OUT K. Eichhorn Illness
OUT N. Tella Injury

RB Leipzig

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