Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig: opening signals before matchday 4
Bayer Leverkusen host RB Leipzig at BayArena on Sunday 20 September 2026 in matchday 4 of the Bundesliga. Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30 CEST (…)
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Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig is a high-level Bundesliga matchup whose 2022–2024 results show narrow margins, alternating wins and no simple hierarchy. Leverkusen have produced strong answers at home and away, while Leipzig have also won in Leverkusen and kept the scorelines close. The fixture stays compelling because each meeting tests whether one side can turn a small advantage into separation.
Past matches, Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Bayer Leverkusen
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13D
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19F
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6M
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10M
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35F
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28G
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5D
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17F
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7M
RB Leipzig Substitutes
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D
23
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10
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M
20
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F
11
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D
39
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G
1
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D
22
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D
16
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F
9
Match events
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14'M. Finkgrafe Yellow Card
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25'⚽P. Schick Normal Goal (Asst: N. Tella)
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45'⚽N. Tella Normal Goal (Asst: A. Garcia)
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46'B. Gruda A. Nusa
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46'C. Lukeba E. Bitshiabu
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65'A. Ouedraogo N. Seiwald
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65'C. Harder Romulo Cardoso
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72'X. Schlager Yellow Card
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76'⚽P. Schick Normal Goal (Asst: I. Maza)
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77'E. Poku N. Tella
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77'Arthur M. Culbreath
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78'Arthur M. Culbreath
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80'⚽C. Baumgartner Normal Goal (Asst: B. Gruda)
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84'B. Henrichs M. Finkgrafe
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84'C. Baumgartner Yellow Card
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85'E. Fernandez A. Garcia
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85'M. Tillman I. Maza
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85'M. Tillman Yellow Card
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86'M. Tillman Yellow Card
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89'⚽P. Schick Normal Goal (Asst: A. Grimaldo)
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90' +3C. Kofane P. Schick
Stats for this game
Matchup Bayer Leverkusen VS RB Leipzig
Leipzig have proved difficult to contain
RB Leipzig won 1–0 at Leverkusen in April 2022. That result gave Leipzig a clear reference point, but the margin remained measured rather than overwhelming. The absence of a large gap is central to the matchup’s character, because the favorite has little room to assume that venue will settle the contest. That narrowness remains central to the fixture’s lasting appeal.
Leverkusen can answer in kind
Leverkusen won 3–2 away at Leipzig in January 2024, then Leipzig won 3–2 away at Leverkusen in August that year. Those exchanges keep the evidence close and leave little space for a comfortable interpretation of who has control overall. The exchange captures the matchup’s balance: away wins are possible, one-goal margins matter and neither result settles the next contest. A future meeting will ask whether Leverkusen’s response or Leipzig’s ability to travel with an edge becomes the defining detail.
Past head to head stats
Bayer Leverkusen VS RB Leipzig
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Bayer Leverkusen VS RB Leipzig
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Bayer Leverkusen
Upcoming games Bayer Leverkusen
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Group Stage
Bayer Leverkusen
Celje
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Regular Season - 4
Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
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Regular Season - 5
FSV Mainz 05
Bayer Leverkusen
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Group Stage
Lech Poznan
Bayer Leverkusen
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Regular Season - 6
Bayer Leverkusen
SC Freiburg
Upcoming games RB Leipzig
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Regular Season - 3
RB Leipzig
Hamburger SV
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Regular Season - 4
Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
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Regular Season - 5
RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt
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Group Stage
RB Leipzig
PSV Eindhoven
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Regular Season - 6
Bayern München
RB Leipzig