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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8M
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5D
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28G
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22F
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7M
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35F
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17D
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11F
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10M
RB Leipzig Substitutes
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D
35
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F
27
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39
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D
16
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F
45
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D
2
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M
30
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G
1
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M
13
Match events
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11'Antonio Nusa Yellow Card
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26'Tidiam Gomis Brajan Gruda
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34'Christopher Nkunku Goal cancelled
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44'⚽Patrik Schick Normal Goal (Asst: Miguel Gutiérrez)
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57'⚽Miguel Gutiérrez Normal Goal
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67'Andrija Maksimović Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz
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67'Nicolas Seiwald Ezechiel Banzuzi
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72'Robert Andrich Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo
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74'Neil El Aynaoui Yellow Card
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77'Christian Kofane Patrik Schick
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82'Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
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84'Samba Konaté Christopher Nkunku
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84'Benjamin Henrichs Ridle Baku
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89'Lucas Vázquez Moussa Diaby
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90' +1Benjamin Henrichs Yellow Card
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90' +1Afonso Moreira Yellow Card
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
Regular Season - 8
BayArena
Round of 32
BayArena
Regular Season - 7
PreZero Arena
League Stage - 3
Regular Season - 6
BayArena
Previous games RB Leipzig
League Stage - 4
Red Bull Arena
Regular Season - 8
VELTINS-Arena
Round of 32
Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Regular Season - 7
Red Bull Arena
League Stage - 3
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Upcoming games Bayer Leverkusen
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League Stage - 4
Bayer Leverkusen
Marseille
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1.32
X
6.05
2
9.20
BayArena
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Regular Season - 9
1.FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen
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Regular Season - 10
Bayer Leverkusen
SC Paderborn 07
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Group Stage
Dinamo Zagreb
Bayer Leverkusen
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Regular Season - 11
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen
Upcoming games RB Leipzig
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Regular Season - 9
RB Leipzig
FC Augsburg
Red Bull Arena
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Regular Season - 10
Union Berlin
RB Leipzig
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Group Stage
RB Leipzig
Lens
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Regular Season - 11
SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
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Regular Season - 12
RB Leipzig
FSV Mainz 05
