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RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 2-3 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 20, 2024 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
2-3
Bayer Leverkusen

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-3 on January 20, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 7′X. SimonsRB Leipzig
  • 47′N. TellaBayer Leverkusen
  • 56′L. OpendaRB Leipzig
  • 63′J. TahBayer Leverkusen
  • 90′P. HincapiéBayer Leverkusen

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

4-2-2-2
  1. 30B. Šeško
  2. 17L. Openda
  1. 7Dani Olmo
  2. 20X. Simons
  1. 24X. Schlager
  2. 13N. Seiwald
  1. 22D. Raum
  2. 23C. Lukeba
  3. 16L. Klostermann
  4. 2M. Simakan
  1. 21J. Blaswich

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 14P. Schick
  1. 10F. Wirtz
  2. 7J. Hofmann
  1. 20Álex Grimaldo
  2. 25E. Palacios
  3. 34G. Xhaka
  4. 30J. Frimpong
  1. 3P. Hincapié
  2. 4J. Tah
  3. 2J. Stanišić
  1. 1L. Hrádecký
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, RB Leipzig have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 13, 2 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 13, 2024Eintracht Frankfurt(home)0-1Bundesliga
Jan 6, 2024FC ST. Gallen(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Dec 19, 2023Werder Bremen(away)1-1Bundesliga
Dec 16, 20231899 Hoffenheim(home)3-1Bundesliga
Dec 13, 2023BSC Young Boys(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 13, 2024FC Augsburg(away)1-0Bundesliga
Jan 7, 2024Venezia(home)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Dec 20, 2023VfL Bochum(home)4-0Bundesliga
Dec 17, 2023Eintracht Frankfurt(home)3-0Bundesliga
Dec 14, 2023Molde(home)5-1UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 RB Leipzig wins, 0 draws, 3 Bayer Leverkusen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2023Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Apr 23, 2023Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Oct 29, 2022RB Leipzig 2-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Apr 17, 2022Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Nov 28, 2021RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Jan 30, 2021RB Leipzig 1-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga

Last archived meeting: Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig on Aug 19, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 2.8 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.91.2210/1510/15
Bayer Leverkusen2.80.778/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

RB Leipzig sit 7th in Bundesliga (9 points from 6 matches) and Bayer Leverkusen sit 4th (10 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
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4Bayer Leverkusen531114810
7RB Leipzig630316119

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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