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RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 1-3 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 20, 2025 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
1-3
Bayer Leverkusen

Full time

What was the result of RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?

Bayer Leverkusen won 1-3 on December 20, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 35′X. SchlagerRB Leipzig
  • 40′M. TerrierBayer Leverkusen
  • 44′P. SchickBayer Leverkusen
  • 90′M. CulbreathBayer Leverkusen

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

4-3-3
  1. 27T. Gomis
  2. 40Rômulo
  3. 11C. Harder
  1. 24X. Schlager
  2. 13N. Seiwald
  3. 14C. Baumgartner
  1. 22D. Raum
  2. 23C. Lukeba
  3. 4W. Orbán
  4. 19K. Nedeljković
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 14P. Schick
  1. 11M. Terrier
  2. 7J. Hofmann
  1. 23N. Tella
  2. 10M. Tillman
  3. 24Aleix García
  4. 13Arthur
  1. 44J. Belocian
  2. 5L. Badé
  3. 8R. Andrich
  1. 1M. Flekken
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, RB Leipzig have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 10, 1 and 4.

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

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 12, 2025Union Berlin(away)1-3Bundesliga
Dec 6, 2025Eintracht Frankfurt(home)6-0Bundesliga
Dec 2, 20251. FC Magdeburg(home)3-1DFB Pokal
Nov 28, 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach(away)0-0Bundesliga
Nov 23, 2025Werder Bremen(home)2-0Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 20251. FC Köln(home)2-0Bundesliga
Dec 10, 2025Newcastle(home)2-2UEFA Champions League
Dec 6, 2025FC Augsburg(away)0-2Bundesliga
Dec 2, 2025Borussia Dortmund(away)1-0DFB Pokal
Nov 29, 2025Borussia Dortmund(home)1-2Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 RB Leipzig wins, 1 draw, 3 Bayer Leverkusen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 25, 2025RB Leipzig 2-2 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Aug 31, 2024Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Jan 20, 2024RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Aug 19, 2023Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Apr 23, 2023Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Oct 29, 2022RB Leipzig 2-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga

Last archived meeting: RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen on Jan 25, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 2.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 2.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig2.40.969/1510/15
Bayer Leverkusen2.11.576/158/15

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 (13 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
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4Bayer Leverkusen641116913
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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