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RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 1-0 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 30, 2021 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig
1-0
Bayer Leverkusen

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What was the result of RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?

RB Leipzig won 1-0 on January 30, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 51′C. NkunkuRB Leipzig

Official lineup for RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

RB Leipzig

3-1-4-2
  1. 19A. Sørloth
  2. 14T. Adams
  1. 25Dani Olmo
  2. 18C. Nkunku
  3. 7M. Sabitzer
  4. 44K. Kampl
  1. 5D. Upamecano
  1. 22N. Mukiele
  2. 3Angeliño
  3. 16L. Klostermann
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

Bayer Leverkusen

4-3-3
  1. 19M. Diaby
  2. 9L. Bailey
  3. 27F. Wirtz
  1. 10K. Demirbay
  2. 20C. Aránguiz
  3. 12E. Tapsoba
  1. 24T. Fosu-Mensah
  2. 22D. Sinkgraven
  3. 4J. Tah
  4. 18Wendell
  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 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 9, 2 and 4.

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

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2021FSV Mainz 05(away)2-3Bundesliga
Jan 20, 2021Union Berlin(home)1-0Bundesliga
Jan 16, 2021VfL Wolfsburg(away)2-2Bundesliga
Jan 9, 2021Borussia Dortmund(home)1-3Bundesliga
Jan 2, 2021VfB Stuttgart(away)1-0Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2021VfL Wolfsburg(home)0-1Bundesliga
Jan 19, 2021Borussia Dortmund(home)2-1Bundesliga
Jan 15, 2021Union Berlin(away)0-1Bundesliga
Jan 12, 2021Eintracht Frankfurt(home)4-1DFB Pokal
Jan 9, 2021Werder Bremen(home)1-1Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2020Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Mar 1, 2020RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Oct 5, 2019Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Apr 6, 2019Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 RB LeipzigBundesliga
Nov 11, 2018RB Leipzig 3-0 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Apr 9, 2018RB Leipzig 1-4 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga

Last archived meeting: Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig on Sep 26, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

RB Leipzig score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 2.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
RB Leipzig1.71.368/158/15
Bayer Leverkusen2.20.949/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Bayer Leverkusen531114810
5RB Leipzig53021559

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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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