Match Report
The table read 6th (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 59 pts) against 3rd (RB Leipzig, 65 pts), 6 points apart. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Bayer 04 Leverkusen ran at 2 scored and 1.38 conceded, RB Leipzig at 1.94 and 1.38.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for RB Leipzig. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 15/15 for RB Leipzig.
Across 19 recorded meetings, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 6 wins to RB Leipzig's 8, with 5 draws, at 3.32 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 32% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 68% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.32 historically.
BayArena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,210. On the scoreboard, Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Patrik Schick (25'), Nathan Tella (45'), Patrik Schick (76'), Patrik Schick (89') · RB Leipzig: Christoph Baumgartner (80')
Key stats
Possession: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 55% · RB Leipzig 45% · Total shots: 23-14 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 7-3