GolVolt — RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Antonio Nusa: 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG0.42

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.4).

Last time

Last meeting, 20 September: Bayer 04 Leverkusen – RB Leipzig 2:0

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won the last 3 meetings.

Defence

RB Leipzig concede 2.2 goals per match

RB Leipzig2.2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Bayer 04 Leverkusen concede 1.2.

Table

1 point apart in the table

5.RB Leipzig12 pts 4.Bayer 04 Leverkusen13 pts

RB Leipzig: place 5, 12 pts · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: place 4, 13 pts.

Player in form

Patrik Schick: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.52

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.5).

Streak

RB Leipzig have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Antonio Nusa

RB Leipzig · midfielder

3goals 5assists 7.75avg rating

Last match, Elversberg: 2 assists, rating 8.0.

Patrik Schick

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · forward

6goals 2assists 7.50avg rating

Last match, TSG Hoffenheim: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is RB Leipzig at home and Bayer 04 Leverkusen away, as in this match.

RB Leipzig

at home · 10

10W0D0L3.2scored per match0.3conceded per match

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

away · 10

6W1D3L2.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 20 Sep 2026 · Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:0 RB Leipzig Schick 44' · Gutiérrez 57'. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

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1 draw4.0 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1, last: Rot-Weiss Essen) · Bayer 04 Leverkusen (4-2-3-1, last: Nürnberg).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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