Bayer Leverkusen win 3-1 at RB Leipzig

Match report

RB Leipzig were beaten 3-1 by Bayer Leverkusen at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Bundesliga matchday 15. X. Schlager (35') scored for RB Leipzig, while M. Terrier (40'), P. Schick (44') and M. Culbreath (90') found the net for Bayer Leverkusen. It was 1-2 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 44% of the ball and 19 shots (7 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 15 (8 on target). Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and Bayer Leverkusen 5th on 7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

Form

Bayer Leverkusen

5th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
4	FC Augsburg	4	+5	7
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	-1	5

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 2 May 2026, Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 RB Leipzig

Full RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen head-to-head

Match events

30'yellow cardArthurYellow Card
35'goalX. SchlagerAssist: C. Baumgartner
40'goalM. TerrierAssist: Arthur
44'goalP. SchickAssist: N. Tella
57'substitutionJ. HofmannOff: E. Fernandez
70'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: A. Maksimovic
70'substitutionK. NedeljkovicOff: R. Baku
77'substitutionN. TellaOff: A. Tape
77'substitutionP. SchickOff: C. Kofane
77'substitutionM. TerrierOff: M. Culbreath
79'substitutionT. GomisOff: T. Werner
83'substitutionArthurOff: Lucas
87'yellow cardAxel TapeYellow Card
89'substitutionN. SeiwaldOff: E. Bitshiabu
90'goalM. CulbreathNormal Goal
90+11'yellow cardCastello LukebaYellow Card

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

Bayer Leverkusen

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

44%Possession56%
1.77Expected goals (xG)2.72
19Total shots15
7Shots on target8
6Shots off target3
6Blocked shots4
13Shots inside the box12
6Shots outside the box3
2Corners8
1Offsides1
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
5Goalkeeper saves6
474Passes608
402Accurate passes550
85%Pass accuracy90%
0.41Goals prevented0.41

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Péter GulácsiG	90	7.6				19 · 95%
4Willi OrbánD	90	6.7			2 (2)	71 · 89%		1	4/7
19Kosta NedeljkovićD	70	6.0				38 · 89%			1/5
22David RaumD	90	7.9				50 · 80%	7	6	8/10
23Castello LukebaD	90	6.5				64 · 91%		1	2/4
13Nicolas SeiwaldM	89	6.5				57 · 88%			2/7
14Christoph BaumgartnerM	90	7.3		1	3 (1)	38 · 68%	3	1	9/13
24Xaver SchlagerMTop rated	90	8.9	1		2 (2)	42 · 81%	2	3	5/9
11Conrad HarderF	90	6.3			5 (2)	17 · 76%		2	7/14
27Tidiam GomisF	79	6.7			1 (0)	15 · 87%		1	4/9
40RômuloF	70	6.2				13 · 85%	1	1	1/6
26Maarten VandevoordtG	–	–
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	12	6.3				2 · 100%			0/1
16Lukas KlostermannD	–	–
17Ridle BakuD	20	6.6				27 · 78%	1		2/2
35Max FinkgräfeD	–	–
33Andrija MaksimovićM	20	6.2				14 · 93%			0/1
37Benno KaltefleiterM	–	–
36Timo WernerF	11	6.3				7 · 86%
45Samba KonatéF	–	–

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Mark FlekkenG	90	8.9				38 · 66%			1/1
5Loïc BadéD	90	7.9				81 · 99%		1	7/8
8Robert AndrichD	90	6.9				83 · 94%		1	2/3
44Jeanuël BelocianD	90	6.3				55 · 95%		4	5/11
10Malik TillmanM	90	6.9				70 · 96%	4	1	3/8
13ArthurM	83	6.9		1	1 (1)	38 · 82%	2		6/14
23Nathan TellaM	77	6.9		1	1 (1)	24 · 88%	2	1	3/7
24Aleix GarcíaM	90	6.6				88 · 93%	1	2	3/9
7Jonas HofmannF	57	6.7				28 · 79%	2		3/5
11Martin TerrierF	77	7.6	1		2 (1)	34 · 94%			4/6
14Patrik SchickF	77	7.2	1		3 (2)	16 · 75%			2/6
28Janis BlaswichG	–	–
36Niklas LombG	–	–
16Axel TapeD	13	6.7				2 · 100%			1/3
21Lucas VázquezD	18	6.6				8 · 100%
6Ezequiel FernándezM	33	7.0				34 · 88%	1		2/2
27Jeremiah MensahM	–	–
42Montrell CulbreathM	13	7.6	1		1 (1)	5 · 80%	1		1/3
18Alejo SarcoF	–	–
35Christian KofaneF	13	6.3			3 (2)	4 · 100%			0/2