Bayern München win 5-1 at RB Leipzig

Match report

Bayern München beat RB Leipzig 5-1 in Bundesliga matchday 18 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Red Bull Arena. Romulo Cardoso (20') scored for RB Leipzig, while S. Gnabry (50'), H. Kane (67'), J. Tah (82'), A. Pavlovic (85') and M. Olise (88') found the net for Bayern München. It was 1-0 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 42% of the ball and 17 shots (4 on target) against Bayern München’s 19 (12 on target). Michael Olise (Bayern München) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and Bayern München 2nd on 10.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

Form

Bayern München

2nd · 10 points · P 4 W 3 D 1 L 0

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	+7	12
2	Bayern München	4	+12	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	+9	10
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, 17 Oct 2026, Bayern München – RB Leipzig

Full RB Leipzig vs Bayern München head-to-head

Match events

20'goalRomulo CardosoAssist: D. Raum
29'yellow cardNicolas SeiwaldYellow Card
46'substitutionL. GoretzkaOff: J. Kimmich
50'goalS. GnabryAssist: D. Upamecano
57'substitutionL. KarlOff: M. Olise
67'goalH. KaneAssist: M. Olise
81'substitutionN. SeiwaldOff: E. Banzuzi
81'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: C. Harder
81'substitutionT. BischofOff: A. Davies
82'goalJ. TahAssist: M. Olise
85'substitutionC. BaumgartnerOff: T. Gomis
85'goalA. PavlovicAssist: M. Olise
87'substitutionH. ItoOff: Kim Min-Jae
87'substitutionS. GnabryOff: J. Musiala
88'goalM. OliseAssist: J. Musiala
90'substitutionA. NusaOff: A. Maksimovic

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

Bayern München

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vincent Kompany

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

42%Possession58%
2.45Expected goals (xG)4.56
17Total shots19
4Shots on target12
8Shots off target1
5Blocked shots6
14Shots inside the box16
3Shots outside the box3
5Corners9
0Offsides2
7Fouls6
1Yellow cards0
–Red cards–
7Goalkeeper saves3
432Passes610
352Accurate passes532
81%Pass accuracy87%
0.83Goals prevented0.83

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Péter GulácsiG	90	8.3				41 · 78%
4Willi OrbánD	90	5.7				58 · 84%		1	1/3
17Ridle BakuD	90	5.5				47 · 85%	2	2	2/6
22David RaumD	90	6.3		1		36 · 78%	1	3	4/8
23Castello LukebaD	90	5.9				73 · 89%			2/4
13Nicolas SeiwaldM	81	6.2			1 (0)	22 · 86%	1		2/5
14Christoph BaumgartnerM	84	5.7			2 (0)	30 · 73%		2	5/10
24Xaver SchlagerM	90	6.7				34 · 82%	1	2	3/6
7Antonio NusaF	89	7.3			4 (0)	21 · 67%	1	2	9/12
40RômuloF	81	8.2	1		3 (3)	21 · 62%	2	1	5/7
49Yan DiomandeF	90	7.6			1 (1)	35 · 83%	3		3/10
26Maarten VandevoordtG	–	–
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	–	–
19Kosta NedeljkovićD	–	–
35Max FinkgräfeD	–	–
39Benjamin HenrichsD	–	–
6Ezechiel BanzuziM	9	6.3				5 · 100%		1	1/1
33Andrija MaksimovićM	1	–				2 · 50%	1		0/2
11Conrad HarderF	9	6.3			1 (0)	1 · 100%			1/2
27Tidiam GomisF	12	6.3				6 · 100%			0/1

Bayern München

Bayern München player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Manuel NeuerG	90	7.9				42 · 74%
2Dayot UpamecanoD	90	7.2		1		66 · 92%	1	4	6/12
4Jonathan TahD	90	8.0	1		1 (1)	69 · 96%		1	2/5
20Tom BischofD	81	6.3				59 · 90%	1	1	2/7
21Hiroki ItōD	86	6.2				42 · 81%			2/4
7Serge GnabryM	87	7.5	1		2 (2)	39 · 97%	1	2	2/3
8Leon GoretzkaM	45	6.9				30 · 90%		2	5/7
14Luis DíazM	90	7.2			3 (3)	52 · 77%	1	2	5/9
42Lennart KarlM	56	6.9				30 · 77%	1	2	2/4
45Aleksandar PavlovićM	90	7.0	1		1 (1)	61 · 92%			3/5
9Harry KaneF	90	7.9	1		3 (2)	34 · 74%	2	1	4/6
40Jonas UrbigG	–	–
3Min-jae KimD	10	6.6				5 · 80%			1/1
19Alphonso DaviesD	9	6.9				7 · 86%
22Raphaël GuerreiroD	–	–
6Joshua KimmichM	45	7.7				39 · 92%	2	1	2/7
10Jamal MusialaM	9	6.9		1		8 · 100%	1	1	1/2
17Michael OliseMTop rated	34	10.0	1	3	3 (3)	27 · 89%	4	1	2/5
38Felipe ChávezM	–	–
47David DaiberM	–	–