Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Prediction: Can Leverkusen Exploit Leipzig's Leaky Defence?
Leverkusen sit seventh with four points from three games and a goal difference of +3, whereas Leipzig occupy fifth on six points and a +6 goal difference. Leverkusen are already in the Europa League while Leipzig are chasing the Champions…
Matchweek 4 of the 2026-2027 Bundesliga brings Bayer Leverkusen against RB Leipzig on 2026-09-20 (kick-off 14:30 GMT).
In their last 10 matches, Referee R. Schroder averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 23 fouls.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Carles Martínez and Martin Demichelis.
Bayer Leverkusen are 7th in the standings with 4 points, followed by RB Leipzig in 5th on 6 points.
Bayer Leverkusen have 5 players sidelined: M. Culbreath (Injury), G. Doue (Inactive), K. Eichhorn (Illness), N. Tella (Injury), I. Maza (Illness) but RB Leipzig face 3 absences: C. Baumgartner (Thigh Injury), A. Ouedraogo (Shoulder Injury), R. Reitz (Muscle Injury).
We're predicting Bayer Leverkusen to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and RB Leipzig are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
Last time out, M. Flekken registered the best mark for Bayer Leverkusen - 8.5 - and A. Maksimovic did likewise for RB Leipzig with an 7.9 score.
Bayer Leverkusen came off a win (2-0 vs Celje) and RB Leipzig also triumphed (5-0 vs Hamburg).
Bayer Leverkusen (3-1-1) and RB Leipzig (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
RB Leipzig lead this rivalry - 8 wins from 20 matches versus Bayer Leverkusen (who've won just 7 games), alongside 5 draws.
TheyScored users favour 3-1 (12.9%) over all other scorelines - 2-1 sits second at 12.9%.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Bayer Leverkusen, bolstered by their 1-0-0 home record and an average of 4.00 goals per game.
Bayer Leverkusen is going head to head with RB Leipzig on 20/9/2026 13:30 GMT for the Germany Bundesliga. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig H2H statistics!