Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:30 BST · BayArena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · RB Leipzig · Head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig — RB Leipzig won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

RB Leipzig won 3–2 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 August. RB Leipzig are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

RB Leipzig came from behind: Bayer Leverkusen led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Jeremie Frimpong (38’) and Álex Grimaldo (45’, assisted by Florian Wirtz); RB Leipzig: K. Kampl (45’, assisted by Benjamin Henrichs) and Loïs Openda (57’, assisted by Benjamin Šeško; 80’, assisted by Antonio Nusa).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Bayer Leverkusen out-shot RB Leipzig 26 to 8 and created the better chances, 2.33 xG to 1.11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Victor Boniface (12’), Jeremie Frimpong (18’) and Edmond Tapsoba (82’); RB Leipzig: Lukas Klostermann (61’).

What it changes

It is RB Leipzig’s first win over Bayer Leverkusen since 29 October 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Bayer Leverkusen have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. RB Leipzig have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 10.3, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 9.3 and Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 9.0 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next host SC Freiburg on 18 October 2026.

RB Leipzig next travel to Real Madrid on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bayer Leverkusen: Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for RB Leipzig: Real Madrid v RB Leipzig, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: M. Jöllenbeck
Head-to-head (last 6): Bayer Leverkusen 4 · draws 0 · RB Leipzig 2 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 3W 1D 1L · RB Leipzig 2W 3D 0L

Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.5

Corners

against 3 / 4.67 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 4 matches

8.5 / 5

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 1 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.5

Cards

against 3 / 2.33 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	RB Leipzig for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	22.75 for · 8.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	8.5 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.5 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.33 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Arthur n 8	40.6	3 3/3	0.6 1/1	—
G. Puerta n 8	28.6	2.4 4/1	1.2 3/0	—
R. Andrich n 8	77.8	2.2 8/3	0.7 4/1	—
E. Tapsoba n 8	90	1.6 7/4	0 0/0	—
A. Adli n 8	57.6	1.6 4/3	3.3 6/5	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Boniface n 8	45.6	3 6/3	0.7 3/0
P. Schick n 8	39.6	2.6 5/2	0.9 2/1
A. Adli n 8	57.6	2.5 4/3	1.8 4/3
F. Wirtz n 8	49.4	2.5 5/4	1.8 5/2
Borja Iglesias n 8	36.3	2.5 4/2	0.9 3/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Stanišić n 8	53.9	0.6 3/0	0.6 3/0
F. Wirtz n 8	49.4	0.9 3/1	0.2 1/0
A. Hložek n 8	56.4	0.2 1/0	0.8 2/1
V. Boniface n 8	45.6	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
A. Adli n 8	57.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Puerta n 8	28.6	3.1 4/3
E. Palacios n 8	64.1	3 7/5
J. Stanišić n 8	53.9	2.9 4/4
Piero Hincapié n 8	68	2.6 7/5
E. Tapsoba n 8	90	2.3 8/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Hrádecký n 8	90	2 4/3

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Simakan n 8	41.1	2.5 3/3	1.4 5/0	—
C. Baumgartner n 8	22.5	2.5 5/0	0.5 1/0	—
X. Simons n 8	86.1	2 7/6	1.6 6/3	—
Y. Poulsen n 8	31.9	1.8 4/1	1.4 4/0	—
C. Lenz n 8	18.6	1.8 3/0	0.6 1/0	—

RB Leipzig — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Elmas n 8	24.9	2.7 3/2	1.4 2/1
Dani Olmo n 8	82.8	2.6 6/6	1.1 4/3
Loïs Openda n 8	87.1	2.3 8/6	1.3 6/3
Benjamin Šeško n 8	72.1	2.3 8/4	1.2 7/1
A. Nusa n 8	36.5	2.2 6/1	1.5 4/1

RB Leipzig — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Benjamin Šeško n 8	72.1	1.1 7/0	0 0/0
Loïs Openda n 8	87.1	0.6 4/1	0.4 2/1
Dani Olmo n 8	82.8	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
M. Simakan n 8	41.1	0.3 1/0	0.5 2/0
A. Nusa n 8	36.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

RB Leipzig — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Lenz n 8	18.6	5.4 4/1
N. Seiwald n 8	40.4	3.9 6/2
X. Schlager n 8	78.6	3.3 7/6
B. Henrichs n 8	72.4	2.6 7/5
D. Raum n 8	85.9	2.4 7/5

RB Leipzig — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Gulácsi n 8	90	3.1 7/5
J. Blaswich n 8	90	2.1 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		RB Leipzig
63%	Possession	37%
2.33	Expected goals (xG)	1.11
26	Shots	8
10	Shots on target	4
9	Shots off target	3
7	Blocked shots	1
18	Shots inside the box	5
18	Corners	2
0	Offsides	5
7	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	8
577	Passes	351
87%	Pass accuracy	83%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Kovář	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Tah	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Piero Hincapié	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7
Aleix García	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7.9
Álex Grimaldo	90	1	0	3	3	7	2	0	9.2
F. Wirtz	90	0	1	6	4	6	1	0	8.9
E. Tapsoba	86	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6
Jeremie Frimpong	77	1	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7.3
V. Boniface	77	0	0	3	0	1	1	Y	6.7
M. Terrier	71	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.6
A. Adli sub	19	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Tella sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Schick sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Arthur sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

RB Leipzig player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Gulácsi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.7
L. Klostermann	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
E. Bitshiabu	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.2
C. Lukeba	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
D. Raum	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
X. Simons	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Henrichs	89	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	7.9
K. Kampl	89	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.5
Loïs Openda	89	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	8.5
Benjamin Šeško	67	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7
A. Haidara	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Seiwald sub	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
A. Nusa sub	23	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	7
C. Baumgartner sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Vermeeren sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Y. Poulsen sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

RB LeipzigDDDWW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bayer Leverkusen 4 · 0 draws · RB Leipzig 2 · 3.17 goals/game

2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen
2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig
2023-04-23 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig
2022-10-29 RB Leipzig 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen
2022-04-17 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 RB Leipzig
2021-11-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bayer Leverkusen#2 pos69 pts34 pl+29 GD

RB Leipzig#7 pos51 pts34 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2.12

RB Leipzig scored1.56

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.26

RB Leipzig conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig?: In their last 6 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen won 4, RB Leipzig won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig?: Recent form — Bayer Leverkusen 3W 1D 1L; RB Leipzig 2W 3D 0L.

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