PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 20/09)
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Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig face off this Sunday at the BayArena in 1. Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen currently have 4 points and lie in 10th position. In their last match, Carles Martínez's team prevailed 2-0 against NK Celje (UEFA Europa League 2026/27).
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RB Leipzig have won 6 points to date and are placed in 5th position. In their last game, Martín Demichelis's team won 5-0 against Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 4-1.
Predicted lineups
Bayer Leverkusen: Mark Flekken, Jarell Quansah, Edmond Tapsoba, Facundo Medina, Miguel Gutiérrez, Aleix García, Equi Fernández, Moussa Diaby, Malik Tillman, Afonso Moreira, Christian Kofane
RB Leipzig: Maarten Vandevoordt, Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Brajan Gruda, Neil El Aynaoui, Tidiam Gomis, Christopher Nkunku, Antonio Nusa
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Bayer Leverkusen
- Nathan Tella - Back Problems
- Ibrahim Maza - Ill
- Montrell Culbreath - Foot Injury
- Guéla Doué - Muscle Injury
RB Leipzig
- Rocco Reitz - Hamstring Injury
- Chris Baumgartner - Hamstring Injury
- Assan Ouédraogo - Shoulder Injury
- Leopold Zingerle - No Eligibility
Last starting XIs
Bayer Leverkusen ( vs NK Celje 2026-09-16): Mark Flekken, Lucas Vázquez, Edmond Tapsoba, Loic Badé, Facundo Medina, Aleix García, Robert Andrich, Martin Terrier, Malik Tillman, Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick
RB Leipzig ( vs Hamburger SV 2026-09-13): Maarten Vandevoordt, Benjamin Henrichs, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Neil El Aynaoui, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Assan Ouédraogo, Brajan Gruda, Tidiam Gomis, Antonio Nusa
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TEAMS
- Away from home, RB Leipzig have scored in three consecutive matches.
- Away from home, RB Leipzig are without a win in their last two matches.
- Away from home, RB Leipzig are coming off two consecutive defeats.
- RB Leipzig have scored in five consecutive matches.
- At home, Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last two matches.
- At home, Bayer Leverkusen are coming off two consecutive wins.
- Bayer Leverkusen currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored in five consecutive matches.
- Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last three matches.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig have already faced each other 20 times, with RB Leipzig having the advantage: eight wins, compared with seven wins for Bayer Leverkusen.
- At the BayArena, RB Leipzig has the edge in its duels with Bayer Leverkusen: four wins in ten matches. Bayer Leverkusen have three wins.
- In the Bundesliga, the two teams have met 20 times, with seven wins for Bayer Leverkusen, five draws and eight wins for RB Leipzig.