Betting preview: Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig should be interesting

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Bundesliga game of the season. Bayer Leverkusen look forward to welcoming RB Leipzig in front of their home support.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bayer Leverkusen form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky not having conceded a league goal in 216 minutes.

An away draw last time out for Leverkusen, facing Wolfsburg in a game that ended 0-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Eintracht Norderstedt and winning 7-0.

Last season, Bayer Leverkusen's league statistics were 19 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 61 goals and conceded 44. Playing at home last season Bayer Leverkusen managed 9-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 22 conceded.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

The supporters enjoyed Leipzig's previous game versus Mainz 05 (placed 14th), a Bundesliga 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away DFB Pokal victory against Nurnberg with the score of 3-0.

Let's have a look at how RB Leipzig performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 12 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 81 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 43/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: one win for Leverkusen, three draws and four wins for RB Leipzig. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

RB LeipzigA. Haidara
A. Haidara
1 goals
RB LeipzigE. Forsberg
E. Forsberg
1 goals
RB LeipzigY. Yurary Poulsen
Y. Yurary Poulsen
1 goals

Bayer Leverkusen missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 27
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 12
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
Bayer Leverkusen Last season RB Leipzig
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
19 9   Won W   11 18
6 4   Drew D   4 12
9 4   Lost L   2 4
61 32   Scored S   43 81
44 22   Conceded C   16 37
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
85% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 94%
59% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 68%
38% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 50%
21% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   35% 24%
56% 59%   BTTS BTTS   47% 65%
29% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 29%
18% 12%   Failed to Score F T   18% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
6 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
499 274   Total Shots T S   272 550
181 92   Shots on Target S O   105 213
34% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2 Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Augsburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 RB Leipzig 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
8 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Köln 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Stuttgart 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mainz 05 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Union Berlin 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
18 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 26 4 4 100 32 17 13 2 2 53 15 17 13 2 2 47 17 68 82
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 21 6 7 84 41 17 11 3 3 46 17 17 10 3 4 38 24 43 69
3 RB Leipzig 34 18 12 4 81 37 17 7 8 2 38 21 17 11 4 2 43 16 44 66
4 Borussia M'gladbach 34 20 5 9 66 40 17 12 2 3 40 21 17 8 3 6 26 19 26 65
5 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 6 9 61 44 17 9 4 4 32 22 17 10 2 5 29 22 17 63
6 Hoffenheim 34 15 7 12 53 53 17 7 1 9 26 37 17 8 6 3 27 16 0 52
7 Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 48 46 17 4 7 6 19 23 17 9 3 5 29 23 2 49
8 Freiburg 34 13 9 12 48 47 17 9 2 6 23 17 17 4 7 6 25 30 1 48
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 6 15 59 60 17 8 4 5 36 27 17 5 2 10 23 33 -1 45
10 Hertha BSC 34 11 8 15 48 59 17 6 3 8 23 32 17 5 5 7 25 27 -11 41
11 Union Berlin 34 12 5 17 41 58 17 8 3 6 24 20 17 4 2 11 17 38 -17 41
12 Schalke 04 34 9 12 13 38 58 17 5 7 5 20 27 17 4 5 8 18 31 -20 39
13 Mainz 05 34 11 4 19 44 65 17 5 2 10 18 29 17 6 2 9 26 36 -21 37
14 Köln 34 10 6 18 51 69 17 6 4 7 28 27 17 4 2 11 23 42 -18 36
15 Augsburg 34 9 9 16 45 63 17 5 5 7 28 29 17 4 4 9 17 34 -18 36
16 Werder Bremen 34 8 7 19 42 69 17 2 3 12 15 36 17 6 4 7 27 33 -27 31
17 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 6 12 16 36 67 17 4 6 7 18 28 17 2 6 9 18 39 -31 30
18 Paderborn 34 4 8 22 37 74 17 2 2 13 21 46 17 2 6 9 16 28 -37 20

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2 Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Augsburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 RB Leipzig 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
8 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Köln 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Stuttgart 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mainz 05 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Union Berlin 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
18 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0

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