RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga 20 Dec 2025, 17:30
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
🏟 Red Bull Arena Round 15

Match report

Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 3-1 in the Bundesliga on 20 December 2025.

RB Leipzig had 19 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 15.

The match was played at Red Bull Arena.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 19 - 15 On target 7 - 8 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Xaver Schlager
RB Leipzig · 1 goal
9 Mark Flekken 6 saves
8 Martin Terrier 1 goal
8 Montrell Culbreath 1 goal
8 Péter Gulácsi 5 saves
First half vs second half
RB Leipzig stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–10 13–5
Shots On Goal 3–5 4–3
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 1–3 1–5
Attacks 55–43 55–38
Match statistics
2 Corners 8
4 Substitution 5
110 Attacks 81
60 Dangerous Attacks 40
7 On Target 8
12 Off Target 7
47% Ball Possession 53%
19 Shots Total 15
7 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 3
6 Shots Blocked 4
12 Shots Inside Box 12
7 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 12
2 Corners 8
1 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 6
473 Passes Total 608
402 Passes Accurate 550
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
RB Leipzig · 4-3-3
1 P. Gulácsi
19 K. Nedeljković 4 W. Orbán 23 C. Lukeba 22 D. Raum
14 C. Baumgartner 13 N. Seiwald 24 X. Schlager
11 C. Harder 40 Rômulo 27 T. Gomis
Bayer Leverkusen · 3-4-2-1
1 M. Flekken
8 R. Andrich 5 L. Badé 44 J. Belocian
13 Arthur 24 A. García 10 M. Tillman 23 N. Tella
7 J. Hofmann 11 M. Terrier
14 P. Schick
RB Leipzig
Coach
Ole Werner
Substitutes
  • 33 Andrija Maksimović
  • 17 Ridle Baku
  • 36 Timo Werner
  • 5 El Chadaille Bitshiabu
  • 26 Maarten Vandevoordt
  • 16 Lukas Klostermann
  • 35 Max Finkgräfe
  • 37 Benno Kaltefleiter
  • 45 Samba Konaté
Bayer Leverkusen
Coach
Kasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
  • 6 Ezequiel Fernández
  • 16 Axel Tape
  • 42 Montrell Culbreath
  • 35 Christian Kofane
  • 21 Lucas Vázquez
  • 36 Niklas Lomb
  • 28 Janis Blaswich
  • 27 Jeremiah Mensah
  • 18 Alejo Sarco
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ E. Fernandez ↓ J. Hofmann Bayer Leverkusen
  • 70' ↑ A. Maksimovic ↓ Romulo Cardoso RB Leipzig
  • 70' ↑ R. Baku ↓ K. Nedeljkovic RB Leipzig
  • 77' ↑ A. Tape ↓ N. Tella Bayer Leverkusen
  • 77' ↑ C. Kofane ↓ P. Schick Bayer Leverkusen
  • 77' ↑ M. Culbreath ↓ M. Terrier Bayer Leverkusen
  • 79' ↑ T. Werner ↓ T. Gomis RB Leipzig
  • 83' ↑ Lucas ↓ Arthur Bayer Leverkusen
  • 89' ↑ E. Bitshiabu ↓ N. Seiwald RB Leipzig
Cards
  • 30' Arthur Bayer Leverkusen
  • 87' A. Tape Bayer Leverkusen
  • 90+11' C. Lukeba RB Leipzig
Head-to-head
RB Leipzig 3 4 draws 4 Bayer Leverkusen
2026-05-02 Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 0 - 0
2025-12-20 RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3
2025-01-25 RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2
2024-08-31 Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 2 - 3
2024-01-20 RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 3
2023-08-19 Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 3 - 2
Recent form
RB Leipzig D D W W W
Bayer Leverkusen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?
RB Leipzig lost 1-3 against Bayer Leverkusen on 20 December 2025.
Who won RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3-1.
Where was RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen played?
The match was played at Red Bull Arena.
Who had more possession in RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Bayer Leverkusen had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.