RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 December 2025

Result

RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 December 2025, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

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RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

RB Leipzig were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 20 December 2025. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Xaver Schlager opened the scoring in the 35th minute. RB Leipzig's goal came from Xaver Schlager (35'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Martin Terrier (40'), Patrik Schick (44') and Montrell Culbreath (90+7').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 3rd on 29 points from 14 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5th on 26 points from 14. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 3rd with 65 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th with 59.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Flekken of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7.9), ahead of Christoph Baumgartner (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 RB Leipzig wins, 2 draws and 4 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · ArthurBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 35'Goal · Xaver SchlagerRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 40'Goal · Martin TerrierBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-1
  • 44'Goal · Patrik SchickBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Axel TapeBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 90+7'Goal · Montrell CulbreathBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-3
  • 90+11'Yellow card · Castello LukebaRB Leipzig

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 4, draws 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Viggo GebelRB Leipzig · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)

RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-3)

Péter Gulácsi, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Christoph Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Conrad Harder, Rômulo, Tidiam Gomis

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mark Flekken, Robert Andrich, Loïc Badé, Jeanuël Belocian, Arthur, Aleix García, Malik Tillman, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Martin Terrier, Patrik Schick