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RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Bundesliga - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 20 Jan 2024 • 18:30

RB Leipzig

2 : 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Goals

Xavi Simons
1 : 0
7'
7'Xavi Simons
1 : 0
47'
1 : 1
Nathan Tella
1 : 1
Nathan Tella47'
Loïs Openda
2 : 1
56'
56'Loïs Openda
2 : 1
63'
2 : 2
Jonathan Tah
2 : 2
Jonathan Tah63'
90'
2 : 3
Piero Hincapié
2 : 3
Piero Hincapié90'

Lineups

RB Leipzig

PosPlayer
GK
Janis Blaswich
DEF
Lukas Klostermann
DEF
Mohamed Simakan
DEF
David Raum
DEF
Castello Lukeba
MID
Dani Olmo
MID
Xaver Schlager
MID
Xavi Simons
MID
Nicolas Seiwald
FWD
Loïs Openda
UNK
Benjamin Šeško

Substitutes

74'Yussuf Poulsenfor Benjamin Šeško
74'Christoph Baumgartnerfor Dani Olmo
74'Benjamin Henrichsfor Mohamed Simakan
74'Kevin Kamplfor Nicolas Seiwald
84'Eljif Elmasfor Xavi Simons

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PosPlayer
GK
Lukas Hradecky
DEF
Jonathan Tah
DEF
Alex Grimaldo
DEF
Jeremie Frimpong
DEF
Josip Stanišić
DEF
Piero Hincapié
MID
Jonas Hofmann
MID
Granit Xhaka
MID
Exequiel Palacios
MID
Florian Wirtz
FWD
Patrik Schick

Substitutes

31'Nathan Tella
for Jeremie Frimpong
88'Robert Andrichfor Exequiel Palacios
90'Adam Hložekfor Patrik Schick
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Bayer 04 Leverkusen1815305014+3648
D
W
W
W
W
4RB Leipzig1810354021+1933
W
W
D
L
L

Last Games

RB Leipzig

vsEintracht Frankfurt
0 - 1
@Werder Bremen
1 - 1
vs1899 Hoffenheim
3 - 1
@Borussia Dortmund
3 - 2
vsFC Heidenheim
2 - 1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

@FC Augsburg
1 - 0
vsVfL Bochum
4 - 0
vsEintracht Frankfurt
3 - 0
@VfB Stuttgart
1 - 1
vsBorussia Dortmund
1 - 1

Head-to-Head

20 Dec 2025
RB Leipzig1 - 3Bayer 04 Leverkus...
20 Dec 2025RB Leipzig
1 - 3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
25 Jan 2025
RB Leipzig2 - 2Bayer 04 Leverkus...
25 Jan 2025RB Leipzig
2 - 2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
31 Aug 2024
Bayer 04 Leverkus...2 - 3RB Leipzig
31 Aug 2024Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 - 3
RB Leipzig
20 Jan 2024
RB Leipzig2 - 3Bayer 04 Leverkus...
20 Jan 2024RB Leipzig
2 - 3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
19 Aug 2023
Bayer 04 Leverkus...3 - 2RB Leipzig
19 Aug 2023Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 - 2
RB Leipzig

Bundesliga

Gameweek 18

20 Jan • 15:30
SC Freiburg
1899 Hoffenheim
3 - 2
20 Jan • 15:30
1. FC Köln
Borussia Dortmund
0 - 4
20 Jan • 15:30
VfL Bochum
VfB Stuttgart
1 - 0
20 Jan • 15:30
FC Heidenheim
VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 1
20 Jan • 15:30
Darmstadt
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 - 2
20 Jan • 18:30
RB Leipzig
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 - 3
21 Jan • 15:30
FC Bayern München
Werder Bremen
0 - 1
21 Jan • 17:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Augsburg
1 - 2
07 Feb • 18:30
FSV Mainz 05
Union Berlin
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.