PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 20/09)

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·18 September 2026

PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 20/09)

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.