PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 December 2025

PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen face each other this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena on Match Day 15 of the 1. Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig have picked up 29 points and currently lie in 2nd position. Last time out, Ole Werner's team slipped to a 3-1 defeat against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Bayer Leverkusen have 26 points to their name this season and occupy 4th position in the table. In their last match, Kasper Hjulmand's team prevailed 2-0 against FC Köln (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

Predicted lineups

RB Leipzig: Péter Gulácsi, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Johan Bakayoko, Conrad Harder, Tidiam Gomis

Bayer Leverkusen: Mark Flekken, Jeanuël Belocian, Robert Andrich, Axel Tape, Arthur Augusto, Aleix García, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Alejo Sarco, Malik Tillman

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RB Leipzig

Ezechiel Banzuzi - Muscle Injury
Kevin Kampl - Special Leave
Amadou Haidara - Called Up To National Team
Ridle Baku - Ankle Injury
El Chadaille Bitshiabu - Hamstring Injury
Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Antonio Nusa - Ankle Injury
Assan Ouédraogo - Knee Injury
Rômulo Cardoso - Tendon Irritation

Bayer Leverkusen

Ibrahim Maza - Called Up To National Team
Christian Kofane - Called Up To National Team
Edmond Tapsoba - Called Up To National Team
Patrik Schick - Ankle Injury
Exequiel Palacios - Adductor Injury
Lucas Vázquez - Muscular problems

Last starting XIs

RB Leipzig ( vs 1. FC Union Berlin 2025-12-12): Péter Gulácsi, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Johan Bakayoko, Conrad Harder, Yan Diomande

Bayer Leverkusen ( vs FC Köln 2025-12-13): Mark Flekken, Jarell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba, Arthur Augusto, Aleix García, Ibrahim Maza, Ernest Poku, Jonas Hofmann, Christian Kofane, Malik Tillman

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MANAGERS

Ole Werner has faced Bayer Leverkusen on six occasions, recording one win, two draws, and three losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has two losses in the last 12 games.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has four losses in the last 21 games.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has one draw in the last 15 games.
Bayer Leverkusen has gone two consecutive games without losing.
At home, RB Leipzig has scored in seven consecutive games.
At home, RB Leipzig has gone seven consecutive games without losing.
At home, RB Leipzig has seven consecutive victories.
RB Leipzig currently has two losses in the last 15 games.
RB Leipzig has scored in three consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen have faced each other 18 times, with RB Leipzig having the advantage: eight wins, against five victories for Bayer Leverkusen.
At the Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig has an advantage in the clashes against Bayer Leverkusen: four wins in nine games. Bayer Leverkusen has three victories.
In the German League, there have been 18 matches between the two teams, with RB Leipzig winning eight, five draws, and five victories for Bayer Leverkusen.