Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
Match summary
Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.
Patrik Schick put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 44th minute, set up by Miguel Gutiérrez and Miguel Gutiérrez made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.
The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to RB Leipzig's 0.93 from 12.
Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-0 victory against RB Leipzig on matchday 4 of the Bundesliga. The hosts recorded 51 percent possession and generated 18 shots, with 6 finding the target, compared to 12 shots and 3 on target for the visitors. Bayer Leverkusen registered 9 corners and 484 passes at an 86 percent accuracy rate, while RB Leipzig earned 6 corners from 102 attacks and completed 470 passes with an 87 percent accuracy. The match saw 14 fouls committed by Bayer Leverkusen and 8 by RB Leipzig, resulting in 2 yellow cards for the hosts and 3 for the away side. Bayer Leverkusen achieved an expected goals total of 2.56, outperforming RB Leipzig, who finished with an expected goals figure of 0.93.
The key action of the fixture began in the 11th minute when Antonio Nusa received a yellow card for simulation, followed by a forced RB Leipzig substitution in the 26th minute as Brajan Gruda was replaced by Tidiam Gomis due to injury. A VAR review occurred in the 34th minute before Patrik Schick opened the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen in the 44th minute with a right-footed shot, establishing a 1-0 half-time lead. Miguel Gutiérrez extended the advantage in the 57th minute with a left-footed strike to make it 2-0. Several substitutions followed before late cautions were issued to Benjamin Henrichs and Afonso Moreira in the 90+1st minute for argument.
