RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

29 October 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Sven Jablonski

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 32’
  • Timo Werner 83’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig ahead with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Dominik Szoboszlai and Timo Werner made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Amadou Haidara.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.14 from 4.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
10 Shots 4
6 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.63 xG 0.14
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.14
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Dominik Szoboszlai1-0 (RB Leipzig)
32’
Half-time1-0
Timo Werner
Assist: Amadou Haidara2-0 (RB Leipzig)
83’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Abdou Diallo
  • Benjamin Henrichs
  • Kevin Kampl
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Edmond Tapsoba
  • Piero Hincapié

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.14 32’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 32’ 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 2-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.14 32’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Nkunku 32’ 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Werner 83’
RB Leipzig 1.63 xGBayer Leverkusen 0.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
58’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 57’ Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 32’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 80’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 63’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 83’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 57’ Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 32’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 80’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 63’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ørjan Nyland GK900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF900 0.000.000
Abdou Diallo DEF900 0.000.071
Mohamed Simakan DEF471 0.030.000
Benjamin Henrichs MID900 0.000.000
David Raum MID721 0.020.000
Xaver Schlager MID901 0.020.000
Kevin Kampl MID470 0.000.000
Dominik Szoboszlai FWD7211 0.330.252
Christopher Nkunku FWD8511 0.150.000
Timo Werner FWD9014 0.630.792
Josko Gvardiol Sub430 0.000.000
Amadou Haidara Sub4311 0.450.472
Marcel Halstenberg Sub180 0.000.000
Dani Olmo Sub180 0.000.000
André Silva Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.15
Bayer Leverkusen win 20% Avg odds 4.78

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LWDWD
Bayer Leverkusen DLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 RB Leipzig, 17 Apr 22 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 RB Leipzig, 23 Apr 23  All RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.