RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

30 January 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Harm Osmers

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 51’

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig ahead in the 51st minute.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.91 from 8.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
16 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.69 xG 0.91
1.69 Non-penalty xG 0.91
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Christopher Nkunku1-0 (RB Leipzig)
51’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Amadou Haidara
  • Justin Kluivert
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Leon Bailey
  • Karim Bellarabi

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.91 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.91 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Nkunku 51’
RB Leipzig 1.80 xGBayer Leverkusen 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
90+5’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.66 xG, off target 88’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 16’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+5’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 50’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.66 xG, off target 88’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 16’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 51’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+5’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Dayotchanculle Upamecano DEF900 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF901 0.070.000
Nordi Mukiele DEF830 0.000.000
Kevin Kampl MID830 0.000.000
Tyler Adams MID901 0.030.031
Marcel Sabitzer MID901 0.120.092
Dani Olmo MID904 0.440.142
Angelino MID902 0.120.052
Christopher Nkunku FWD7214 0.260.000
Alexander Sørloth FWD722 0.120.000
Yussuf Poulsen Sub181 0.660.000
Justin Kluivert Sub180 0.000.000
Willi Orban Sub70 0.000.000
Amadou Haidara Sub70 0.000.000
Marcel Halstenberg Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 49% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Bayer Leverkusen win 25% Avg odds 3.91

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig WLDWL
Bayer Leverkusen LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 RB Leipzig, 26 Sep 20 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 28 Nov 21  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.