Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 RB Leipzig: result and report
Bundesliga · Saturday 6 April 2019
Result
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 RB Leipzig
Bundesliga · Saturday 6 April 2019, 13:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 RB Leipzig: match report
Bayer 04 Leverkusen were beaten by RB Leipzig 2-4 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 6 April 2019. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Kai Havertz opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Kai Havertz (11', penalty) and Kai Havertz (23'). RB Leipzig scored through Marcel Sabitzer (17'), Timo Werner (64'), Emil Forsberg (71', penalty) and Matheus Cunha (83').
Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 7th on 42 points from 27 and RB Leipzig 3rd on 52 points from 27. Bayer 04 Leverkusen went on to finish that season 4th with 58 points, and RB Leipzig 3rd with 66.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-3-3 and RB Leipzig in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Timo Werner of RB Leipzig (8.4), ahead of Kai Havertz (8.3).
Key events
- 11'Penalty goal · Kai Havertz
- 16'Yellow card · Charles Aránguiz
- 17'Goal · Marcel Sabitzer
- 23'Goal · Kai Havertz
- 48'Yellow card · Jonathan Tah
- 55'Yellow card · Willi Orbán
- 64'Goal · Timo Werner
- 71'Penalty goal · Emil Forsberg
- 83'Goal · Matheus Cunha
Head-to-head
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-3-3)
Lukas Hradecky, Mitchell Weiser, Jonathan Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell, Charles Aránguiz, Julian Baumgartlinger, Julian Brandt, Kai Havertz, Kevin Volland, Leon Bailey
RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-1-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Lukas Klostermann, Ibrahima Konaté, Willi Orbán, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Kevin Kampl, Amadou Haidara, Emil Forsberg, Marcel Sabitzer, Timo Werner