RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Sunday 28 November 2021

Result

RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Sunday 28 November 2021, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

RB Leipzig were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3 in the Bundesliga on Sunday 28 November 2021. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Florian Wirtz opened the scoring in the 21st minute. RB Leipzig's goal came from André Silva (62'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Florian Wirtz (21'), Moussa Diaby (34') and J. Frimpong (64').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 8th on 18 points from 12 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4th on 21 points from 12. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 4th with 58 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3rd with 64.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig (7.8), level with Jonathan Tah (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 RB Leipzig wins, 4 draws and 1 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

14'Yellow card · Robert AndrichBayer 04 Leverkusen
21'Goal · Florian WirtzBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-1
34'Goal · Moussa DiabyBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-2
38'Yellow card · Emil ForsbergRB Leipzig
62'Goal · André SilvaRB Leipzig · 1-2
64'Goal · J. FrimpongBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-3
82'Yellow card · Lukas HradeckyBayer 04 Leverkusen
88'Missed penalty · Dominik SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig
90+3'Yellow card · J. FrimpongBayer 04 Leverkusen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 5, draws 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

RB Leipzig 1-0 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 30 Jan 2021
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 26 Sep 2020
RB Leipzig 1-1 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 1 Mar 2020
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 5 Oct 2019
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-4 RB LeipzigBundesliga · 6 Apr 2019
RB Leipzig 3-0 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 11 Nov 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Julian BaumgartlingerBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Knee Surgery)
Mohamed SimakanRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Timothy Fosu-MensahBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Mitchel BakkerBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Ankle Injury)
Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig · injury (Calf Injury)
Hugo NovoaRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Péter GulácsiRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Marcel HalstenbergRB Leipzig · injury (Tear in a joint capsule)
Sardar AzmounBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Muscle Injury)
Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Dani OlmoRB Leipzig · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Mitchell WeiserBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Quarantine)

RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-1-2)

Josep Martínez, Nordi Mukiele, Lukas Klostermann, Josko Gvardiol, Angeliño, Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl, Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkunku, Brian Brobbey, André Silva

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukas Hradecky, Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapié, Exequiel Palacios, Robert Andrich, Moussa Diaby, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli, Patrik Schick