Bundesliga · Matchweek 4

2:0

Patrik Schick 44'
Miguel Gutiérrez 57'

HT 1:0

Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 14:30 (UK) · BayArena, Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen 10th → 5th · 7 pts|RB Leipzig 7th → 8th · 6 pts

Leverkusen beat Leipzig 2-0 with goals in the 44th and 57th minutes, despite seeing less of the ball than usual.

Player of the matchMiguel Gutiérrez9.0Decisive moment44' Patrik Schick+0.8

Leverkusen 2-0 Leipzig: Gutiérrez scores and assists from defence

AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

51% possession, below their 64.2% five-game average
xG per shot 0.13 v 0.08 favoured Leverkusen
Leipzig had 3 shots on target, average 7.4

Ahead for 46 minutes and never rattled

Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 at the BayArena. The 44th-minute opener gave them a lead they held to the end, roughly 46 minutes in front. Leipzig conceded again in the 57th minute and never found a way back.

Less possession, better chances

Leverkusen had 51% of the ball, below their average of 64.2% across five games this season. Even so, their 18 shots produced 2.27 xG, and their xG per shot of 0.13 was higher than Leipzig's 0.08. Fourteen of those shots came inside the box, which suggests they preferred getting in behind to holding the ball.

Leipzig's usual output dried up

Leipzig average 3.2 goals across five games this season, yet here they drew a blank. Their three shots on target compare with an average of 7.4. Christopher Nkunku had a goal ruled out by VAR in the 34th minute. Mark Flekken made three saves, and Leipzig's xG finished at 0.97.

A goal just before the break shifted everything

Patrik Schick's strike in the 44th minute turned 0-0 into 1-0 and was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the largest of the match. Miguel Gutiérrez provided the assist. His own goal in the 57th minute made it 2-0 and added +0.3 FN xPts. Leverkusen climbed from tenth to fifth on seven points, while Leipzig slipped from seventh to eighth on six.

Player of the match

Miguel Gutiérrez 9.0Dominant

He scored once, set up another goal, and added two key passes and four tackles.

Gutiérrez earned most of his credit going forward. He set up Schick's opener in the 44th minute and scored the second himself in the 57th, so he sat behind both goals. He also won five of his eight duels, which kept his contribution balanced between attack and defence.

Game state

1-02-0

Bayer Leverkusen ahead 46 min · level 44 min · RB Leipzig ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

44' Patrik Schick Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Miguel Gutiérrez +0.2 +0.8

57' Miguel Gutiérrez Goal +0.3

Bayer Leverkusen Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3

RB Leipzig Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig

51%Possession49%

2.27Expected goals (xG)0.97

0.13xG per shot0.08

18Shots12

6Shots on target3

33%Shots on target %25%

14Shots in box7

484Passes473

85%Pass accuracy87%

9Corners6

3Saves4

14Fouls8

2Yellow cards3

1Offsides1

Compared with usual

Bayer Leverkusen

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline

	This match	Avg
Goals	2	2.8
Conceded	0	1
xG	2.27	2.4
xG against	0.97	0.92
Shots	18	21.6
On target	6	7
Shots faced	12	7
xG per shot	0.13	0.11
Possession	51%	64.2%
Passes	484	607
Pass accuracy	85%	88.6%
Corners	9	7.4
Fouls	14	13.2

RB Leipzig

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline

	This match	Avg
Goals	0	3.2
Conceded	2	1.4
Shots	12	21
On target	3	7.4
Shots faced	18	11.6
Possession	49%	61%
Passes	473	572.8
Pass accuracy	87%	87.8%
Corners	6	7.4
Fouls	8	9.6

Timeline

11' Yellow Antonio Nusa
26' Sub Brajan Gruda → Tidiam Gomis
34' VAR Christopher Nkunku
44' Goal Patrik Schick league goal #4 assist Miguel Gutiérrez
57' Goal Miguel Gutiérrez league goal #1
67' Sub Rômulo → Andrija Maksimović
67' Sub Ezechiel Banzuzi → Nicolas Seiwald
72' Sub Ezequiel Fernández → Robert Andrich
74' Yellow Neil El Aynaoui
77' Sub Patrik Schick → Christian Kofane
81' Yellow Edmond Tapsoba
84' Sub Ridle Baku → Benjamin Henrichs
84' Sub Christopher Nkunku → Samba Konaté
89' Sub Moussa Diaby → Lucas Vázquez
90+1' Yellow Afonso Moreira
90+1' Yellow Benjamin Henrichs

Category leaders

Key passesIbrahim Maza5
Duels wonRidle Baku9/14
DribblesMoussa Diaby3/5
Defensive actionsEzequiel Fernández6
ShotsIbrahim Maza4 (on target 0)
Fouls wonRidle Baku4

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This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.

Line-ups

RB Leipzig 4-2-3-1 · Manager Martin Demichelis

26 Vandevoordt6.5

17 Baku6.2▼84'

4 Orbán7.0

3 Estève6.3

22 Raum7.1

6 Banzuzi6.2▼67'

21 Aynaoui6.6

10 Gruda5.4▼26'

28 Nkunku6.3▼84'

7 Nusa6.1

40 Rômulo5.7▼67'

1 Flekken7.5

4 Quansah6.9

12 Tapsoba7.2

2 Medina7.5

3 Gutiérrez9.0⚽

6 Fernández7.3▼72'

24 García7.0

19 Diaby6.7▼89'

30 Maza7.1

9 Moreira6.1

14 Schick7.2⚽▼77'

Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-3-1 · Manager Carles Martinez

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Bayer Leverkusen

28Janis Blaswich
17Lucas Vázquez▲89'
5Loïc Badé
7Jonas Hofmann
8Robert Andrich▲72'6.2
10Malik Tillman
11Martin Terrier
22Victor Okoh Boniface
35Christian Kofane▲77'

RB Leipzig

1Ørjan Nyland
16Lukas Klostermann
35Max Finkgräfe
2Abdoul Kone
39Benjamin Henrichs▲84'
30Andrija Maksimović▲67'5.6
13Nicolas Seiwald▲67'5.7
27Tidiam Gomis▲26'6.1
45Samba Konaté▲84'

FN Score — top 3

9.0Dominant Miguel GutiérrezBayer Leverkusen

Attack+2.51

Build-up+0.33

Defence+0.67

Discipline-0.06

Result+0.50

7.5Strong Mark FlekkenBayer Leverkusen

Build-up+0.28

Keeping+1.40

Result+0.20

7.5Strong Facundo MedinaBayer Leverkusen

Attack+0.25

Build-up+0.66

Defence+0.58

Result+0.50

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Lowest FN Scores

5.7Below par RômuloRB Leipzig

Attack+0.12

Defence+0.15

Result-0.20

He managed one shot and eight passes in 67 minutes. He simply saw little of the ball, so there was not much to build his score on.

6.1Solid Tidiam GomisRB Leipzig

Attack+0.60

Build-up+0.08

Defence-0.05

Result-0.20

Introduced in the 26th minute, he had two shots and two key passes. He won only four of 13 duels and two of six dribbles.

6.1Solid Antonio NusaRB Leipzig

Attack+0.68

Build-up+0.24

Discipline-0.21

Result-0.20

He completed three of six dribbles but won five of 12 duels and was dribbled past three times. He was also booked in the 11th minute.

Player ratings

Bayer Leverkusen

Player	Min	G	A	FN	Provider
Miguel Gutiérrez	90'	1	1	9.0	9.0
Mark Flekken	90'			7.5	7.9
Facundo Medina	90'			7.5	7.3
Ezequiel Fernández	72'			7.3	7.9
Patrik Schick	77'	1		7.2	7.3
Edmond Tapsoba	90'			7.2	7.2
Ibrahim Maza	90'			7.1	7.5
Aleix García	90'			7.0	7.2
Jarell Quansah	90'			6.9	7.3
Moussa Diaby	89'			6.7	7.3
Robert Andrich Sub	18'			6.2	6.9
Afonso Moreira	90'			6.1	6.3
Christian Kofane Sub	13'			–	6.3

RB Leipzig

Player	Min	FN	Provider
David Raum	90'	7.1	6.6
Willi Orbán	90'	7.0	7.2
Neil El Aynaoui	90'	6.6	6.9
Maarten Vandevoordt	90'	6.5	7.3
Maxime Estève	90'	6.3	6.9
Christopher Nkunku	84'	6.3	6.5
Ezechiel Banzuzi	67'	6.2	6.9
Ridle Baku	84'	6.2	6.6
Antonio Nusa	90'	6.1	6.3
Tidiam Gomis Sub	64'	6.1	6.0
Nicolas Seiwald Sub	23'	5.7	6.9
Rômulo	67'	5.7	6.3
Andrija Maksimović Sub	23'	5.6	7.0
Brajan Gruda	26'	5.4	6.3
Benjamin Henrichs Sub	10'	–	6.7
Samba Konaté Sub	10'	–	6.5