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Bayer Leverkusen are seventh in the Bundesliga with 4 points after three rounds: a draw, a win and a defeat, eight goals scored and five conceded.At home they won their only game, 4-0, while away they have one draw and one defeat from two matches, 4-5 on goals.Their last round produced a draw, 2-2 away at FC Augsburg; before that a home win, 4-0 over Union Berlin, and further back an away defeat, 2-3 against SV Elversberg.Earlier still there was also a 4-0 away win over SV Wehen and a 2-1 win at Newcastle.RB Leipzig are fifth with 6 points, two wins and one defeat in three matches, nine goals scored and three conceded.At home they have won both games played, 8-0 on goals, away they lost their only fixture, 1-3.Their last round ended in a win, 5-0 at home over Hamburger SV; before that an away defeat, 1-4 against Como, and further back another defeat, 1-3 against Werder Bremen.Earlier there was also a 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach and a 6-0 away win over Eintracht Trier.The head to head record in recent years favours Bayer Leverkusen: in the most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, they won 4-1 at home.On 20 December 2025 Leverkusen won 3-1 away at Leipzig, and on 25 January 2025 the two sides drew 2-2, again at Leipzig.Further back, on 31 August 2024 Leipzig won 3-2 at Leverkusen, while on 20 January 2024 Leverkusen won 3-2 at Leipzig.The competition average is 3.85 goals per game.The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off.Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above.In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one.The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.