Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig predicted line-ups
DFB Pokal · Tue 1 Dec
Starting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Bayer Leverkusen
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: K. Hjulmand

RB Leipzig
4-5-1Formation· Coach: A. Beierlorzer
- 1Ø. Nyland
- 35Max Finkgräfe
- 39B. Henrichs
- 2A. Koné
- 23C. Lukeba
- 21N. El Aynaoui
- 13N. Seiwald
- 6E. Banzuzi
- 27T. Gomis
- 7A. Nusa
- 11J. Bakayoko
- 14P. Schick
- 6E. Fernández
- 24Aleix García
- 10M. Tillman
- 17Lucas Vázquez
- 8R. Andrich
- 3Miguel Gutiérrez
- 2F. Medina
- 4J. Quansah
- 12E. Tapsoba
- 28J. Blaswich
Bench
- 1M. Flekken
- 9Afonso Moreira
- 36N. Lomb
- 12S. Rapsch
- 5L. Badé
- 20G. Doué
- 43B. Hawighorst
Out
- M. Diaby · Hamstring Injury
- L. Bade · Head Injury
- C. Kofane · Muscle Injury
- I. Maza · Illness
- T. Oermann · Off the roster
- J. Hofmann · Off the roster
- V. Boniface · Off the roster
- N. Tella · Injury
Bench
- 26M. Vandevoordt
- 4W. Orbán
- 22D. Raum
- 17R. Baku
- 40Rômulo
- 3M. Estève
- 16L. Klostermann
Out
- M. Finkgrafe · Thigh Injury
- M. Esteve · Knock
- C. Nkunku · Groin Injury
- M. Guiu · Hamstring Injury
- L. Zingerle · Off the roster
- B. Gruda · Ankle Injury
- V. Gebel · Knee Injury
- R. Reitz · Muscle Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig line-ups published?
Clubs in the DFB Pokal release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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