Bundesliga 2025-2026: Leipzig-Bayer Leverkusen, the likely lineups

Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Leipzig will host Bayer Leverkusen at the Red Bull Arena in a challenge valid for the 15th day of the Bundesliga. The hosts want to hook Borussia Dortmund in second place, the guests would join Leipzig themselves in the event of a win.

Leipzig’s young helmsman Ole Werner is impressing everyone: the team plays excellent soccer and the results prove it, For the challenge against Bayer Leverkusen he has decided to entrust the weight of the attack to the trident Bakayoko-Harder-Gomis. In the middle of the field will be Baumgartner, Seiwald and Schlager with Nedeljkovic, Orban, Lukeba and Raum in defense. Protecting the posts will be the usual Péter Gulácsi.

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Kasper Hjulmand succeeded in the feat of reviving the team after a disastrous start under Erik Ten Hag, who was already exonerated in September after just 3 matches. The club decided to take immediate action and the change of technical leadership paid off. Against Leipzig there will be Belocian, Badé and Andrich in defense in front of Flekken. Arthur and Tella will man the flanks, Fernandez and García in the middle. Hofmann and Tillman will have the task of supplying Schick, the only center forward.

Probable lineups
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Lipsia (4-3-3): Gulacsi; Nedeljkovic, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Baumgartner, Seiwald, Schlager; Bakayoko, Harder, Gomis. A. Werner
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Flekken; Belocian, Badé, Andrich; Arthur, Fernandez, García, Tella; Hofmann, Tillman; Schick. A. Hjulmand