Bundesliga · #20 in the world
Bayer Leverkusen
Rating
66.8Global rank
#20Attack
2.29Defense
0.84Squad value
€517mBased on ~64 weighted matches · as of Nov 9, 2026
Match-informed; cross-confederation comparisons remain less certain
Rating history
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Retrospective monthly fits with the current model; historical squad values are unavailable, so history excludes value priors. It is not an archive of published ratings.
Season projections
Win league
2%
UCL places*
65%
Europe places*
93%
Releg. playoff
<1%
Relegated
<1%
*Listed league places; cup cascades and qualifying rounds excluded.
Champion
11%
Champion
10%
Final
22%
Semifinal
39%
Shares of simulated seasons; sample counts and approximations are listed on each competition page. Cells shade with likelihood; the printed number is the estimate.
Upcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Opponent | W / D / L | Proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 (H) | 73/16/11 | 2.5–0.9 |
| Nov 26 | Europa League | Dinamo Zagreb (A) | 61/21/18 | 2.1–1.1 |
| Nov 29 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund (A) | 29/23/47 | 1.4–1.8 |
| Dec 2 | DFB-Pokal | RB Leipzig (H) | 41/25/35 | 1.6–1.5 |
| Dec 5 | Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 68/18/14 | 2.5–1.1 |
| Dec 10 | Europa League | Besiktas (H) | 58/22/20 | 2.0–1.1 |
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen (A) | 49/24/27 | 1.8–1.3 |
| Dec 19 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt (H) | 60/20/20 | 2.3–1.3 |
| Jan 10 '27 | Bundesliga | Hamburg SV (A) | 53/22/24 | 2.0–1.3 |
| Jan 13 '27 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich (A) | 15/17/68 | 1.3–2.7 |
| Jan 17 '27 | Bundesliga | Schalke 04 (H) | 72/17/11 | 2.4–0.8 |
| Jan 21 '27 | Europa League | RB Salzburg (H) | 65/20/16 | 2.2–1.0 |
| Jan 24 '27 | Bundesliga | SV Elversberg (H) | 69/17/14 | 2.5–1.1 |
| Jan 28 '27 | Europa League | Lyon (A) | 43/25/33 | 1.6–1.4 |
Recent results
| Date | Competition | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | Bundesliga | W 2–1 v FC Cologne (A) | — |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Europa League | L 0–1 v Marseille (H) | — |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Bundesliga | L 2–4 v VfB Stuttgart (H) | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | DFB-Pokal | W 5–2 v 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | — |
| Oct 25, 2026 | Bundesliga | L 0–3 v TSG Hoffenheim (A) | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Europa League | W 2–0 v OFI Crete (A) | — |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Bundesliga | W 2–1 v SC Freiburg (H) | 1.9–1.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Europa League | W 4–0 v Lech Poznan (A) | — |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Bundesliga | W 4–3 v Mainz (A) | 2.3–2.2 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Bundesliga | W 2–0 v RB Leipzig (H) | 2.5–0.9 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Europa League | W 2–0 v NK Celje (H) | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Bundesliga | D 2–2 v FC Augsburg (A) | 1.9–0.8 |
Season history
Current season · in progress
| Season | League | Position | Pts | W–D–L | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Bundesliga | 5th of 18 | 16 | 5–1–3 | 20–17 |
Past seasons
| Season | League | Position | Pts | W–D–L | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Bundesliga | 6th of 18 | 59 | 17–8–9 | 68–47 |
| 2024-25 | Bundesliga | 2nd of 18 | 69 | 19–12–3 | 72–43 |
| 2023-24 | Bundesliga | 1st of 18 | 90 | 28–6–0 | 89–24 |
| 2022-23 | Bundesliga | 6th of 18 | 50 | 14–8–12 | 57–49 |
| 2021-22 | Bundesliga | 3rd of 18 | 64 | 19–7–8 | 80–47 |
| 2020-21 | Bundesliga | 6th of 18 | 52 | 14–10–10 | 53–39 |
| 2019-20 | Bundesliga | 5th of 18 | 63 | 19–6–9 | 61–44 |
| 2018-19 | Bundesliga | 4th of 18 | 58 | 18–4–12 | 69–52 |
| 2017-18 | Bundesliga | 5th of 18 | 55 | 15–10–9 | 58–44 |
| 2016-17 | Bundesliga | 12th of 18 | 41 | 11–8–15 | 53–55 |
| 2015-16 | Bundesliga | 3rd of 18 | 60 | 18–6–10 | 56–40 |
| 2014-15 | Bundesliga | 4th of 18 | 61 | 17–10–7 | 62–37 |
| 2013-14 | Bundesliga | 4th of 18 | 61 | 19–4–11 | 60–41 |
| 2012-13 | Bundesliga | 3rd of 18 | 65 | 19–8–7 | 65–39 |
Squad
shirt № · player · age — № blank where the feed reports a stale or duplicate number
Goalkeepers
- 1M. Flekken32
- 28J. Blaswich34
- 36N. Lomb32
- —S. Rapsch17
Defenders
- 2F. Medina26
- 3Miguel Gutiérrez24
- 4J. Quansah22
- 5L. Badé25
- 15T. Oermann22
- 20G. Doué23
- 43B. Hawighorst17
- —E. Tapsoba27
Midfielders
- 6E. Fernández23
- 7J. Hofmann33
- 8R. Andrich31
- 9Afonso Moreira21
- 10M. Tillman23
- 17Lucas Vázquez34
- 19M. Diaby26
- 24Aleix García28
- 42M. Culbreath18
- 45G. Minutillo15
- —B. Kir17
- —I. Maza20
- —M. Djedovic16
Attackers
- 11M. Terrier28
- 22V. Boniface25
- 23N. Tella26
- 29E. Ben Seghir20
- 35Christian Kofane19
- —P. Schick29