2026/2027 league phase

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Bayer Leverkusen
Head coach: Carles Martínez Novell · 4-2-3-1
No standings data available

The essentials at a glance

The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.

No editorial summary is available for this team at the moment.

How the team has played recently

Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.

Latest matches
Cumulative points vs league average

Not enough matchdays recorded yet for this curve — history builds up with every standings refresh.

How Bayer Leverkusen play

System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.

Playing identity
Preferred system
4-2-3-1
Philosophy
Attacking strengths
Defensive solidity
Pressing
Transitions
Strength
Weakness

The mood around the club, and who is missing

Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.

Absences
InjuredKennet Eichhorn — Metabolic disorder following heavy weight loss (5 kg in a few days in mid-July); treated at a specialist facility and taken out of the plans entirely for the first half of the 2026-27 season, with no return date given (neunzigplus.de, 5 Aug 2026).
DoubtfulEliesse Ben Seghir — Muscle injury sustained in July 2026; back in full training but still not match fit as of 28 Aug 2026 (LigaInsider); absent on matchday 1.
InjuredMartin Terrier — Muscle problem; left out of the squad for matchday 1 at Elversberg (Bundesliga.com, probable line-ups preview).
InjuredMontrell Culbreath — Foot injury; missed the start of Leverkusen's season (Bundesliga.com and LigaInsider).
InjuredArthur — Injured and absent for matchday 1; the exact nature of the injury is not specified by the sources consulted (Bundesliga.com).

Before kick-off

What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.

No upcoming match is currently scheduled for this team in the football-data.org fixtures — either the table has not been refreshed yet, or the league has not published the rest of the schedule.
Prediction
No upcoming match is scheduled for this team in the football-data.org fixtures — so there is nothing to estimate.
What other sources say
No external source has been collected for this match. That is the normal state: readings are taken by hand, and an empty box is better than an unverified figure.
This block shows probability estimates, not predictions, and carries no advisory value. The in-house estimate is the result of a formula applied to a small sample; the figures from external sources are reproduced as they were collected, without their method having been verified.

The full squad

The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.

Squad not documented for this team yet.

What has been said recently

Chronological feed of verified information about the club.

rss16 Oct 2026
The Florian Wirtz mystery: why has he not found Leverkusen form at Liverpool?
Source: The Guardian — Football
rss18 Oct 2026
Live hören: Bayer Leverkusen gegen SC Freiburg - Bundesliga
Source: Sportschau
rss18 Oct 2026
Ab 15.30 Uhr live - Bayer Leverkusen gegen SC Freiburg
Source: Sportschau
rss17 Oct 2026
Laura Freigang sichert Frankfurt in Leverkusen einen Punkt
Source: Sportschau
rss17 Oct 2026
Ab 14 Uhr live - Leverkusen und Frankfurt im Duell um die CL-Plätze
Source: Sportschau
rss16 Oct 2026
Nächster Rückschlag: Pechvogel Terrier fehlt Leverkusen wochenlang
Source: kicker
Head coach21 Aug 2026
Carles Martínez has named Edmond Tapsoba captain and Patrik Schick vice-captain, taking the armband off Robert Andrich. “Eddy connects with everyone — with the rest of the team, the fans and me. I think he deserves it,” the head coach explained.
Source: Bundesliga.com
Transfers26 Aug 2026
A verbal agreement has been reached with Al-Ittihad for the return of Moussa Diaby (27) to Leverkusen for a little under €30m, on a contract reported to run until summer 2031; the medical and official signing were expected at the time of publication.
Source: Sky Sport Deutschland
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 31 Aug 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.