Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Nürnberg — DFB Pokal: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 13′1. FC Nürnberg, goal:0–1assist
- 30′1. FC Nürnberg, goal:0–2assist
- 41′Bayer Leverkusen, goal:1–2assist
- Half-time1 – 2
- 46′Bayer Leverkusen, substitution:off
- 46′Bayer Leverkusen, substitution:off
- 46′Bayer Leverkusen, substitution:off
- 49′Bayer Leverkusen, goal:2–2
- 60′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 60′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:offAndrea Ceresoli
- 68′Bayer Leverkusen, substitution:off
- 70′Bayer Leverkusen, penalty goal:3–2Penalty
- 73′Bayer Leverkusen, yellow card:Foul
- 76′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 76′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 78′Bayer Leverkusen, goal:4–2assist
- 81′1. FC Nürnberg, yellow card:Foul
- 86′Bayer Leverkusen, yellow card:Foul
- 87′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 87′Bayer Leverkusen, substitution:off
- 89′Bayer Leverkusen, goal:5–2
- Full-time5 – 2
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Match report
Bayer Leverkusen storm back from two down to beat Nürnberg 5-2
Bayer Leverkusen overturned a two-goal deficit to beat 1. FC Nürnberg 5-2 in the DFB Pokal round of 32 at the BayArena. It was a comeback built on five unanswered goals, the last of them arriving in the closing minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nürnberg made the sharper start. Rafael Lubach put them ahead in the 13th minute from a William Bøving assist, and Sigurd Haugen doubled the lead in the 30th minute from another Bøving pass. Leverkusen pulled one back in the 41st minute when Edmond Tapsoba converted an Aleix García assist, so the visitors led 2-1 at the break.
The second half belonged entirely to the hosts. Tapsoba levelled four minutes after the restart, in the 49th minute, before Patrik Schick converted a penalty in the 70th minute to put Leverkusen in front. Jonas Hofmann made it 4-2 in the 78th minute from another García assist, and Lucas Vázquez added a fifth in the 89th minute. Leverkusen had 25 shots to 5 and 13 corners to 3.
Leverkusen next host VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Nürnberg travel to FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday.
Aleix García supplied two assists, for Tapsoba's first goal and for Hofmann's strike, and earned the top rating of 8.6. Tapsoba, who scored twice, was close behind on 8.45.
Leverkusen forced 13 corners to Nürnberg's three, underlining how much of the second half was played in the visitors' territory.
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Nürnberg 5–2 (half-time 1–2).
Bayer Leverkusen met 1. FC Nürnberg in the DFB Pokal (Round of 32). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 19:45 UTC at BayArena. Referee: Felix Zwayer.
Team pages: Bayer Leverkusen · 1. FC Nürnberg · DFB Pokal
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Rafael Lubach (assist: William Bøving) — 0–1
- 30' Goal: Sigurd Haugen (assist: William Bøving) — 0–2
- 41' Goal: Edmond Tapsoba (assist: Aleix García) — 1–2
- 49' Goal: Edmond Tapsoba — 2–2
- 70' Goal (penalty): Patrik Schick — 3–2
- 78' Goal: Jonas Hofmann (assist: Aleix García) — 4–2
- 89' Goal: Lucas Vázquez — 5–2
Starting line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
1. FC Nürnberg (4-2-2-2)
- 1 Jan Reichert
- 14 Andrea Ceresoli
- 20 Fynn Otto
- 4 Alexis Kalogeropoulos
- 32 Tim Janisch
- 8 J. Fernandez
- 6 Adam Markhiev
- 18 Rafael Lubach
- 10 Julian Justvan
- 9 Sigurd Haugen
- 11 William Bøving
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Bayer Leverkusen 83%, the draw 11%, 1. FC Nürnberg 6%. It finished Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 1. FC Nürnberg.
A big strength gap puts Leverkusen far ahead — We give Bayer Leverkusen 83% mainly because our strength rating has them 328 points higher, 1814 to 1486, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw starts near 13%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 11% because both sides' own recent games average 3.5 goals.
Why Bayer Leverkusen at 83%?
Bayer Leverkusen sit 328 points higher on our strength rating — 1814 to 1486. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,967 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 83–12–5.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 83% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and 1. FC Nürnberg at 6%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 1.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A cup tie across divisions: Bayer Leverkusen carry a 328-point rating edge over 1. FC Nürnberg, who play their league football in a division below. We already have 514 rated matches for 1. Bayer Leverkusen won 5 of the last 6 meetings with 1. FC Nürnberg. The record is 5 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 1 draw and 0 wins for 1. FC Nürnberg. These were 6 Bundesliga games played between 1 December 2012 and 20 April 2019. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in the last 7 meetings between the sides (6 wins, 1 draw), a run going back to May 2012. Latest meeting: 20 April 2019 — Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg. In 5,557 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 44.1%. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Nürnberg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this DFB Pokal fixture.
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- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
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