Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen

4th in German Bundesliga
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Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 10 +26 26
2 RB Leipzig 10 +10 21
3 Eintracht Frankfu.. 10 +10 20
4 Bayer Leverkusen 10 +5 17
5 SC Freiburg 10 +2 17
6 1. FC Union Berli.. 10 +1 16
7 Borussia Dortmund 10 0 16
8 Werder Bremen 10 -4 15
9 Borussia Moncheng.. 10 +1 14
10 Mainz 10 +1 13
11 VfB Stuttgart 10 0 13
12 VfL Wolfsburg 10 +1 12
13 FC Augsburg 10 -7 12
14 1. FC Heidenheim .. 10 -2 10
15 TSG Hoffenheim 10 -6 9
16 St. Pauli 10 -5 8
17 Holstein Kiel 10 -13 5
18 VfL Bochum 10 -20 2
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
22 Victor Bonifac.. 6 10 1
10 Florian Wirtz 4 10 2
8 Robert Andrich 2 8 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
34 Granit Xhaka 3 10 1
10 Florian Wirtz 2 10 4
30 Jeremie Frimpo.. 2 10 1