Bayer Leverkusen
The short answerBayer Leverkusen are 12th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1737, with a plausible range of 7th to 28th. That makes them 1.30 goals per 90 minutes better than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 2nd of 18 in the Bundesliga.
What this club is made of
First XI
How good the usual starting eleven is
Star spread
How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars
Club smarts
Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young
Squad age curve
How many minutes go to players in their peak years
Manager
Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested
Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.
This season they are taking 2.17 points a game from 6 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.41. That is 1.5 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1400, an easier schedule than the Bundesliga average.
For context, the next club above them in the Bundesliga is Bayern München, rated 1900, and the next one below is Borussia Dortmund, rated 1660. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Bayern München, is 163 rating points.
Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high possession.
The Bundesliga itself is 3rd in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.18 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.
How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 7th to 28th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.
World club ranking · World league ranking · Bundesliga hub · How it works
Nearest in the Bundesliga
| 2 | Bayern München Bundesliga · Germany | 1900 | 1–5 | |
| 29 | Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga · Germany | 1660 | 14–48 | |
| 38 | RB Leipzig Bundesliga · Germany | 1615 | 21–69 | |
| 49 | Freiburg Bundesliga · Germany | 1581 | 30–89 | |
| 50 | Stuttgart Bundesliga · Germany | 1578 | 31–89 | |
| 69 | Mainz 05 Bundesliga · Germany | 1542 | 37–118 |