Thursday , 2 July 2026

Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 SEMI FINALS

DFB-Pokal · 2024-25
Arminia Bielefeld
2 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Tue 1 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC SchucoArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Nordi Mukiele
Y 51' Piero Hincapie
Y 60' Victor Boniface
Joel Grodowski 63' Y
Sam Schreck 64' Y
Stefano Russo 72' Y
Y 87' Nathan Tella
Y 90' Alejandro Grimaldo

Overview

Match Preview

Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — DFB-Pokal at SchucoArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
4
Arminia Bielefeld 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-01 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-02-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Arminia Bielefeld 2021-10-03 Arminia Bielefeld 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld 2020-11-21 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Arminia Bielefeld
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
25 Feb SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
03 Dec SC Freiburg H 3–1 W
30 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin H 2–0 W
17 Aug Hannover 96 H 2–0 W
31 Oct Hamburger SV H 4–5 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Arminia Bielefeld A 1–2 L
28 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 H 3–1 W
16 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 4–3 W
11 Mar FC Bayern München H 0–2 L
08 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
05 Mar FC Bayern München A 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to SchucoArena that hosts another battle between Arminia Bielefeld and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Arminia Bielefeld seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' What a strike from Jonathan Tah! The score is 0-1.
  • 20' GOAL! Marius Worl scores on 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
  • 30' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nordi Mukiele, as he is very good at scoring at SchucoArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alejandro Grimaldo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nordi Mukiele on 41.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' Goal! Maximilian Grosser scores his 2 goal in 199 matches.
  • 51' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 51.
  • 53' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 53 minute. Exequiel Palacios leaves to be changed by Victor Boniface.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Joel Grodowski was booked on 63.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Sam Schreck. He receives a card.
  • 69' Jonas Kersken needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' Stefano Russo was booked on 72.
  • 77' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Tella is hanging Amine Adli on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Merveille Biankadi. He replaces Joel Grodowski on 84 minute.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a card for Nathan Tella.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Grimaldo. He receives a card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Sam Schreck as he departs to be replaced by Isaiah Young.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Arminia Bielefeld Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Kniat

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Diaby 3
Patrik Schick 3
Patrick Wimmer 2
Kerem Demirbay 1
Lucas Alario 1
Jonathan Tah 1
Leon Bailey 1
Maximilian Grosser 1

Head to Head

2025-04-01 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-02-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Arminia Bielefeld 2021-10-03 Arminia Bielefeld 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld 2020-11-21 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Arminia Bielefeld Form

2025-04-01 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-02-25 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2024-12-03 Arminia Bielefeld 3–1 SC Freiburg W 2024-10-30 Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2024-08-17 Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 Hannover 96 W 2023-10-31 Arminia Bielefeld 4–5 Hamburger SV L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-04-01 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2025-03-16 VfB Stuttgart 3–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-03-05 FC Bayern München 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Arminia Bielefeld xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arminia Bielefeld45% Draw25% Bayer 04 Leverkusen30%
Actual: Arminia Bielefeld win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Arminia Bielefeld or Draw
71%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
55%
Arminia Bielefeld or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arminia Bielefeld31% Draw44% Bayer 04 Leverkusen25%
Actual: Arminia Bielefeld win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Arminia Bielefeld

Handicap Arminia Bielefeld covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Arminia Bielefeld keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.